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I wanted to take photos of my old place and then of the new, but I am just too freaking tired. So, here is an exterior of the house we moved out of (and that my husband’s business moved INTO, for those that were wondering why there are “Employees” at my old house).
Here is the exterior of our townhouse:
I went from having a half an acre and flower gardens to potted plants, a 2 ft. cube of grass and a small slab of cement patio to put my grill on.
Right after we moved we got a gorgeous, 6 ft. cherry dining table that I LOVE. We have two more black chairs being painted that will hopefully be in by tomorrow.
The painting that is hanging is usually in my bedroom. It was done by a friend and I love it. We had to turn it the wrong way so that it would fill the space better…I’m still not sure how I feel about it hanging there. I know it is quite modern for the surrounding pieces (the hutch is my one and only concession to the nick-knack. They are usually NOT my thing.) but I needed it to tie in the blue green of the sofa and the other reds with the rest of the room.
The fridge in the kitchen is white. We have my black and stainless fridge in the garage for storage. I could have moved it in and it would have look much better but truly, I am just too tired to worry about it. I love the extra counter space I have in this place. Yay. We are going to be getting some black bar stools for the counter, but I’m not sure when because it would require going to another store and I think at this point I could happily live without doing THAT again for quite some time.
This is a sucky photo of the room. It’s much cozier and homey than this, but eh. It is what it is. I do like the set up of the flat screen in this home much better than how high up it was in our old house.
Front entry way.
This is the downstairs quarter bathroom. It’s tiny, but it’s rather cute. I have a five-photo series of flowers done by my uber-talented photographer friend, Bridgy hanging in there.
The best part of this move has been the boys getting their own rooms. Both of them used to be in an 8 X 10 room! TINY. Now, they have big rooms with big closets. We have been looking at things to hang on their walls and Christopher and James are so adorable to watch every day as they get to know their surroundings.
The boys bathroom is upstairs by their bedroom. It doesn’t have much in there but mats, toothbrushes and their brushes. I LOVE their new shower curtain. There are no hooks and I didn’t have to take it off the rod to hang it up. it just snapped on. I LOVE LOVE LOVE IT.
Jon is getting his office set up. He has a smaller desk and we moved the love seat that matches the downstairs sofa up here. We still have to play around with the configuration, but that is kind of low on my priority list.
My laundry was in my hall at my old house. It’s still in the hall here, but at least it’s in a closet with a rod and cabinets.
There is also a big folding area between the landing, the laundry closet and the boys bedrooms. I love the wide hallway. There is lots of stuff still flung about here, but I am working on making it functional and I have big white baskets to put underneath it for sorting dirty clothes.
While it is smaller than what I know I eventually want, I love my walk-in master closet.
Most of all, I love my bedroom and bathroom. Sorry, no photo of the bath. Jon is soaking his aching back.
I have gotten so much done. I have a lot more to do, but over all, I am pretty happy. I know that a lot of the decorating is pretty basic, but I’m ok with that. It suits me just fine for now.
See this cozy little corner? I’m going to curl up right now and lay my weary head down to sleep.
Night!
The Over-Thinker says:
Your new place is beautiful! I love the colors. I can’t believe how totally un-packed it looks. It took me nearly a year in our place before it looked that pulled together.
Here’s to making some great memories at the new place.
xoxo
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June 5th, 2008 at 12:15 am
Camille says:
Oh, I’m SO HAPPY FOR YOU!!! It looks spacious and lovely. I do want to say that your other house (company headquarters now) is very quaint, too. No wonder moving was bittersweet. But congrats on getting so much done, so quickly.
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June 5th, 2008 at 12:28 am
Shamelessly Sassy says:
I love home tour pictures. And the little Diet Coke can down there in the footer.
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June 5th, 2008 at 12:38 am
Jamie says:
Love it, love it! I think you’ve accomplished a lot. Day-um.
Also jealous at walk-in master closet as our house was built in 1968 and people apparently had one outfit for each season back then.
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June 5th, 2008 at 5:55 am
Kyle Johnson says:
It looks great Loralee, I bet you are happy for now and can’t wait to move again.
June 5th, 2008 at 7:03 am
Shannon says:
Everything looks great! I’m amazed at how quickly you unpacked.
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June 5th, 2008 at 7:17 am
Amber says:
Beautiful!
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June 5th, 2008 at 8:21 am
SparklieSunShine says:
Love the townhouse. Hopefully it will be a nice place for you to build while building your new home.
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June 5th, 2008 at 8:23 am
In the Trenches of Mommyhood says:
Thanks for sharing! Loved seeing all the pics.
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June 5th, 2008 at 9:25 am
Sharon says:
It looks great so far! I also noticed the can of Diet Coke. I think that those of us who are addicted to it can spot a can a mile away!
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June 5th, 2008 at 9:29 am
sizzle says:
You’ve settled in well! I know what you mean about going to one more store. Hopefully you can get some much deserved rest now.
