It’s about time. Welcome to our home. If you were actually walking into my house right now I would have a great playlist on, you would smell the Capri Blue anthropology candle scent (my fave) and I would be offering you something to eat or drink (possibly a bite of the apple crisp I made today?). But, since you are entering via cyberspace, I’ll just say….welcome 🙂
Entry Way:
Just a nice little area to display some art and picture frames.
The Dining Room:
Here is Ninja’s favorite find in the house. This table was a Craigslist find for $250 down in San Diego. It came with six chairs (one is used for the desk in our bedroom) and 4 leafs to make ONE GIANT TABLE. The table itself was originally $800 from Crate and Barrel, and we found stickers on the chairs marking them at $79 from World Market. We definitely got a deal on this. The shelf above the black organizer was a DIY project idea from Bruce Bucks that Ninja whipped up the other day. We are still deciding on a paint/stain color for the shelf. Suggestions?
The Kitchen:
Our landlord loved the idea of concrete countertops. He wanted them in the main house below us, so he decided to get his contracters liscence and learn how. Our kitchen was his guinea pig. They are super nice and pretty different. Nothing else too exciting going on in our kitchen at this point.
Ninja’s favorite piece of furniture in our house is the dining room table. My favorite piece is our white couch: the free white couch, might I add. Everything in this room came straight out of our San Diego condo, no new pieces.
The Bedroom:
Yes, we share a full size bed. Yes, I sleep great….but don’t ask Ninja how he sleeps 🙂 This is my new West Elm bedding I got on sale and I LOVE. Our office space for Ninja’s at-home working/blogging is shared with our bedroom. Best thing about this room? Two windows – I love natural lighting. This room is still a bit bare on the walls, but we’ll get there.
The Closet:
BIG upgrade from our last closet. I love all the hanging space, and the built-in shelves. Ninja and I got to have a say on the closet organizer/layout, but the dimensions of the closet didn’t really allow for any sort of “design”. It fits our clothes…and we’re happy.
The Bathroom:
We can fit at least 8 times as many people in this bathroom compared to the SD condo. Not sure why we would ever need 8 people in the bathroom…but still, it is nice to have space to move. This bathroom also has a window….super BONUS… Especially after Ninja has been in it 😉
The Views:
All of our neighbors take great care of their yards/gardens, and we get to enjoy them as well. I desperately want those flowers in a vase in my house…think they would notice?
Outside three of our windows we get a peek-a-boo view of Puget Sound. This is where we get to see amazing sunsets as well.
Ninja and I are so excited about our new place. Some upcoming projects include:
- Painting (walls and our new shelf)
- Hanging things in the bedroom
- Hutch makeover (new backing/hardware)
- Pillows recovered
- Curtains
There are always more projects to be done, but I’m learning the lesson of being content…no matter how big the to-do list is, or what my dream design looks like. We are so lucky to be where we are (9th best city to live in the COUNTRY) and to finally be together again. Hope you enjoyed your tour!
What’s your favorite room in your house? What room do you desperately want to make over?
p.s. Today is my official last day of summer so you probably won’t be hearing from me for a while. I’m entering the world of crayons, ABC’s, and five year-olds. Pray for me 🙂
p.p.s. If you wanted to see what our San Diego place looked like you can do so by clicking here…
2 comments
You’re beyond praise 🥇
I’m really hooked 😸