Home Sweet Home

We've moved! It has been the one of the biggest reality checks Ive had in my 26 years! Once we closed I had big ideas for our home. Almost ideas of pure imaginiation if you will. Once we moved in, the first week of July, things started to happen. We've discovered that our shower didn't work. How did that happen? Well, we had originally planned to do a complete bathroom renovation when we moved it in, but FIL took a last minute trip to you Europe, and we had to to wait until he came back to do anything big. So we put it off. And our first night in I wanted to take a shower only to find out the there was no hot water coming out.

WTF.

Well, you can get a plumber to come out on the 4th of July. Just sayin.

That being said, I'm so happy to be home. I'm ready to attack all projects big and small. Most importantly I'm so ready to make memories in these walls to last a lifetime.

So HGTV are you out there? I have a new idea for a show. Forget Property Virgins, how about the true story of a young couple, working full time, one pursuing an MBA, the other getting her BS in HR with little free time, a modest yet flexible budget, modern chic tastes and what happens after you get the keys. One room at a time.
While looking for houses, we could build. we had a ton of options. We put in other offers and Im so glad the others didn't work out, because this is home. I cant explain it - it just is. For now.

I cant wait to see you here! The champagne is chilled and we are ready to celebrate!

xoxo

Blogs are hardwork!

You have to update constantly....especially for me since I do not have any cute babies to brag about! Catching up on my google reader this morning I realized 5 things:

a. I need to post more

b. I need to take more pics

c. I better get on the home decorating bandwagon...

d. I need a new camera

e. blogs take alot of work!

Inspiration Photos

I am really wanting E to finish the hardwood floors upstairs so I can start decorating the bedroom. I want the bedroom to have a light, blue, cozy feel. Our room is nice and sunny and light colors are definitly in order. I wish I could buy new bedroom furniture because then my room would be all white. One of my all time favorite decorating blogs, Life in the fun lane is the epitome of my style. Chic, modern and lots of clean lines. Just a place you can easily call home. She has extremly fantastic taste and her daughter is adorable.

Another site im digging is All things G&D, I love how organized this chick is and she puts together some awesome ensambles. Her guest bedroom is the inspiration for my master bedroom. It wont be exact as I have a gigantic sleigh bed but Im digging the elements.

I dont want to post any pics without her permission, but I like her taste too.

As for my dining room, I want something rich and striking. Since this is our starter home, I want to something fun and flossy. If this is your dining room, please let me know so I can credit you....and Im 99.9 percent sure Im going to go this way.

However, Im thisclose to doing a light blue on the wall with houndstooth accents. Isnt this chair darling? I dont think I could pull it off with the red walls.

I would have custom curtains done and custom chair covers for the chairs at the tables and possibly a runner.

then on a wall I would do a frame wall...I think it would look unique with the red paint.

New House

Well, we did it. I'm not going to post pics yet. But Ive seen amazing blogs on a board I frequent showing how they transformed their houses into some gorgeous homes and I hope to be follow in their footsteps.

Our first home in rather modest, but its the perfect size for E and I, and a dog, and hopefully a little peanut. Its not our forever home, just a starter. Its wierd, all of a sudden I cant wait to get out in the back terrace and sweep dead leaves and water my peonies. Im so excited. We've already closed but we are waiting to move because we have a month work of work a head of us:

The to do list.

• Major Bathroom renovation. first on our list and new everything. this must be done and will be started this weekend.
• Sand and re-finish the hardwood floors in the master bedroom and computer rooms.
• Build shelves for closet in computer room as that's where my purses will live.
• Paint master bedroom a silver sage-ish color and in the office maybe a bright blue or something. its a smaller room.
• The 3rd and our future peanuts room is in perfect condition, painted and new carpet., just waiting on peanut. LOL
• Hang photos down the stairway
• Living room, paint vertical stripes in a oatmeal color. You buy two of the same color paints in different finishes ( matte and satin) and paint. Buy window treatments, buy a mirror for above the couch.
• Buy some new frames for photos.
• Do a photo/frame wall on one of the walls
• mount our insane big TV over the fireplace.
• See insanely big mirror which is there now on craigslist.

Dining Room:

• Do chair rail and wainscoting.
• Paint top half red.
• I originally was going to do a black/white damask accent ( window treatments, wall hanging's, chair covers and reupholster two chairs) but after watching Tori and Dean ( I love them) on oxygen last night I'm thinking of accenting with black and white houndstooth instead of damask. thoughts?
• Buy a mirror and a wine rack

Kitchen

• Move Gas line, thus move stove
• Add more cabinets and a microwave over the stove.
• Ceramic tile on floor.
• Add a dishwasher and more counter space
• buy a d-shaped sink and new tall facet
• Hang wine themed accents. That's my theme, wine how fitting.

Basement

• Install new front loader washer and dryers
• buy or build a shelving.storage system.

Garage

• Install automatic door opener.

Outside

• Pull weeds
• clean dead leaves.
• Buy a hanging plant
• and honestly the front yard is overwhelming, so next year we are going to hire a landscaper to figure out what would work. I don't have a green thumb and Ive honestly killed ever plant I have ever owned.

This weekend, Im going to post the before pics and Im welcome to all suggestions