Showing posts with label Our House. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Our House. Show all posts

Sunday, June 19, 2011

Our House on the Corner of Our Street

So we moved into our house on May 2nd, so we have been homeowners now for almost two months.  It is crazy how time flies.  We have made some real progress since we were up to our eyeballs in moving boxes, but we still have a long way to go. 

The only room that is completely decorated so far is our bedroom.  I wanted to start there so that it felt like we had one space that was clean and nice and completely decorated the way we want it.  I love the end result and I must say it turned out better than I had hoped.  Check out the pictures below.

A view from the door of our bedroom.


A view from the end of the bed looking at my pretty new headoard.

Since we didn't plat the majority of the plants and flowers at our house we have been waiting to see what we have growing in our yard before planting a lot of new stuff.  I guess you could say that we are doing a lawn and garden inventory. I must say that I really enjoy walking outside and finding new flowers blooming every week.

Something pretty and purple (my fav color) growing outside our house :)

When I was growing up my mom was always planting flowers and she had some gorgeous gardens.  When we built our house that we lived in for much of my childhood my mom made me a secret garden that I could look at from my window.  I loved it!  I miss it a lot.  My mom has window boxes now at her house and they are stunning.  People sometimes stop off of the street to tell her how lovely they look.  They really are gorgeous and I have always wanted window boxes.  Mine aren't quite as fancy as hers yet, but they look pretty good considering that it is my first time.

Two of the window boxes under the big window.


A side profile view.  I hate the white tubes coming out of the basement.  Hopefully our bushes will be tall and block them out someday!


This is the first one we did.  It has the smaller plants and flowers in it that need a little more love than the other two baskets.  This basket is under our bedroom window.
           
Happy Sunday Everyone!  There is some good stuff coming this week, so stay tuned!


Friday, April 1, 2011

Our House

If all goes well, on May 2nd Ron and I will be first-time home buyers.  It has been a long process, but definitely worth it!  We looked at about 30 houses in person and hundreds online before we found the one. Much like shopping for a wedding dress my realtor told me that we would know when it was right and that we would be ready to put in an offer.  I didn't think it would happen like that.  I figured we will find something, think about it, take a few days and then make an offer.


We walked into this house and I never wanted to leave.  I would have called up the movers on the spot and  told them to bring all of our stuff over.  I fell so in love with the house that I knew I had to have it and so Ron and I put an offer in that day and it was accepted the next day.


So, here is our new home (so long as all goes well with the loan people).  I already have 10 boxes packed because I am so excited to get in there!  


Our house :)


Front of our house.

Walking up the stairs towards the front door.

Living Room.

Area by the front door off of the living room.

The kitchen as seen from the entryway from the living room.

Another kitchen view.

View of the kitchen from the dining area.

 The basement.

Basement Bedroom.

Basement Bathroom.

Basement shower.

Toilet (I am going to change the bright colors).

Main floor bathroom.

Bedroom #2 (Smallest bedroom at 9x11 that will be used as an office).

Master Bedroom (13x13).

Deck with gas grill connected.

Garage.

View of the house from the back.

Side of the yard.


Tomorrow I am going shopping for furniture with Ron's mom and hoping to find some good deals!  Have a great weekend!