Thanks for all the great ideas and replies! I would really love to see any pictures of remodels, before and after, that anyone might have. My kids are still little, 5 & 7. I won't be kicking them out for a loooong time!

Truthfully, I would LOVE to knock this house down and rebuild. I think it might be cheaper in the long run. But that opens up a whole 'nother can of worms. How do we make house payments on this house while paying to live elsewhere and paying to build at the same time? We already go in the hole every month.

As far as do-it-yourself type stuff, I can't even get my DH to hang me a new towel bar in the bathroom. I bought it probably two years ago and it's been sitting next to the old one, which is barely hanging on the wall, ever since. I guess that's just not his area of expertise.

Please give me more ideas and suggestions, and post your pics!