Sunday, August 9, 2015

House Tour!

I know a lot of people who say a house is never finished because as soon as you get something just the way you want it, you want to redo something else. Our new abode is going to take a long time to get presentable all the way, but I figured it was finally at a place where I was ready to show it off!

*all photos taken with my iPhone...quality isn't so great*

Front view from across the street
Garage is to the left, you can kind of see the single car garage at the very end of the house, and the 2 car garage is side entry - the last windows you can see.

Front door

Porch to the left of the front door - 
we are discussing rocking chairs or 2 chairs/table or what to go here

View right when you walk inside 
{coat closet is the door to the right}

Office to the left - catch all room for decor from our old house
This room is 3rd on our list for a makeover for a new desk!

We want the desk to face out and this one is cheap and the back is particleboard

The living room with Brent's new TV {his pride & joy!}
Trent has asked a bunch when we can have a fire - um, not when the high on Tuesday is 106*! 
I promised him one this winter.
{Sidebar - we never had a fire in 8.5 years in our old house!}

View to the right. I want to put a barnwood wall in the recessed part.
Our bedroom is through the archway you can start to see at the far right.

View to the left, obviously the kitchen.
Playroom and kids' rooms are past the kitchen.

View from standing by the fireplace.
We want to get a bigger piece of furniture where we have our old entryway table.
Might put that table back in the entryway? Obviously needs some art!

Kitchen - archway leads to playroom to the right and laundry room to left
Pantry is closed door next to the fridge.

View to the right - this has our old table - 
next on the list is replacing that with a long table since we took out the dining room

Ignore the half-dead plant {sorry Kelly!} - 
door to the left is to the small patio - where we keep the kids' outdoor toys
{This door was supposed to be in the playroom but I didn't want the kids having access to the outside through the playroom}

Door to the right is the main patio {you can see Brent using the shop vac, ha}

View looking down the kitchen - the wine X section was originally a pass-through into the dining room {which we didn't want}.
We turned the dining room into the office and added the storage there.

View from right by pantry - you can see the archway leading into our room.
There is also a half bath to the right through the arch.

Exciting half bath!
I really wanted a half bath because in our old house, we only had 2 bathrooms so company was always going in the kids' bathroom - which shared a wall with the nursery - I hated all that water running when my babies were sleeping!

More storage! {View from inside half bath}

View from doorway into our room - I sleep on right, B on left.
This is the furniture we bought about 6 months after we moved into our first house but new bedding and new rug.





I love my little windows!
Door to the right leads into the bathroom.

Bathroom - doors to the right are leading into master closet

My vanity is to the right, Brent's is to the left.

View from closet - door to the right is potty room.

Our closet
{In the original plan this was the office, we reconfigured the master bath, master closets, and office into a giant space}

Back to the other side of the house!
The playroom is behind the kitchen - the 3 other bedrooms are off the playroom
{That closed door is Drew's room and the windows are where the door originally was to go to the little patio.}

Open door is T's room, closed door is D's room

Door on left is empty guest room, door on right is T's room
{Does that kind of give you an idea of the flow?}

Archway on left is leading back to the kitchen and
archway/door on right are leading into the laundry room and garage

Laundry room - LOVE having a big laundry room with tons of storage
{Benches open up for, you guessed it, more storage!}


First bedroom off the playroom {L to R} has its own bathroom - 
This will likely be a guest room for awhile {doubtful it will ever be a nursery like I want...sob}

Empty room - we might get bunk beds for T's room and move his full bed here

Trent's room - originally we were going to make this Drew's room because what girl doesn't need a window seat, but then we thought his furniture wouldn't fit very well in the 3rd bedroom and his window seat could be Lego building land!
And this is real life - his room is always a mess except for right before/after our cleaning lady comes.
The door you can barely see on the right leads into T and D's shared bathroom.

Shared bathroom - I didn't want it to be theme-y and had to be gender neutral!

Target for the win!


Drew's room is the smallest and is a little bit awkward, but it works for now.
{I need to decorate this wall, I'm thinking a cork board w/ material for pictures/art, etc.}

Door leading to the shared bathroom

Her collage wall changed some as several piece broke recently. 
Need to add to this because it is looking a little sad right now!

Now onto the backyard!

View from the far corner. Our lot goes almost to the neighbor's driveway.

Small patio off the playroom that holds the kids' outdoor toys and pool.

Main patio

Close-up of Brent's TV, grill, fridge, sink - it's manland!

And there you have it - our home for the next 20+ years! Hopefully I can get it decorated in that same time frame. {grin}

Any questions?!?!

Friday, August 7, 2015

Bandwagon Jumper...Stitch Fix #1

I got my first fix this week and was SO excited. Ever since I filled out my profile and knew an order was on the way, I've been giddy. Whoever thought up Stitch Fix is a genius!

I'm pretty sure most people have heard of Stitch Fix, but if you haven't, here are the highlights:

1. You fill out a very detailed profile on yourself - sizes, preferences, colors you like/don't like, fabrics you like/don't like...very detailed. {I also created a Pinterest board and sent the link in - I saw this was recommended by several other regular Fixers.}
2. Sign up to receive your fix. You can set it to automatically ship {once a month, every other month, whenever} or set it to ship when you ask it to ship.
3. When you receive your fix, decide what you want to keep and return what you don't. You pay a $20 stylist fee up front which goes towards your final purchase, and if you buy all 5 pieces, you save 25%.

That's it!

So without further adieu...my first fix!

I said I like bright colors...I think my stylist hit the nail on the head!

1. Collective Concepts Bethanne Sheer Detail Blouse {paired with my own jeans, ha} - Size S - Status: Returned




I really liked the way this shirt fit and the fun detail of the shoulders being sheer {but not too sheer to where my bra was totally on display}, but I wasn't wild about the print. If this had been a different print, we'd be having a different conversation.

2. 41Hawthorn Breyson Pleated Tab-Sleeve Blouse - Size S - Status: Returned




The color of this shirt was PERFECT. I love coral and it is great on my skin tone. I am pasty white with super dark hair so bold/bright colors definitely are what work best for me. Unfortunately, this felt a little big. I've been really focusing on my eating and health the last month and have noticed some changes in the way my clothes fit so I think by the time fall rolls around, this would be really too big. {Hopefully ha}

3. THML Kahlo Short Sleeve Knit Top - Size S - Status: Returned



I had a hard time figuring out how this shirt fit compared to my dark-ish jeans, so I switched it up and put on a pair of brighter skinny jeans.




I really loved this shirt but again felt it was maybe just a smidge too big? I liked the turquoise detailing and the asymmetrical hem {and especially that it covered my whole bum} but just thought it wasn't a perfect fit.

4. Gilli Liana Maxi Dress - Size S - Status: Kept



 I LOVE this dress. I pinned probably 4 maxi dresses in my Pinterest board, so my stylist got the hint and hit the nail on the head with this one.

5. Octavia Henry Birds on Branch Infinity Scarf - Status: Returned


I really liked this scarf - color and print - and need accessories like this to make me not feel so blah working from home, but I know I can find cute infinity scarves for cheaper.

Results? I just bought one thing but really enjoyed the experience and felt I could have easily bought the whole fix {and gotten 25% off} with just a few tweaks.

If you want to try it, here's a referral link from me - it will get me $25 off my next fix. {grin}