The Walls That Talk

Phew! Moving is exhausting! We've owned our home for one week and it's safe to say things are chaotic. It wouldn't be so hard if we both didn't have to work, get the kids to school, remember to practice Lilly's violin, do homework, lesson plans, write papers and eat. We're also getting all new plumbing throughout the house this week...and the new kitchen is going in next week.  All that to say, our house is far from feeling complete.  I was able to complete one room though today after our wonderful friends helped us move in.  This was definitely the "low-hanging-fruit" room. All the furniture was stuff we already had and the previous owners did a great job with their paint color selection. One of my favorite things about this house is the attention to details throughout. Each room off of our foyer has french doors, as you can see in this room and I love them! I also love the wainscoting, and the tall windows.  One room down...a lot mor

Through the entire process of us preparing to build a house we had promised our two girls a set of bunk beds. While we may have changed our plans...theirs did not...so I've been looking at the MANY styles of bunk beds lately-and there are a lot! The thing about bunk beds though...is that they really aren't all that nice looking. For the most part they are pretty clunky and dated..two things I'm trying to avoid. I came across this pin the other day and  love  the style.  I love the simple vintage feel of the metal bed and the color is great too. I also love the wallpaper (but more on that in my next post) I've searched everywhere online for this bed and it doesn't exist...at least not in this color. I did find something VERY VERY close at...drum roll..........Walmart! (and for only $165!) So at least that's a start.  (Pictured below) Who owns a bunk bed? Tell me your thoughts!

The kitchen in our soon-to-be-home is original from 1990. The cabinets are oak and it has corian counter tops with a navy blue strip running through it. Once we've closed I'll post actual photos but for now i'll stick with the word picture. Despite being dated, the cabinets are actually in excellent condition. The layout of the kitchen is great too and so our original plan was to just have the cabinets professionally painted rather than replacing everything. We had a few companies come out and give estimates and turns out...painting cabinets is expensive! The quotes we received came in at $5,000! After hearing that news, my husband decided to price out new cabinets. We gutted the kitchen in our previous house about two years ago and loved the company we used. We decided to check with them before making a final decision. In the end, we decided to go the brand-new route. It will be a bit more expensive but we will get exactly what we want. Spending $5,000 to repaint 27 year

Happy New Year! I don't know about you but our household is pretty excited to say Adios to 2017. It's been a year of patience, tackling the unexpected and trying to stay positive when Plan A (and B) falls through. We spent most of 2017 with one goal: Sell our current home and build our dream home. Spring was focused on getting our house ready to sell. We put it on the market in June and it sold in two days. The next month was full of packing and in August we moved into a tiny apartment with our two girls. In October we began hitting obstacle after obstacle. I started to explain them all in detail and realized I was boring myself. So I'll spare you the drama. The bottom line: we realized in November that perhaps God was telling us to go in a different direction; so that's what we did. Turns out not many people are selling homes in December. There were only a few on the market but we ended up finding one that we fell in love with. We put in a low-ball offer and g