New House!

We got the keys to our new house yesterday. I took a bunch of pictures, but I'm not great at picture-taking. Also I was drinking champagne while doing this. That certainly didn't help.

From the front door of the house. You can see the kitchen on the left and the living room in the back

Another look at the entrance way. That's the front door on the right and a nice big closet on the left

Kitchen! I like the huge window

Another view of the kitchen. Also Boyfriend, with the champagne we're about to drink

More kitchen.

A close up of the black splash. This seems to be the thing to do, so I did it. Isn't it pretty, though?

The dining/living room area. There's a step down to the living room

Living room from a different angle. You can also see the door to the backyard and the curtains that the previous owners left behind.

Dining room from the living room. I'm not good at taking reasonable pictures that show off a space, so I went for lots

Backyard! It has a patio and all sorts of plants we have to take care of. Apparently we got some tomato plants and an herb garden. Beyond the gate is a big park with lots of walking trails and some baseball fields. Part of what makes this location so great.

Bathroom #1, on the main floor

The basement area. 

The basement from another angle

The closet under the stairs is entirely paneled in cedar. Apparently this is good for fur coats. We're going to use it for alcohol, though.

Laundry room. We did not get a washer/dryer. But we did get an American flag

Apparently there was some leftover granite/cabinetry from the kitchen remodel

Bathroom #2, downstairs. This one has a full shower

More storage under the stairs. There's some lovely artwork on the inside of that cabinet done by the previous kids. We'll probably paint over it soon.

Heading upstairs. That weird rod in the middle is for the stairs to the attic. There are no pictures of the attic because it's not terribly exciting. But we have one! And it's awesome!

Bedroom #1. This will actually be my office/library. I'm so excited to have a library.

Bedroom #2. This will be the guest bedroom. All of the rooms upstairs have ceiling fans, which is definitely a nice feature. Also, the window in this bedroom and the last look over the front of the house

Bedroom #2 from another angle. It's bigger, so it got two pictures

Bathroom #3. This is for the two bedrooms I just showed you. What on earth am I going to do with all these bathrooms?

Master bedroom from one side. These windows look off the back of the house into that park

Master bedroom from the other side. Also the closet and vanity

Master closet. It's bigger than this picture makes it look

Master bathroom. I want to tear that glass door off and replace it with something easier to clean. But that's not a top priority (Buying a washer/dryer is the top priority)

Another view of the bathroom, taken from the second closet in the master bedroom. That's right, we have his and her closets. Except that one is twice as big as the other, so it won't actually work out that way.

And that's all the pictures. I may post more after we actually move in and it's not just empty rooms