Isn't she pretty?
It's been four weeks since we closed on our house and already SO much has happened (on the inside at least - the outside is the same, just a bit less snowy). But before I give an update on our progress, I thought I'd share a WHOLE BUNCH of "before" pictures. Because I know my imaginary blog audience is dying to see it all.
Maybe I'll follow up with some notes about what we hope to do with the space, both near- and long-term. But for now, I'll let these wallpapered, brown-curtained, stenciled beauties speak for themselves. So here it is, the day we closed.
Front entrance (whoa dark! whoa wallpaper!):
And yes, you walk in the front door and can see straight into the bathroom.
Then take a right into the living room (the house came with this wicked cute baby! Bonus!):
Looking back from the far side of the living room toward the entryway and stairs (that's a coat closet in the corner):
From the corner of the living room, looking into the dining "area" (don't worry, we'll get more on that enormous semi-built-in cabinet business in a minute)...
...and back from the dining area into
Eleanor's corner the living room:
Another view of the dining zone (what's the deal with valances, anyway?)
Then into the family room (it's called a Count Rumford fireplace. Fancypants). Again, holy wallpaper! More light-blocking valances!
These two are from the back door (through the garage):
The sunroom (off the dining area):
And now, the kitchen, otherwise known as where all light goes to die:
Or, "wood, wood, everywhere!"
Beautiful wood stove. In the MIDDLE of the small-ish kitchen. Problematic?
I'm especially fond of the faux brick backsplash (can you even call it that?) and the beautiful light fixtures.
I don't even know what's in that back right corner...
Now the downstairs bathroom:
Here's a toilet:
And then, surprise! Another toilet! Right next door! In case, you know, you're into tandem bathroom breaks.
Double heater action:
Downstairs bedroom (originally the master bedroom, but we'll probably use it for a guestroom/office/roller rink). Now THIS wallpaper is really something special (the brown lower walls and trim really accentuate it, don't you think?):
Looking from the bedroom back down the hall to the kitchen:
From the downstairs hall back out to the front door (that's the coat closet on the left):
Second floor landing, looking down:
Second floor landing --> upstairs hall:
Eleanor's room! (wallpaper, valances... it's a theme):
Upstairs bathroom (sadly, this one only has one toilet):
Master bedroom:
Upstairs hallway, looking back from the master bedroom (all closets on the left):
And the back of the house:
No pictures (yet) of the basement (which is awesome) and the attached garage (almost as awesome).
So what do you think? Do you see the same potential we do? Or are we totally screwed?