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June 5th, 2008 at 9:30 am
Jill - GlossyVeneer says:
Thanks for the tour! I’m so impressed that you have things hung on the walls. I’ve lived in my house for nearly 3 years and still haven’t been able to bring myself to hang anything. Decorating paralyzes me.
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June 5th, 2008 at 9:31 am
calicobebop says:
Great place! Can I borrow your shoes? They look so cute!
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June 5th, 2008 at 9:37 am
Aunt Amy says:
Loooove it!
How can your new place look so perfect after just days of living there? Mine still isn’t decorated and it’s been almost a year!
June 5th, 2008 at 11:09 am
Bridge says:
Yeah, I like the angle on the hutch. Max is smart. LOL. I just wanted to mention how I love how you have decorated. Great job! Just wait to you get your house. It will be that much better!!!
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June 5th, 2008 at 11:24 am
Pants says:
WOW! Your place looks great! Mine still looks all sloth-like and I moved in August. Yikes.
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June 5th, 2008 at 11:27 am
Rachel (Louisiana) says:
The place looks awesome! You have been busy, haven’t you?
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June 5th, 2008 at 11:56 am
Vanessa says:
Love the new digs! I also love the old house, I love front porches like that.
June 5th, 2008 at 12:16 pm
Danielle says:
Congratulation! I love it!!!
I love that you have a rod in your laundry closet (stop! don’t take that the wrong way!).
and I love the shoe space in your closet!
Very nice!!
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June 5th, 2008 at 12:18 pm
rima says:
Oooo, it’s so bright and shiny and NEW!
I lurve.
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June 5th, 2008 at 12:56 pm
Mr Lady says:
It’s SO CUTE.
PS: can you come clean mine? You’re clearly better than me.
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June 5th, 2008 at 1:50 pm
Carrie says:
I cannot believe you just moved in and it looks so organized! It looks like a great new home. Hope you enjoy it!
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June 5th, 2008 at 2:29 pm
jess says:
what is a 1/4 bath? A sink? I always thought a 1/2 bath was toilet and sink, a 3/4 bath adds a shower, and a full bath has a tub. I could be wrong though.
I’m impressed by your decorating. It takes me forever to decide where to hang something and then another couple of months to get my husband to help me because of the plaster walls and his desire to have things straight. and also, centered.
June 5th, 2008 at 6:41 pm
Angella says:
We’ve been in our house for 7 years, and our house is not as decorated as yours is
Looks great, Loralee!
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June 5th, 2008 at 8:12 pm
Amber says:
Are you KIDDING ME? You’ve done all that in just a few days!? Kudos to you — you new homestead looks great!
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June 5th, 2008 at 8:23 pm
andi says:
Wow! When can I move in?
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June 5th, 2008 at 8:48 pm
Melly says:
Wow your new place looks so put together. I don’t see any boxes or anyting. It looks more put together than my condo we’ve been in for almost 5 years. It looks like a way nice place.
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June 6th, 2008 at 12:09 am
natalie says:
wow…how did you get all that done already? i mean i am horrible at unpacking and putting stuff away. i guess if i planned to put pictures on my blog i would be a little more motivated. nah…i’m just lazy!
oh…i’m having a contest on my blog. i know…i have given in to the give-away. i just decided that i had to share a piece of turkey with the masses. since i talk about it all the time!
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June 6th, 2008 at 5:34 am
lceel says:
Very nice. And you’ve done the place so nicely in such a short period of time. Amazing.
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June 6th, 2008 at 6:44 am
Melain says:
WOW! I can’t believe how put together it is for how short a time you’ve been there! I wouldn’t take pictures of my place as it is. It’s just too… white. I really need to do some more painting. THEN I need to find new art work, some floor runs that I don’t hate, a few fabulous new pieces of furniture… the list goes on and on! I’m not sure how long it’ll take me, but sooner than later would be good. THEN I’ll post some pictures. Or should I do before/afters? Hmmmm…
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June 6th, 2008 at 9:21 am
Steve says:
Pretty - you are certainly a much quicker (and neater!) unpacker than I am.
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June 6th, 2008 at 11:35 am
Adria says:
It looks great!
June 6th, 2008 at 2:08 pm
4 says:
Well, the new abode looks delightful. All that is missing are hedgehogs….if you email me your address, I will send you Purdy’s hedgehogs as a housewarming gift.
I have taken to shopping on the good days. I get out of the house and walk…watching people and feeling alive. AND shopping for others is significantly entertaining. You know where to mail…
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June 6th, 2008 at 4:35 pm
tiff says:
Hi,
You left a message on my blog a few weeks ago and I just wanted to let you know I am thinking of you and your little guy today.
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June 6th, 2008 at 6:40 pm
Redneck Mommy says:
Yer house would totally look better if I were in it.
Just sayin’.
June 8th, 2008 at 11:43 am
Amy W. says:
Congrats on the new place and all the luscious space!
June 13th, 2008 at 4:39 pm