Our humble abode

I am finally almost finished painting; one room remains, and I plan to tackle it tomorrow (Emma's room). My walls are still almost entirelybare. As soon as the painting is totally done I will decide where to put things. I'm excited to get decorating with pictures, vinyl, etc. (Do I use "totally" too much?)

This is what our bedroom used to look like. Nice...but kinda boring. White walls.

Here is our bedroom now. We painted this pretty quickly on the first day we took ownership, thanks to some wonderful YSA's who scrambled over once they heard we were official and could go crazy. I love the blue and how it looks with our furniture - it might be my favorite room in the house.

Here is our laundry room, from the other side (from a different angle than the picture I posted last week). I call it a laundry room, but it's really quite big and I use it as an office/den/craft room as well. It's big enough for a couch, a desk, and the computer (as well as all my craft supplies), in addition to the washer/dryer. I love the sunny yellow color.
Our sweet neighbor painted this room by herself. Well, she did have the help of Emma and Tyler. She painted squares on the wall and had the kids fill those in. They did a great job. I don't know if they were a help or a hinderance. Actually, I do know.

Here is a picture of the cream/tan color we used in our living room/hallway, with the burgundy accent wall. Can't wait to decorate that wall! I love how it looks - it's what you see right as you walk into our house. (Notice the nice baseboards - props to Spencer and our two friends!)

As you can tell, we got pretty lucky with the colors we chose. I was happy with all of them. Until last night, that is. We had picked a color that we were sure we would love. I wanted something with a green tint, but this was way too blue. It looked like play-doh. Or blue raspberry bubble yum. Or... I don't know what else. Toothpaste? I was incredibly disappointed. I ran to the hardware store at 9 pm and got a color - a very light green with hints of yellow - instead. I LOVE the new color. So here's a shot of the ugly blue being quickly covered up by the green.

Here is what this part of my kitchen looked like before we did any work. (I know, we had no furniture in yet, but ALL WALLS IN THIS HOUSE WERE WHITE.)

And here is what it (breakfast nook section) looks like now. Do you love it as much as I do?

I love it so much, in fact, that I bought the paint color one shade lighter to use in Emma's room. I'm pretty sure it will look fantastic. (It looks more tan in these pictures, but it's definitely a light green.) By the way, that cute breakfast nook set is my new favorite piece of furniture. Craigslist baby! It's wonderful to have another place for the kids to sit (for coloring, etc.) aside from our nice dining table.

Coming in a couple weeks - a new front door. I'll also post a couple pictures once I have completed my decorating. I'm so glad the inside is almost done! The outside is a completely different story...
(Project for sometime in the next two years - a kitchen re-do.)