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Showing posts with label homestead. Show all posts
Showing posts with label homestead. Show all posts

Sunday, November 11, 2012

Holler from the New Homestead (And A Green Carpet Makeover Sneak Peak!)

Guess what!
I am blogging from our new house for the first time!

We were so blessed to receive all the help we did from our family these past two weeks. From painting, cleaning, tearing up carpet, packing, and moving. All the waiting, preparing, and renovating were worth it.

As you can see, we still have a lot of settling in to do (we're only on our second official night). Just from this picture, we need to...

  • Lay down the rug in the living room (where I'm sitting)
  • Install the bottom trim piece and do the final coat of paint on the trim
  • Find door knobs for the top cabinets of the built in
  • Clean the dining room light fixture (like asap)
  • Clean pretty much every wall and piece of trim from all the leftover dust from our floor refinishing
  • Unpack that tote by my foot and stop using it as a footrest 
  • Find a free coffee table on Craig's List and use that as a footrest
  • Oh, and we probably should get some dining room chairs too, huh?

And that's just the beginning.

But it's exciting. We're already dreaming and building our list of ways we can make this home our own. Even though it's far from perfect, I still feel incredibly blessed that God provided this opportunity for us. Remind me of this when the furnace breaks or we find out we need all new plumbing, okay?

I promise to post pictures this week of our first big before-and-after makeover of the living & dining rooms... once I get a few more of these boxes emptied out :)


God bless!


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Monday, November 5, 2012

We bought a house!

One year ago we decided to do something big for our family.
We decided to move back to Michigan. We decided we wanted live more self sufficiently. More traditionally.

Finally, 11 months after we made the six hour move (into my parent's basement)... we have our own home and our own place to begin fulfilling those dreams.

It's old. It's... interesting. And it's perfect for us. 

The mini-tour.
Our front door! Original to the home. Opens to our front porch... with a few good tugs! Oh, and the lovely green carpet is hiding hardwood floors.
Lacey-lace. Every single window has these curtains. I have no idea what I'm going to sew with this much lace but I'm saving all of it. Maybe I'll make Evelyn's wedding dress.
The selling feature. Our half-acre city lot includes a large-enclosed deck, massive garden, mini-basketball court (with sidewalk to the 5+ car driveway), a 700 sq ft pole barn, and access to 14 acres of woods (which also provide a beautiful view from the slider door to the deck).
Character. This leaded glass window is my favorite little feature about the house!

Now we can officially begin our journey to homesteading (and home ownership!)... I hope you'll follow along and help us!



When did you buy your first home? What do you remember the most? What do you wish you had known?


This post is linking up with the Barn Hop and Simple Living Thursdays!

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