Well hello there! We did it, folks. We f-i-n-a-l-l-y closed on our new weekend home. We are so proud and humbled that we have the opportunity to own this beautiful property and believe we will get the house where we want it one day. We know that the place was worth the wait.
Moving in this weekend was brutal. I am so very grateful to our friends who showed up, stayed until they were about to drop, and never complained. I also am so happy that two of our nephews were willing to come and lift, haul, tote, carry, and sweat. It was 103 Sunday… in the shade. No lie. I have no idea how hot is was Friday and Saturday because we couldn’t find our outdoor thermometer until Sunday.
We are sore and I have a few bruises but we got a lot moved in over the weekend.
We did not get the carpet out as we hoped but we decided that while we had the help we better get the heavy stuff moved in. We can scoot things around to get the carpet up. We also didn’t paint. The skin colored walls will be in all the pictures but remember that they will be changing when you see the pictures and that there is nothing on the walls until after the painting.
We did get one of the tasks done, the front door was liberated. The previous owner had sheet rocked over the front door so that a china cabinet would fit.
There are no pictures from move in. It was all hands on deck, no playing around with a camera during this time but here is what we got accomplished this weekend.
The master is almost done. We are having a curtain dilemma but more on that another day. The walls are not an attractive color and there is no door to the bathroom…ick.
The front guest room is set up except for the shutter headboard. I am waiting for wall paint to get them up. We also need another lamp.
The craft room only has the Expand-O-Matic in place. I am also having curtain issues. 84 inch curtains seem too short but 95 are too long. I think there will be some alterations with both to make them work.
The main room is sort of set up. We now have a table and chairs but need to work on the bench. I decided to go with the ranch thing. there is faux leather, faux cow hide, and even faux ostrich. Bessie, my Hobby Lobby cow graces the mantle and will look great when I really get to decorate.
The den area needs work but I like the funky dresser.
The table looks great. The bench is not finished.
I like the color combinations. I think I will like this spot to hang out one day.
The kitchen window is a home for my white pitchers.
We have a long way to go and a lot of work ahead but I am proud of how much we got done in three days.
Thanks for cheering us on.
I love hearing from you,
Blessings,
Karen
