So for all our loved ones who have been wondering, here is our new home, and a quick tour now that we are getting settled in. It will take me years, I am sure to get it the way I want it, but that is the best part. And thanks to all the worried comments, I am trying to slow down a little.
This is the front door, and anyone who wants to take a visit out here is more than welcome, we look forward to seeing all of our family and friends soon!
To the right of the entrance is what Russ calls the parlor and I call the library. Either way it is a quiet place to sit with a book or the laptop.
To the left is the living room, which is bigger than the picture depicts and perfect for Everett's constant motion and gymnastics. He prefers using the back of the couch as his pommel horse and the table as a balance beam. I feel like my dad everytime I say, "you have to sit down on your bottom, the couch is not for jumping/running/standing/twirling etc."
This picture shows off the lovely columns and gives a slightly better perspective on the length of the room.
Oma and Baba made their first visit today. It was wonderful to show them the house and Oma brought this beautiful arrangement which looks so pretty on the diningroom table.
It is still pretty sparse in some rooms. We will have fun finding just the right furniture, including some more chairs for the table in the dining room.
Through the hallway off the dining room, is our bedroom. The map on the wall was a Christmas present to Russ. I have been waiting since then for the perfect place for it. Obviously it isn't very accurate, but I think the patina of age makes it look more like textile art than geography anyways. I love it in our bedroom and plan on basing the entire master bedroom "decorating scheme" around it eventually!
We will share it with Miss Bea until she is sleeping through the night and won't wake up her brother. The chest of drawers will function as changing table and as her dresser.
The tall peer-glass dresser was a gift from my grandmother. She bought it in the mid-fifties for eleven dollars. I love seeing it in our room.
This is Evie's room, and he is demonstrating how much he loves all the space he has now. The door leads to a huge closet where he keeps his toys.
Of course, the floor is already a bit dirty. SO much house to keep clean!
The upstairs, girlie bathroom. Also great for Evie's baths.
On the top floor of the house are two more "bedrooms" and multiple closets. This is the corner of my princess closet. It is huge! I am so very spoiled.
Another view. And as we enter the last 4 weeks or so of this pregnancy I can officially say that 98% of the clothes pictures, don't fit!
A corner of my studio with squishy rocker for nursing and thinking. And a little sink around the corner for clean-up!
The fabulous blue shelf that Russ built and Everett's decorating contribution--the fingerprints on my mirror.
The view from the doorway of my studio. I am so thankful for my own space. Russ has the garage and over 1,000 square feet of basement, but nothing could be sweeter than my studio.
Adjoining is the playroom, which is the perfect space for E and B to play while I get creative, or to inspire my creativity!
Russ also built the tall orange bookshelf, which needs a companion because I have already filled it with books!
The Guest Bed. I am sure that as we progress I will change things around and take lots more pictures. But for now, I think it does a pretty good job of showing where we are.
This is the front door, and anyone who wants to take a visit out here is more than welcome, we look forward to seeing all of our family and friends soon!
To the right of the entrance is what Russ calls the parlor and I call the library. Either way it is a quiet place to sit with a book or the laptop.
To the left is the living room, which is bigger than the picture depicts and perfect for Everett's constant motion and gymnastics. He prefers using the back of the couch as his pommel horse and the table as a balance beam. I feel like my dad everytime I say, "you have to sit down on your bottom, the couch is not for jumping/running/standing/twirling etc."
This picture shows off the lovely columns and gives a slightly better perspective on the length of the room.
Oma and Baba made their first visit today. It was wonderful to show them the house and Oma brought this beautiful arrangement which looks so pretty on the diningroom table.
It is still pretty sparse in some rooms. We will have fun finding just the right furniture, including some more chairs for the table in the dining room.
Through the hallway off the dining room, is our bedroom. The map on the wall was a Christmas present to Russ. I have been waiting since then for the perfect place for it. Obviously it isn't very accurate, but I think the patina of age makes it look more like textile art than geography anyways. I love it in our bedroom and plan on basing the entire master bedroom "decorating scheme" around it eventually!
We will share it with Miss Bea until she is sleeping through the night and won't wake up her brother. The chest of drawers will function as changing table and as her dresser.
The tall peer-glass dresser was a gift from my grandmother. She bought it in the mid-fifties for eleven dollars. I love seeing it in our room.
This is Evie's room, and he is demonstrating how much he loves all the space he has now. The door leads to a huge closet where he keeps his toys.
Of course, the floor is already a bit dirty. SO much house to keep clean!
The upstairs, girlie bathroom. Also great for Evie's baths.
On the top floor of the house are two more "bedrooms" and multiple closets. This is the corner of my princess closet. It is huge! I am so very spoiled.
Another view. And as we enter the last 4 weeks or so of this pregnancy I can officially say that 98% of the clothes pictures, don't fit!
A corner of my studio with squishy rocker for nursing and thinking. And a little sink around the corner for clean-up!
The fabulous blue shelf that Russ built and Everett's decorating contribution--the fingerprints on my mirror.
The view from the doorway of my studio. I am so thankful for my own space. Russ has the garage and over 1,000 square feet of basement, but nothing could be sweeter than my studio.
Adjoining is the playroom, which is the perfect space for E and B to play while I get creative, or to inspire my creativity!
Russ also built the tall orange bookshelf, which needs a companion because I have already filled it with books!
The Guest Bed. I am sure that as we progress I will change things around and take lots more pictures. But for now, I think it does a pretty good job of showing where we are.
