Before Shots

Today I want to show you more pictures of the house that were taken as we were walking through.  The lighting isn't the best but you can definitely get a good feel for the way the house looked.

The half bath: definitely not a fan of the wallpaper...grapes in the bathroom??

This is the other side of the kitchen.  At first I thought I might like the little arched cooking nook.  Then we realized how low it was when my husband kept hitting his head while making spaghetti. Not going to work for us at all.

This view is from the half bath looking at the sliding door leading out onto the deck.  The challenge is what to do with this space.  The upper cabinets block the view and the space is barely big enough for a table.  This door will be used a lot so we will have to figure out the best way to use this space.

Here's a look into the basement.  Isn't that carpet great?   All we need is a disco ball and we'll be set!

Bars must have been the thing to put in the basement in the 70's.

This is the full bath upstairs.  This will be the kids bathroom and they don't care for the ducks at all!
I have to agree...the wallpaper has to go but the space is good and the window adds charm.

My son is checking out the first bedroom.  It is small and cozy and just right for him.

This is the second bedroom.  It will be my oldest son's room.  That color is almost painful to look at. We saw pictures of the house years ago and this was a Hello Kitty room with neon pink everywhere.

This is the third bedroom and it will be our daughter's bedroom.  She is six.  This color will have to be changed...it is so bright and makes the room feel smaller.

This is the master bedroom.  It has the smallest window but the space is large with a bathroom attached.

Here it is.  We have never had a master bathroom and we've been married 17 years!  So even though this ones leaves a lot to be desired... it is ours.

Oh...and one more shot of the basement that I forgot to include.  There is a nice gas fireplace past the bar at the end...a little like it's own room.  This might become my scrapbook studio until we can come up with something else.

A view of the deck off of the kitchen.  We have always had patios so this is a new space for us. I like that part of it is covered and the rest is open.

This is the view looking off the deck at an angle.  We have  nice trees that give some privacy.  The lot is 3/4 of an acre which gives us plenty of room to garden, something we are all passionate about!

This is our house.  It is a lot different from any house I have ever lived in and it is not what I would call my style at all.  It needs a lot to give it that cottage feel I really like.  What it does have going for it is the space, the neighborhood, the yard, and the quiet street.  All these things are better for raising our family.

So that's the tour of the house when we bought it.  We have already begun to make changes and I will share those with you soon.  Thanks for taking a look!