LOTS OF PICTURES!!!

Did I use all caps….why YES I DID!

I have tons of pictures of things I have been up to with the house and all. Not to mention…My birthday! I never have been able to post the pictures due to being busy with the house and work. So…although it was exactly 2 months ago…here they are!

We went to Red Robin with some great friends: Sarah and Bryan and McKenzie and Jesse. I promised that some I would not post, but the rest are up for grabs! As the birthday girl, I was forced to wear two balloons around my neck and sang to. It was awful. lol Not really.

Now….for the house.

The living room WITH furniture…and a studying husband with his school books EVERYWHERE.

This is right by the front door. A place for our keys and other notes along with a mirror for last minute touch ups. I hate leaving the house and realizing I had something on my face for a couple of hours.

From the other side. We have SO much more room than we did before. Although the house is considered small, we are not use to this kind of room.

Right above the couch. Buns made sure that they were even on both sides. The middle is the great canvas picture we got that I spoke about here, and the other two are frames I got at Time out for Women for I think 4 bucks each. So cute.

Not sure what else to do with this corner…..any suggestions?

Now the kitchen. It is not normally this dark, but I am refusing to turn on lights unless we have to. So forgive the dimness.

The dining nook. The kitchen table fits perfectly and we even got some awesome bar stools (Thanks Jasmine!) for the bar right next to it.

Now the other way! I am in love with the counter space, but it is hard to reach everything sometimes….suggestions? What has worked for you?

Closer look…

The menu board is now over the stove. It was a nice way to use the space and keep it functional.

I got these canisters from IKEA. I wanted to find things that would hold the small items and still look good on a counter top. Super cute right? I love the etched glass look and I am going to put labels on them to make them more functional. We keep everything from cereal, to our candy jar.

The hall way…

This is a random nook in the house. I figured for right now it will hold our wedding and family pictures. I AM looking for suggestions for this spot though. Really tough space to make functional. Suggestions?!

This is a picture that I found with a friend of mine. We were in Craft Warehouse and saw it was on sale for half price ($50). We both loved it, but neither of us were willing to spend that money. So, we left empty handed. About….2 weeks or so later, I went into CW and saw it again for $35. I was not in the house yet and not sure where I would put it so I passed, but called her to tell her the lower price. We went that day and got it. Great deal I thought. Well…..about 2-3 weeks later I was in AGAIN to CW to return something and I saw it AGAIN. This time….$20. SOLD! Buns thinks it is a silly painting, but I love the simplicity of it and it gives a calming feel. I was going to put it in the bedroom, but went with something else, so currently, it resides in the hall.

So do my dominoes. Right between the 2nd and 3rd bedroom.

The 2nd bedroom is currently the office/craft/sewing room. I have my sewing desk, the computer desk and all the books in this room. We wanted to make a space where we could work on pretty much anything and it would be separate and quiet from the rest of the house. I LOVE this room. I love the paint. Not too crazy about how boring it is….not a lot of fun going on. Suggestions?!

Guest Bathroom. Simple.Functional. Enough said.

Oh, except that I found a great thing for under the cabinets.

I found these 4 baskets at Joann’s for 50% off. I had nothing for them at the time and so I threw them in my trunk. That was about……5 months ago. Obviously I need to clean out my truck because I found them two days ago and they fit perfectly. I will label them sometime soon, but everything fro towels to vitamins to my hair dryer fit. 2 for each bathroom.

The master bedroom.

Yes, that is a teddy bear and No, that is not a bunch of laundry on my bed. I was lounging today and pretty much had 4 blankets on me, along with magazines and my coupon organizer….more on that later.

What do you think about the color?! I LOVE it! It is probably the best color for a bedroom. Although in Washington it rains, I think this is such a calming and soothing color. Perfect for sleeping. PLUS, it happens to go perfect with….

My grandmother’s painting. She painted this way before I was born and when she died, I got it. It just so happened to match perfectly and really complements the room. Any other suggestions for the room?

I am refusing to document the 3rd bedroom right now. There is hardly anything in it and until we have a use for it, it will remain that way.

Outside.

We have a great deck and the yard photo is from the deck looking down. As I am writing this, it has begun to POUR down rain outside. But when we have sun….this backyard is going to be fun. We are trying to figure out how we want to do the “landscape”. It is small, but has potential. Suggestions are welcome.

Last but not least…the laundry room…. Yuck…

Does anyone else notice how HIGH the shelf is? Like I can really reach that….? umm….NO. I even got a stepstool because I am having trouble with reaching some shelves in the kitchen too, but even then…awkward. I was thinking of putting another set of shelves lower than it, but part of me wants to put cabinets. They are just so expensive….Has anyone found something that may work that won’t kill me in my wallet?

Well for now that is about it! :I am REALLY trying to make this house a home and if anyone has a suggestion, I am all ears!

Happy weekend! I am off to try to be productive. It is hard when Buns does homework on weekends….I am on my own. :)