All Moved In

Hello! So we closed on the house and moved in mid September. Everything went really smooth during the closing as did the move. We are enjoying our beautiful new home. Trying to get settled as quickly as possible with 2 little kids. :)

Here are a few pics before we moved in that I didn't upload until now.

Walk through from Kitchen to Dinning rm. Pantry next to fridge. Love this area. The pantry was wire shelving that I had shown before. We removed these and added in wood shelving. It feels so much bigger and nothing falls down or through the wire anymore. Best DIY project yet!!!

Kitchen - We soon noticed that it was almost impossible to open up the cabinetry without pulls. This was the first thing we added. See pic below of finished kitchen.

Love the extra bar counter in morning room.

The ceiling height in the morning room is so nice. This has become our favorite place to sit and relax.

I can't tell you how much we love our hand-scraped wood floors. I was nervous they would be too dark but they have a lot of variation making them perfect. In a previous house we did dark oak floors with a high gloss finish. They looked nice the first day we moved in but that was it. They showed every foot print, dust speck, water drop, I could go on and on. But these floors don't do that at all. I couldn't be happier.

Living Room - This room needs paint bad!

 

 

 

One of the very first things we wanted to do was paint!

Here are the first rooms we have done. We caught a sale at William-Sherman. Thank goodness :)

Warm Gray in Living Room, Kitchen and Hallway. We even took this color all the way up to the loft area.

Nice Light Blue in Morning Room. Might even use it in the office.

A dramatic Dark Blue in the half bath.

Finally getting some rooms decorated

Kitchen

Cabinet Pulls - We noticed right away that we could barely open the cabinets. So this was one of the very first things we did. They are oil rubbed bronze to match the rest of the hardware throughout the house. We purchased them at Target. I think they make the cabinets look even better.

We got the table and chairs at World Market. We love them and it also has two leafs to add for the holidays. Can't wait to use them.

We got the saddle stools so we could push them all the way under and still have a good walk space around the table. We got these from Target and really love them. They match the floors perfectly.

Bar Stools - As everyone knows the kitchen is the heart of the home and everyone gathers here. We are going to get so much use out of these. I waned to go with something more comfortable so I went with a nice padded seat. We got these at Target too. I shop there a lot. :)

Morning Room - It's amazing how much window treatments can change a room. They just soften the room making it feel cozy. To get the dramatic feel we went with 95" length. I found these online at Wayfair. The rods are from Bed Bath and Beyond. Luckily we had all the furniture already.

Close up of window treatment. It brought in the gray from the Living area but also had the tan from the chairs. The light background is very close to the wall color. Then I pulled out more of the darker blue in the bar stools.

 

Landscaping

We did a seed lawn and 23 plantings. We did a pear tree on the right. Looking forward to the beautiful blossoms in the spring. All the plants are really nice can't wait for them to flourish.

 

 I plan on updating this blog as we go. So check back soon! Kids rooms next.