finally!
so. after living out of suitcases like wild bohemian newlyweds (i have no idea what that means, but it sounds adventuresome no?), barry and i are so excited to FINALLY move into our home this week (fingers crossed, fingers crossed)! when our plans to move to jakarta, indonesia in 2012 changed abruptly and unexpectantly, we were forced to switch our flight plan (another pilot reference, you'd think i was married to a pilot...oh wait). several months, a settlement visa, and 1 labrador shipped later, barry enrolled in an MBA program, and we were ready to settle down in england. only, since our house had been rented out, we've had to wait to move until the current tenants moved out.
so now here we are. after renting my entire adult life, i'm finally a homeowner - through no hard work of my own, but thanks to my husband (he bought the home before we met). i might not have had a part in finding the house, but i am really looking forward to making it our home and filling it with memories!
here comes the part where i show the before pictures of our house. except i'm all kinds of nervous. what if you don't like it? i started to get freaked out about what what others will think of our little nest. then i remembered - i'm not supposed to care what other people think. but i still do. so be kind. here's a sneak peak. and remember folks, it's in england where space is at a premium (a little defensive much?)!!!!!
we have BIG plans for our little hacienda, starting with the outside....
see ya later dark hallway paint, and ugly lamp shade!
i'm so excited for the paint color planned!
i've already spent a lot of tlc in our kitchen this week, scrubbing the tile backlash (they're white so its hard to see from the light wall color), and cleaning the cabinets, as well as the fridge. we're keeping the tile on the wall and the slate on the floor, freshening up the paint and adding a chalkboard paint wall (not seen).
this is our multi- purpose room, otherwise known as the study/guest room/ future nursery/ the room the ironing board will stay set-up because i'll get too lazy.
// stay tuned for the after pictures next week (hopefully or whenever the decorators are finished!)//
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here comes the part where i show the before pictures of our house. except i'm all kinds of nervous. what if you don't like it? i started to get freaked out about what what others will think of our little nest. then i remembered - i'm not supposed to care what other people think. but i still do. so be kind. here's a sneak peak. and remember folks, it's in england where space is at a premium (a little defensive much?)!!!!!
before
good-bye smurf blue door!
good riddance yucky carpet!
view of roxy and roscoe's own backyard! they've already visited, and roxy has, in roxy tradition, rolled around in the muddy yard!
the master bedroom. it was the first room painted and is now a lovely shade of light blue (i've forgotten its pretentious given name). note the closet or as they're called here, 'wardrobe'. where is barry going to put his clothes??? i mean really. WHERE?
i couldn't wait to take down the medicine cabinet. and don't even get me started on the carpeting. bah-bye. (not shown is the downstairs powder room - because really, why bother?)
this is our multi- purpose room, otherwise known as the study/guest room/ future nursery/ the room the ironing board will stay set-up because i'll get too lazy.
// stay tuned for the after pictures next week (hopefully or whenever the decorators are finished!)//
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I think it's cute!! Isn't it fun to make a home your own? I love a u-shaped kitchen, by the way. So efficient. Can't wait to see the next pictures. We'll just have to come visit sometime...
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