I woke up Saturday morning and suddenly was sick and tired of all the brown in Caleb’s room. So I painted. When that room was done, I still had a bunch of energy and decided to tackle the bathroom, too. Which turned out to be a much larger job that I had anticipated, but a …
The accent wall is done! It’s “Morning Fog” in Satin by Olympic. We love it! During the day the light streams in through the windows & door just opens up the room and makes everything bright and cheery. It really is a gorgeous color. Looks white when it goes on and then deepens to the perfect …
After months of waiting and going back-and-forth with the seller, we’ve FINALLY closed on our house! We’ve begun moving in and even spent our first night in our new home. Because we were able to close on the house before the end of the month, we’ve had extra time to move out of our apartment …
After many talks, discussions, mock-ups, and brainstorming, I think we’ve finally narrowed down paint colors for the house! Starting from the left: Shades of pink and soft cream for Samantha’s room Classic “boy” colors for Caleb’s room Middle green is for our dining room Middle blue is for the kids bathroom Middle green is for …
We got the keys today!
The one thing we don’t love is the outside of the house. But that is an easy (though not-inexpensive) fix. Here is what we are thinking of for our final goal “look” :
Let’s start out by saying that for once, it’s a good thing that I have a (bad) habit of micromanaging. Monday morning dawned bright and clear with no calls from either the bank or the developer. By afternoon, I was getting nervous because they were several hours late with their phone calls and we really …
The dream of buying our first home has always been a one step forward, two step back sort of process. Whenever we seem ready to take that step, something happens like a change of job, school loans, or a new baby (aka Samantha)! This year, though, has been nothing short of amazing. A good job …
