So we moved in finally on May 20th and the rest has been a blur of hanging, cleaning, planting, organizing, unpacking, raking, shoveling, fixing, etc….ing.
I’ll start with a few more pics that led up to the move-in date and end with a few that are “final” shots of some rooms.
To begin with…. on the week of May 9th we started to prep the driveway to be poured so we’d have something other than mud to walk on when we moved in. It just so happened that a guy who played on my hockey team is starting up a concrete business and offerred to help when he overheard me talking about having to pour a driveway soon. ::shucks::
It was a good thing too, because he had all the tools and know-how and I had squat.
May 11th – the lights and doors were being finalized along with carpeting. Here’s a shot of the result of our Lowe’s lighting shopping spree:
May 20th – The BIG day!
We had about 15 or so friends come and go throughout the day and we ended up loading the truck, moving, and unloading the truck… in 2.5 hours…. 30 min of which was driving time! NOT BAD! Woot for friends.
By now the house is 99% finished. Countertops, mirrors, shower doors, etc… are all in place. Here’s some shots of the kitchen and the master bathroom:
May 22 – Furniture = in place. Most of the furniture at least… We’d still love to get a grill soon for the back porch… and a TV bigger than the 23″ one we have now… but other than that, we are really happy with everything in the house.
Here are some final shots. We still need decorations on the walls and such, but they’ll come in time.
Guest Bedroom:
Master Bedroom: There is a matching Cherry Wood ceiling fan that this image doesn’t show… but it looks pretty cool with the bedroom set.
Guest Bathroom: The room is a bit bigger than this photo really shows… but I can’t get a good angle to show it without a wide angle lens on my camera.
Living Room: I like the carpet here…. soooo comfy. I have an image I’m going to get printed on a canvas and gallery mounted on a frame to go above the couch too… I’ll post that at the end of this post.
Kitchen / Dinette: We both love this look. The wood came together really well and the blue is just awesome. The cabinets now have green leaves and stuff above them and at night the room absolutely glows thanks to the can lights in the ceiling and the undercabinet lights. This room is probably our favorite as far as “looks” go.
So… there ya have it. If/When we get our office unpacked more and cleaned… and our bonus room… then perhaps I will post pics of those as well. And if the rain stops then I’ll get a final outside pic too… For now, this is all you get.
Here is the picture I’m going to have above the couch in the living room… followed by one for the office (which has the same red wall color that the master bath has):
Both of these images are from Destin, FL which is where Sarah and I had our honeymoon in 2004.
6 Comments
Wow, Brent, that is awesome! I’m happy for you guys! That is a SWEET house! Anyway, good luck with everything. How are things for you anyway? Other than the house? Give us an update.
Alright, take care Brent.
Amir
The house is nice! I bet you are so glad to finally move in! Congrats!
Very nice
that’s awesome!!! i’m so excited for u 2!
Hey dude. Happy birthday. I don’t know what is more amazing. The fact that you remembered to call me on mine or the fact that I remembered yours at 12:43 in the morning. Probably mine…
Luke
the house looks nice and the pics that are for the living room and office are very cool