| Wednesday, January 03, 2007 |
| finally, some house photos |
So basically, we moved in right before Christmas, and promptly decorated the house for the holidays in addition to installing appliances and setting up furniture. Probably not the greatest time in the world to move, but it was what it was. Here's the view from our front porch on one of our first nights...
The second photo was taken in our living room on Christmas Eve after Santa had been by to visit.
Here's a glimpse at our lovely new dining room table made by my brother-in-law, Paul. As you can tell, we don't have quite enough matching chairs yet for the table, but we'll work on that later.
Here's the crowd that was at our house for dinner on Christmas Day - Mark's parents, my parents, my brother Mark, my sister Kristina and her husband (and table maker) Paul, and Paul's mom, Margaret. Oh yes, and two uncooperative children... At this point we'd just finished pulling apart our crackers, which is a tradition that Paul and his mom (who are from South Africa) shared with us. Each cracker tube has a prize in the middle of it, which Cole quite enjoyed.
So then, the day AFTER Christmas, the work began. We took all the furniture down from the 3 bedrooms which make up the top level of the house and pulled up the carpets in each. The carpet wasn't bad, necessarily, but the previous owners had a cat and we have allergies and it just wasn't a good mix. This is what each of the rooms looked like when we moved in:
Then Mark and his dad put in unfinished hardwoods which were sanded and painted white. Yes, painted white. While they were doing this my mom, brother, and I painted the walls in each of the 3 rooms, and my Dad did other odd jobs, like put up the new mailbox, hang curtain rods, fetch tools, paint rollers, paint, etc.
So here's what Cole's room looks like now:
As well as "princess" Harper's:
I'd show you our room, too, but alas, the platform bed we ordered did not come with hardware so it's still a work in progress. But I will tell you that the whole room design was based on a swatch of fabric I found a few weeks ago...and thankfully, Mark just let me do whatever I wanted. heh!
So anyway, that's it for now, but I do have to say a big THANK YOU to all of our wonderful helpers! They thought they were just being invited for Christmas and it turned into a whole lot more work. Thank you, everyone!Labels: our house, winter |
posted by Joanna Bolick @ 9:15 AM  |
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Beautiful home Joanna! I can't believe all that you've already got done - it looks more put together than my house! LOL! Hope your enjoying it! Hugs!
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We're building a home (due to move in within the next six weeks, hopefully) and I love the little rocker on the porch (among everything else, esp. the white floor boards). I'm DEFINITELY copying the rocker idea, my kids'll love having a little seat of their own out there!! Beautiful home, wishing you many years of happiness and more. Thank you again for my 'bounty' -- the care package was simply wonderful...
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GORGEOUS house, Joanna! Love that stonework and the front porch! Cool dining room table, too! Thanks for sharing some pictures with us!
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i love the painted floors!
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Oh my goodness golly sakes! Look what you have done! You are the most organized girl. I love the white floors. I will be curious to hear how they do in a year. I ADORE all things white. I also love the colors you chose for the walls. You are incredible Joanna. Thanks so much for sharing photos.
maureen
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Wow you all have been busy! The rooms look great and can't wait to see yours too!
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the painted floors turned out fabulously! and love cole's green walls. :)
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Wow! You've been busy! Loved the kids rooms! Can't wait to see more of the re-do!
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Beautiful! I'm amazed at everything you've accomplished. Can you see the pieces of the wood floor? It looks like one solid piece from the pictures. I'm always looking for neat design ideas. :) Looks like ya'll are all settled and ready for lots of memories in your new home. Congrats!
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WOW.........it looks AMAZING!!!!!!!! I'm coming to visit! Can I sleep in Cole's bed? LOL!! :)
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WOW! I can't believe all you did in such a short period of time especially in the middle of Christmas! I hope you get some time to relax and enjoy your new place soon. It looks gorgeous! I love, love, love the dining room table!
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My, you've been busy!! Love everything you've shared. I can't wait to move and decorate--it's time consuming, hard work, but it's so worth it in the end.
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The house looks awesome. I love the colors of Cole's room. So bright and fun.
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Oh it looks so amazing, can't wait to see more! Congrats on the new home and Happy New Year!
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Congratulations on your beautiful new home!
I noticed all of the beautiful natural light right away. Lucky you.
Happy New Year!
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Holy Cow! Look at all you've done! I'm hanging my head in shame right now...we've lived here for four months and I haven't even come close to accomplishing all that you've done! Love the kids rooms - beautiful colors!
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Your new place looks fabulous!! And *ahem* more decorated than ours, and we've lived here for 18 months. haha. Enjoy your new home!! :)
Rachel
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Wow, Joanna, I can't believe you moved AND decorated AND painted AND put in hardwood floors. Amazing!
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The house looks beautiful! I can't believe how much you accomplished before Christmas!
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Joanna... the house is GORGEOUS!!
really... just perfect.
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Holy coolness! I love the kids' rooms. That green is so awesome and I love the white floors. COOL!
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Joanna! Your house is GORGEOUS! And white hardwoods - I loooove it!!
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hi joanna,
just seeing these photos now and i am just in awe. i cannot believe how much you have accomplished in such a short amount of time.
your home is just gorgeous!
the kids must love their new rooms.
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Wow, great job!! You guys works fast. :) I LOVE the kids' bedrooms and your color choices. Was it easy to paint the floors? We have some old hardwood that I would like to paint instead of refinishing or purchasing new.
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absolutely beautiful! I love the floors in the bedrooms :)
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Beautiful home Joanna! I can't believe all that you've already got done - it looks more put together than my house! LOL! Hope your enjoying it! Hugs!