Well today we officially take possession of our new house! The
hubbs is meeting with an attic insulation guy today, but tomorrow starts the
real stuff. Per my itinerary, Friday will include: lots of cleaning
by us, moving one car load of china and stemware, meeting with Ackerman
Security, HVAC tune up from Shumate, HVAC duct cleaning from Shumate, spraying
the yard to kill mosquitoes, re-keying the locks, taping to get ready
for paint, and one heck of a trip to Home Depot. Saturday - Monday will
full of painting and installing trim work, and then Tuesday the movers come for
all the big stuff. Whoopee!
Want to see some empty house "before the storm" photos?
We are fortunate that there is not a lot of necessary work to be done, and
we can focus on adding character and making it our own rather than trying to
just make it livable. We are relieved that we did not go through with that
foreclosure back in December {The House that Never Was}, and we are glad we did not spend
an additional $20,000 for the heartbreaker {Loosing a Bidding War}. We knew it would all work
out, and so far we feel this house will turn out to be the right choice.
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| Front - Good Start for the Landscaping |
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| View of Foyer and Formal Living |
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| Formal Dining |
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| Formal Dining |
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| Kitchen - Open to Family Room |
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| Whoa! Half Bath from the early 90's |
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| So Much Pantry Space! (There's another one just like this!) |
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| View to Breakfast Room - Overlooks Backyard |
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| Previous Owners Left us a Card and Champagne {How Sweet!} |
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| View to Kitchen from Family Room - With our 4-legged Kiddos |
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| Family Room {I'm thinking BUILT-INS, aren't you?} |
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| Master with Vaulted Ceiling |
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| Master Bath {this reno is on the 5-year plan, but those sconces may be ASAP} |
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| Big Walk-in Closet |
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| Upstairs Hallway |
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| Bedroom #2 {a nursery maybe next year?} |
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| Bedroom #3 {for kid #2} |
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| Bedroom #4 - Guest Bedroom |
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| Bedroom #5 - My Office |
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| Upstairs Hall Bath {On the repaint list} |
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| Downstairs Bath |
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| Backyard with a House for Jackson |
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| Backyard |
Love the new house! Landscaping out front is great. Hardwoods = beautiful! great kitchen with STAINLESS and GRANITE! A few questionable paint colors but an easy fix. The wall by the staircase is a little odd, but probably looks better in person. If not..just knock it out! Looks like a HUGE house. Where is it exactly?
ReplyDeleteThe paint is a little icky for sure - BUT luckily they went neutral before we bought it. Now that I'm painting I have discovered little remnants of gold, pepto pink, burgundy and hunter green...just on the first floor! {And yes, staircase wall at dining is odd and structural. However, maybe it can change to a more decorative looking column one day!}
DeleteWhooHooo! Congrats Hun! This house looks amazing and I can't wait to see the transformation....knowing you it will be nothing short of fabulous!
ReplyDeleteI'll post some painting progress soon. I forgot how annoying painting was - it is taking forever!
DeleteLOVE IT!!! What a beautiful place! My favorite room/caption: "Bedroom #2 {a nursery maybe next year?}" hahaha! YAY!
ReplyDelete:) Hehe! Now, blue or pink?
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