kids’ room, etc.

I’ll finish up the inside with the hallway, bathroom, and kids’ room. You get one look inside our current bedroom which is in-process.

The bathroom door is in the hallway to the left, linen closet straight ahead with a bedroom on either side.

Here’s the bathroom, which other than having a ventilation fan installed, has remained untouched (well, I mean, except for lots of cleaning).

View looking back toward the kitchen.

Our bedroom at the exact time of this blog post, looking a little sparse and a little messy, which goes to show we are real people. We never did settle into the room this year — hang curtains (which have literally been in the closet waiting to be hung since we moved in), make it cozy. But that’s turned out to be fine since our room is moving anyway. I’m excited to begin getting this one ready for a baby, and in the meantime it will make a great play/Lego room.

Last but not least, Judah and Amie’s room. We left the original paint color and still like it. The kids’ room is small but cheerful and at this point, sharing a room is still going great.

My cousin Allison has these Ikea spice racks hanging in her boys’ rooms for books and I fell in love with the idea.

The walls around Judah and Amie’s bed are their space to hang whatever they want. Both kids love having a little place where they can nest and new pictures are hung regularly.

If you wonder how this room stays neat, I keep half of the toys stored in the attic at all times. This spring I went to work organizing them up there in a very accessible way, so when the kids want something, they know they have a send a toy (or set of toys, like “Thomas trains”) up to get another set down. Having fewer toys helps them be able to clean up their own room in under 5 minutes, and it’s always fun to switch things out. Also, Lego’s stay out of the bedroom.

This part of the house has undergone the least transformation, but here are some before photos just for fun:

And here we are today!

Next we’ll move to the outside! Happy 4th!