Family room done...for now

Here are pictures to refresh your memories... To the letf, the family room when we moved in. To the right, the family room after all the peeling paint is off and below, the family room with a new coat of paint!! I used the same that is in the rest of the house and I already have pictures to hang on the wall in this room!! Only four more rooms to paint...playroom, laundry room, bathroom and spare bedroom. YIPPEE!!

Psychedelic orange

It is official...We have a completely ORANGE ROOM!!! My goal this week is to take this psychedelic orange and change it to a classic Gobi Desert color

PAINT

I got some weird whim to paint this afternoon...so I did!! The paneling in the living room just was too much wood for me, and we didn't want to deal with taking it down until we replace the heating system, so I decided to paint it today. Don't ask me why, I just did!! AND I was crazy enough to do it with a paint brush instead of roller. (I didn't have anymore roller pads and didn't want to go to the store) I LOVE this color on the paneling-a VERY country cottage look, but I am not sure what I think about with my color yet!?!? (Don't tell Rich that!! He REALLY liked the wood paneling) I think that once I have more color and wall art it will all blend well! Okay ladies, it is time for you to come out again and see the changes/suggest what to do next!!!

CLEAN

I just finished cleaning the walls and ceiling in the full bath. I didn't realize how yucky the walls were until I wiped them down and there was a considerable color difference between clean and unclean.

I wonder how long it will take for the nicotine to seep back through to the surface:)

Soap box on smoking

So we have discovered that the previous owner was a smoker who smoked in the house. Whatever, that is your choice...HOWEVER, if you decide to sell, you are the person who should Kilz the whole house. Don't necessarily have to paint, so the new owner can choose colors, but come on!!! We have yucky yellow things on our bathroom walls and ceiling, the laundry room occasionally smells like stale smoke and my car was sitting in the garage for almost a week, when I drove it today, it REEKED!!! I still am extremely happy with my house, this is just something that is a new discovery that grosses me out

Unpacked

So, I have been "unpacked" for a long time, but I can honestly say this now that I have taken the time to create a home for those things that you want to keep but don't really need or use that often. I usually just leave these things in a box unless I need them for something. (I have not been in one spot for more then a year and a half since I moved out of my parents house in 2000) Yes, I do still have things there that I need to bring here, but I figured I would drive to Iowa this summer and get them. It isn't like they don't have any room. Their house is HUGE, not to mention the oversized garage, the shed, the white garage, and the machine shed. really, where was all this space when all the kids were still living in the house:) I am really excited they have such an amazing house. It makes visiting much nicer. Off topic. Just a proud moment for me:)

Merry Christmas

I have never bought much in terms of Christmas decorations because 1) we didn't have the storage space for alot of boxes/tubs 2) it has never been MY house. I didn't want to invest in things that wouldn't work with the space/decor of my future house that I knew one day we would own. Well, we now have our OWN HOUSE and all of my decorations fit into one room.

Of course it is the one room that we never sit in because there is no TV in there, and I am very strict about food and beverages on my new furniture. Well, here is what my room looks like:)

Saturday, Abra got to see Santa downtown Forest Grove. It was cute, the local businesses had crafts for the kids to do and that night was the light parade. Abra was on her preschool float and I walked next to it:) The only sad thing was I forgot my camera and my phone, so no pictures:(

The couch has FINALLY arrived

After a month and a half waiting, my couch is here!! Just a few more things to add to complete my living room!!! I am SOOOO EXCITED!!

Orange, really

Monday there is an extra garbage pick-up day so I decided to get the curtains in the family room taken down. Underneath the whatever color that is I found the original paint job!

New LOVESEAT

I got my new loveseat today. Sadly, the matching couch is on backorder, but that will give me PLENTY of time to figure out what the heck I am going to do in that room!!! I thought there was going to be too much extra space, but turns out, I might feel a little overwhelmed with my new space!! Here is the loveseat and Abra so fabulously modeling. I think that I am going to seriously enjoy being able to STRETCH OUT on either piece of furniture!! Now, what is the BEST way to arrange so everything looks great!!!

Playroom

Today's task was getting boxes unpacked or moved to their proper rooms and getting the playroom set up! I am getting much closer to being FULLY moved into my house. At our Ikea trip, I broke down and bout this really cool shelf. It actually cost more then the bookshelf in this room and I think that is better and took less time to put together!! Now this room isn't done, as you can tell by my computer desk, but I am hoping to paint this room in the next few weeks. I was thinking a chocolate brown and copy the idea of dots from my friend Lauren's playroom. Rich told me no, but I might do it anyway:) I am taking other ideas of colors for this room!!

No carpet

Alright, none is not correct, but I pulled the carpet in the hallway and living room, the pad and all the staples BY MYSELF!! So proud!! I even hauled the carpet out to the trailer!! Rich was very impressed. So, here is the fabulous room!!

Okay, the room actually looks bigger then the picture gives credit. My camera is running on no battery power, but I had to get this out:)

THE HOUSE

I have some MAJOR catching up to do!!!

Tuesday, September 23

We got the keys!!!I added the sold sign, becuase they don't do that anymore:(

Thursday, September 25

We (JT, Abra and I) painted Abra's room PRINCESS PINK!!Abra picked the color out!

Then that night, Rich and co-workers loaded almost the whole house up (which was good because all the co-workers that were going to help on the weekend ended up working so there was just enough left for Rich and Rick to manage alone!)

Monday, September 28

Abra is TIRED and is feeling neglected so we went to the store and got stickers to decorate her wall in her room and found the things to decorate her bed. To the left is the before and below are the afters. There are more things to be added to her walls, but I can't find my straight pins right now:)

Tuesday, September 29

JT and I got our paint clothes on and PAINTED!!! We painted the living room (waiting to show until after today), the hallway and the master bedroom. Sad note, I found out that the master was prepped for hardwood, but it was never laid down:( We are going to deal with the carpet and save up to have hardwood put in !

after picture before picture

Wednesday, September 30

1) rental house is cleaned and keys turned-over. David didn't see any problems!!

2) went on a little shopping spree because none of our phones worked anymore, so I got new ones. I never did find the ones with the room monitor, but oh well:)

3) I got my washing machine!! It is my first one ever!!

4) We set up the master bedroom today and the frame matches the trim REALLY WELL!!

After Before

House color

So, I THINK I have decided on a color scheme for the interior of the house. I will probably change my mind, but luckily I have Jenna to bring me back to reality:) It is also hard to decide until we actually get inside and compare against the wood floors. That is my only concern! But I guess we could always add a new project to our list :restain the floors:)

Top: Light Incense; Simply sage
Bottom: Manuscript; Atomsperic

Sale Pending!!

Look, it is ALMOST official!! So exciting for boring old me:) The house was appraised by the VA last night and we will find out about that Monday, plus the sellers are fixing the few things this weekend!! We might even get to close early so we can do some work before moving in!!!!

Our New house!!

So here are some pictures of the new house!! The inspection went well; no deal breakers, just some minor repairs that come with an older house!



Our Backyard in current stage(LOTS of different ideas for this space!!!)

Here is my new kitchen

This is the living room!

Nice ORIGINAL hardwoods in bedrooms and livingroom!!

This is space is to be determined how we are going to use. It is behind the garage, next to the kitchen. The former owner used it as a master bedroom. We will probably use it as family room and play room!!