Before we start our photo tour, please let me express my deep gratitude to everyone who helped build out house and helped us move (both times). We are so blessed with love and support and relationships. We are so thankful to God for a happy, healthy family, and a safe and comfortable place to raise them.
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| Let's start where I start my day. It is hard to leave this dreamy room! |
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All of that stuff on my dresser belongs in a bathroom closet that is
waiting for its shelves. It's a tolerable mess. |
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| Spacious closet, getting organized |
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| Entrance to Master bath |
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Bad angle on Master Shower. It's sweet.
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| My tub |
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| Also waiting for shelves and towel bars: the Master Vanity |
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My little Papa Bill shrine...
his bookshelf, the clock he gave us as a housewarming gift for our last house,
and the little wooden frog from Nigeria that he gave me after a break up, with the admonition:
"You've kissed enough frogs; time for a prince." That prince sleeps next to me every night. |
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The end of the upstairs hall with a glorious linen closet,
a guest room to the left and Niles' room to the right. |
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Niles' Room- he is loving that train track,
and the little rocking chair belonged to Rich. |
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| Guest room, serving as sewing room right now while I hem curtains. |
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We have two of the same bathroom, one upstairs, one down.
This is how it looks when you walk in. I love having closets in there! |
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| This is the vanity area from the shower/tub. |
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| Heidi's awesome room with furniture from Great-Grandma Adeline. |
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| James' Room |
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| The playroom between Heidi's and James' room. I love it so much! There will be some built-in bookcases on either side of the windows when we got finished with it, and a TV for movies and games mounted up on the left there. |
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| This is the utility room. I think the copper pipes for the hot water baseboard heat are beautiful. |
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| The laundry room is fantastic, complete with a laundry chute and a folding counter yet to be installed. We will also put in some linoleum and food storage shelves on the wall opposite the washer and dryer. Aside: I've noticed that if you're gonna "go green" and use all high efficiency appliances, you'd better be in no hurry to get your house work done. My typical wash load takes 58 bloody minutes, and so does the dishwasher. WHAT THE HECK? Other than that, they are lovely (I remain a fan of using tons of water and gettin' her done fast, don't tell Al Gore). |
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Addie's Room
(furniture from Great-Grandma Mae still waiting to be refinished in the garage) |
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| Basement Family Room |
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| Beautiful entertainment center built by my talented husband, waiting for a big new TV. |
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| The office in the corner by the fireplace. |
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| YAY! The Kitchen! |
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| Cool things in this pic: Rich's Grandma Adeline's Cookie Jar from which he ate cookies on the way home from school for YEARS; Glass milk jugs (on top of cabinets) found at the ranch from when it was a dairy. |
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| Happy cooking place |
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| Mommy's Thinking Spot |
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From the bar
(I want to paint those stools distressed black) |
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| The dreamy fridge, which makes super cool ice shaped like tiny rounded pyramids |
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Something bad happened to my dream pantry.
Once we get all the food storage situated in the basement,
this will look a lot better. Also when I install the lock
so my little pantry rats don't sneak unhealthy snacks ;) |
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| Here's what you see to the right of the front door upon entering. |
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| Here's what you see at the entrance to the house. |
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| Rich hasn't finished my farm table yet, so we are using our tiny beat-up craft table in the dining room, but it works for now. |
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Someday 10 people will sit here comfortably, eating and making memories!
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