House Tour

So we are finally getting settled in our new house. We have ordered/got a ton of furniture and curtains and are down to the last few boxes. I mentioned this to a friend and she gave me a hard time about never finishing the house tour on here so that she could see the house. So in one tour here is the rest of the house.

This is the bar in the basement. Bret loves this because it goes along really well with the soda bottle collection that he has had since he was a little kid.

This is the main part of the basement where a very large TV and sectional now sit. Although we are not crazy about the green carpet it is in really great shape so it stays for now. We spend a lot of time down here already.

This is the master bedroom. The lovely green and lace curtains are already down and we now have some new bedroom furniture that fill the space.

There is a fireplace in the master bedroom and the little nook has a chair that is going to go in it and I plan to spend lots of quiet time reading here.

This is the office. There is lots of built in bookshelves and we decided to go with a less expensive desk for now that Bret still has to put together. Right now the office is a big dumping ground that we have yet to tackle.

This is the living room. It is the first room on your left when you walk through the front door and was the hardest room for me to furnish. It is a really large room and I wanted to maximize the seating. I still have some things to order and the curtains are on their way. I really like this room and can't wait until it is finished.

Don't you just love the lace? We have filled three large trash bags with all this lace in the house. I have yet to figure out what I am going to do with it all.

See all those windows? Rods and curtains for these 7 rooms were not cheap but the lace had to go!!

This is the formal dining room and the only empty room in the house yet. When you walk out these doors it takes you to a really neat side porch. I brought four rockers from Amish country to KS with me and this is where they sit. There is a shade that we can put down but with the 100+ heat everyday we have yet to use this very much.
We are waiting to get the rest of the house set up (and a few paychecks) before we get to this room.

The last room is the kitchen. It is reason I fell in love with this house and it has not disappointed.

Here sits my huge table for 8 and another TV.

It may be a while but eventually I will post the updated pictures as we paint and decorate each room.

House Tour- Upstairs Bedrooms

If I don't get this house tour moving along faster I will be living in the house before you get to see it all.

One of my favorite parts of the house is the stairs. I love how such a simple part of the house really is very unique to it's own style. So I took a picture of the stairs going up.


The is the upstairs landing. Upstairs we have the master bedroom and two other rooms, the bathroom, and the laundry room. The first door is the master bedroom, then the linen closet, and then Emily's room. On the right across from Emily's room is the boy's room.

Here is Emily's room. I love the little corner. I have plans to make this a fun and cozy reading area for her with a fun lamp, comfy chair, and a bookcase with all of her favorite books.

Here is the other side of Emily's room. Yes this girl gets two closets. She couldn't be happier. The room is a light taupe color but of course Emily has big plans to change this. Her color of choice...purple (what else?). We picked out some great bedding for her at Target and this room is really going to be full of color which screams Emily. We were going to buy her a full size bed but decided that if we were going to buy a new bed why not buy us one? So Emily gets our queen size bed. We think that it will be nice to have when we have extra guests.

This is the boy's room. This room is really big and has plenty of room for both boys and all of their toys. Palmer has always shared a room and was a very unhappy camper when he found out that he was no longer going to share with Emily. He has cheered up some when we have talked about a "boys only" room with Logan. On the left of this picture is their really big walk in closet.

This is the other end of the room. Even though the room is large we plan to get the boys bunk beds. We have a set picked out that has a full size bed on the bottom and twin on the top.

Stay tuned as there is still a lot of house to see!

House Tour

It is cold and rainy here today and I am feeling pretty unmotivated. Here are a couple of pictures of the other three bathrooms in the house.

This is the basement bathroom. It is in good shape. The blue counter top and checked linoleum is not my favorite but we can work with it. At least the toilet is white :) I think some paint, a rug, and some decor will change the whole room. Stay tuned for this one.
This the second upstairs bathroom. Don't you just love the blue toilet, sinks, and shower? I love it better than the pink but I am definitely not crazy about the pink counter tops. We have a contractor giving us an estimate on redoing this bathroom. We really need a tub for the kids to take baths in so we are planning to take out the cabinet and put in a tub shower combo.

This is my favorite bathroom in the house even though it is only a half bath. Funny story is that I didn't realize this bathroom was here until the second time we looked at the house. It was a fun little surprise to discover. This bathroom is on the main floor just off the kitchen.

Just over a month until we close and move. We can't wait but there is still so much to do.