Home Base

Late last year we purchased our first home.  It was such an exciting/terrible precess.  Exciting because, oh man, do I love to shop and dream what it would be like to live there.  Terrible because dealing with banks and lawyers and all that is stressful..  At times i felt like scrapping the whole idea and renting for life.  Which definitely has it perks.  But after a few stressful weeks were were home owners.  And I was so in love with my two story cottage.  I could already see where everything was going to go.

Our house was pretty move in ready.  Except for a few things..  The walls, while they had been freshly painted, were a crisp white like I love so much.  So I brought in my Dad and a few(to say the least) extra hands to help paint the main level.  And Presto!  The white dream. HAHA.  The second floor will come later.  I should say, I did paint my room too, as I'm in it quite a bit...

Can I take you for a little tour?... Follow me...

This picture is my entry way.  I inherited the antique sewing machine from my sister when she moved.Im not super in love with the picture set up I got goin' on here, but itll do.  Tell me you've done that a time or two in your home?

The next 3 pictures are of my living room.  You cant see it well, but I love my bay windows.  I just need curtains, especially to keep the heat out, since the blinds dont cut it.  I will likely do a plain white(surprise, surprise)  but when your a first time home buyer, well, money for curtains arent really that important.  Paying the mortgage is! hah! I should add too, this is all my old couches.  (bought off kijiji) and that little gold table was bought this summer at homesense-on clearance, from a gift card i received.(aren't they the best)

Love that I have a fire place.  And super happy we decided not to mount the T.V. about the mantel.  Its a nice focus now.

We made this little corner our media area.  Thanks to Geoff, no cords showing!  I LOVE that.  I wish they sold white T.V.s.  hmmmmm

This is my tiny dining room.  The chandelier was bought recently with money and gift cards we got for our anniversary.  I love it.  And maybe one day down the road I will spray paint it white, but for now I really like the contrast.  I got that china cabinet for free.  I was so excited.  I might paint it down the road, but for now \i like it as is.

While I like that I have main floor laundry, I don't love that its right at my back door.  It makes getting in the door for all three of us at once, quite tricky.  And I really have to be on top of keeping our shoes organized around here.  I love that we hung hooks here on Graces level.  That way she can help keep organized, right haha

I have big dreams to wallpaper this little room in black and white floral.  But, again, I like paying the mortgage, for now!

This is the other view of my dining room.  I love my windows here too..  If it seems i talk about my windows a lot, keep in mind I lived in a basement suite for almost 8 Years. One day I will put up a heavy white denim curtain on these 3 windows, Add wainscotting and wall paper in a bright floral.  One day.

My kitchen was our other project..  While we had the actually doors and drawers painted professionally, we did the bases our selves with the help of a good, hard working friend.  Then we added glass knobs.  Sigh.  But I do hate my black appliances.  But I barely think of them now.  Sorta.

I like this cute little stair area.  Although our stairs are quite deadly and I almost went through that giant window falling down the stairs the first week, in socks.  That window used to have a blind.  Until I ripped in down falling.  It hurt as bad as it sounds, if your wondering.

This is My room.  Our room, I guess.  We grabbed my sisters King mattress when she moved and I found the head board for free on kijiji.  Free, my friends, free.  That little sign just went up...I want to add to it.  I got that the other day thanks to a gift card I got in the mail for our anniversary( thanks Lora)

AGAIN. Love my bay windows in our bedroom.  But I need better curtains.  I bought that provincial dresser off kijiji.  Its a real beaut.  Well, at least I think so!

And Last for tonight is this little corner I use to do my make-up and such.  Geoff is gonna add some make-up lights for me.  And you can see my en suite a little here too.  Had to buy the medicine cabinet too.  All that stuff adds up to hey?  

Anyway, Thats that for now.  Gracies room is for another day.  I really want to paint and then I'll show you.  And our guest room is always in use so far, haha, so that's for another day as well.

Anyway, thanks for stopping by!