Starting outside, the trees are in full bloom as we move in to fall. We had many trees pruned, put down mulch around the entire house, spray painted the light fixtures black so they stand out more, added house numbers over the garage, and put in planters to flank the front door. We had beautiful flowers this summer and now are waiting for the mums to flower. If you look closely at the window over the front door, you can see how we painted the window dividers back before we first moved in.
Exterior- Front
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As you enter the house, the first room you see is the office,
Office
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which is now so much prettier! Since this is the first room people see when they enter, even though it is a working office, I wanted it to be nice to look at. We carried the grey that's on the bottom of the chair rail in the Dining Room, into this room. Grey on top would have been too dark, so I instead on a light color. It is certainly Mary Kay pink! Jared spent quite a few hours painting the dentil molding, on top, and the doors, as well as the rest of the room, but I think it looks great and I love to "come to work" in the morning. It's easy to ship products out, as well as fill order. Josh says that my desk looks like a principal's desk, but I am ok with that! We moved the previous desk and chair upstairs to Jared's new office (see below) and this chair is much more comfortable to sit in! I also changed the fan blades over! For some reason, when Jared installed the fan, I had him put the lighter color wood to show. Now what you can see matches the floors so much better!
Living Room
On the other side of the entry hall, is the living room. When I took pictures, I didn't think we had done much, but we have played around with the furniture layout for sure!
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This room is often where you will find me "hiding". Whenever my family can't find me, I am 19 times out of 20 in this room reading or resting. I do like the layout of this room, though I am not sure the sofas are big enough. I do love those chairs from my grandparents in front of the window - what a great vignette. We moved the thermostat to the hallway, and have left the white patch over the lightswitch to paint whenever we paint. I think I would like to do the grey from the top of the dining room, and maybe navy blue on the bottom. Paint all the wood white of course, and perhaps get chair covers for the sofas. I go back and forth wanting to replace them because I find them so comfortable. The two ottomans put together in the middle aren't quite big enough for the space: no one's legs can reach. We di inherit a lamp from Jared's grandfather, that needs a better lampshade. I also feel the two corners next to the dining room are feeling empty. Maybe a plant like the previous owner would be good.
Dining Room
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Last time we took you on a tour, it was the beginning of December and almost time for Hanukkah. I guess you can tell what time of year it is by the tablecloth in here! Since the last update, I built and painted the white and black Shabbat cart in the back corner and we moved the mini fridge from upstairs. When I have facials at home, I use this space since I can leave almost everything out and not interrupt the kitchen table. I know I updated that photos of our travels would be going in above the buffet, but that project continues. I have almost everything, just waiting for 3 frames and hopefully, this can go up in the next month or two.
The only thing that is different in the Grand Foyer is the wreath on the door.
Kitchen
In the kitchen, we have a different vase so that's about all that's new in the most used space of the house!
We haven't changed anything in the family room, but I'll include a couple of pictures since the seasons are different.
Laundry Room
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Haven't done too much in here. Jared installed a telescoping drying rack over the sink so that we can dry clothes without having to take out and put away a drying rack. I also found that moving these seldom used boxes from the pantry to above the cabinets keeps the pantry less cluttered. i.e. moves the clutter here! Whever we redo this room, I'm hoping we can install ceiling height cabinets for more concealed storage.
Exterior Back
Looks like a nice summer's day, yes?! You can't quite see it in the pictures, but leaves are starting to change! Our backyard is pretty plain. We grew A LOT of tomatoes and zucchini this summer in our garden. A few peppers, though most were taken over by the zucchini. I also had a strawberry pot on the deck that never produced any fruit, and some herbs I did in fact use!
Jared laid down fabric and then we had the sides mulched. Had a bunch of baseball hitting practice, swung on the tree swing and the trampoline is great when friends come over. We used the grill a lot, got Jared a hammock for Father's day and enjoyed being outside.
Come back tomorrow for the upstairs!
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