I'm going to start by posting some of the pictures we took when we first looked at the house. The remodel had barely been dreamed of at the time, and the house was still occupied by the former owner. I have no real idea why I fell in love with this house, the truth is...it's a WEIRD house. I mean, the master bedroom had a shower in the middle of it and there was no real master bath. But, as I walked around that first time, something inside me knew this was "it". At some point I will write about the experience of actually having our offer accepted, etc. But for now, here are some of the first views I had of our future home
The kitchen, it will remain largely the same, just get a facelift
The formal living room, I had the wrong lens on my camera when I took some of these. I'm looking for the other ones which will show this better.
Hallway into the family room from the formal living.
Kitchen nook
I thought this was pretty with the trees changing color. Now it looks sad with no leaves on any of the trees. Come on Spring!
Side view of the cottage which will be my parent's home after we remodel it. Our realtor had come straight from hunting when he showed us the house!
The garden. It is approx. 125x65ft . Future home of yummy fruits and vegs, a cutting garden and a hen house.
The cottage from the front view
This was the front entry/former porch which we are converting into a laundry room/mud room
Family room. Curtains are down now and the room is a bit smaller as we converted part of this space into a large closet/storage area. This house had NO storage. We have lots o stuff!
The blue room (the other was pink walls with blue mini blinds) hello 1980. we pulled out all those built ins and closed in the double doors that were leading to the family room . Hopefully I can find a better picture of that to post later.
I do love this fireplace. The entire house is that Saltillo tile. Not what I would pick but I think the budget is going to require us to keep it for now. So, I will be learning to L-O-V-E Saltillo tile.
Family to living room entry, 
Blue room built ins
Blue room bathroom. Samuel actually likes this shower so we are leaving it. Yay for a small area that needs no remodeling - well almost.
entry to the master bedroom. To the left is the W/C. Toilet and sink in a tiny space
Master bath (ish)
Yes, that is a shower in the middle of a room. To the left is where he had a king sized bed. Around that corner is where the toilet and sink were. This is the room that is getting the biggest overhaul. 
This was the only real closet in the house. Those boards covering the walls also covered windows which we have uncovered. When they put the walls up, they left the mini blinds which had been on the windows.. The side wall faces west and had gotten so hot that the mini blinds had marks where they had smoked!
Formal dining looking into the blue room and the family room
