Progress Report: Final

I know you are probably all sick of reading about my house. I know I am sick of writing about it. But it just doesn't feel right to go on writing about other things when I have left this hanging. We moved into our new house the second weekend in January and we are enjoying it immensely. Lots more space and just how we like it. There are a few things that have surprised me like how everyone says that it has that "new house" smell. I didn't realize there was a new house smell. I mean I've heard of "new car" smell . . . Also, I am surprised that I feel so comfortable here. It felt like our house from the first morning we moved in. I've also loved how welcoming and kind the neighborhood has been--which is a big deal for me.

Here's a little tour. I had to take the pictures at night because it was the night before we moved in. So, sorry, no natural lighting.


Front entry--we have added hooks to the shelf for hanging coats etc.


Looking up as you enter the front door.


Looking straight as you enter the front door. On the left is the office. On the right is the entry bench. Straight ahead is the kitchen/family room.

Pocket doors that connect the office/living room to the family room. (Announcer voice: "So easy a baby can do it." Doesn't it look like I staged that?)

Looking from office to family room fireplace.

Family room. Apparently it is good for dancing.

Looking from family room to kitchen.

View of kitchen.

Main floor powder bath.

Master bedroom.

View from master bedroom to bathroom and closets. One closet on each side of the hallway.

Master bathroom vanity. Strange girl taking pictures. Looks like I didn't take pictures of the other half of the bathroom but you can kinda see it in the mirror.

Alisa's bedroom and closet playhouse. I didn't post pictures of the other two bedrooms but they are similar.

Laundry chute door that feeds down into the laundry room. (By the way, this is the best system ever!)

Kids bathroom vanity. Oops. Forgot pictures of the toilet/shower part. It's just behind the next door.

Three kids bored out of their minds resorting to watching movies on the laptop.

The laundry room. I have added baskets above and below and this room has turned out super functional. We also put our old table in here for the kids to do their crafts.

Looking from the laundry sink to the other side of the room. We added hooks here too. The flat door leads to the garage so this a mud room for the kids. It's so nice to have a place for them to hang backpacks and kick off shoes.

Ta-da! Finally all painted.

Come over anytime and sit on my porch with me.