our house

living room.

This week is our one-year anniversary of buying a house! Can you believe it? We own a house! Sometimes I still have to pinch myself to believe it’s real.

I thought I’d celebrate with a little updated house tour throughout the rest of the week. Let’s start with the inside, shall we?

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Some of you have asked about how the layout works. When you open our front door, you’re in the living room, I took this photo from our “entryway,” and straight ahead is our tiny hallway with two bedrooms to the right, and the bathroom (that’s a closet door directly ahead). Head into the hallway and turn left and you’re in the dining room.

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Here’s a post about color-coordinating our bookshelves. We’ve never regretted it. My grandma made the green quilt and it’s been in storage our whole married life. I’m so happy I get to see it every day now.

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The door on the left leads to the soon-to-be-master-bedrom and on the right is the kitchen/dining room. So the house makes one big circle.

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Since we’re in the living room, here’s a sneak peek of our master bedroom. Hopefully we’ll make our room switch in the next couple weeks.

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My parents gave us that amazing painting and frame for our tenth wedding anniversary; the watercolor is from a photo David took in South Asia, and my dad made the frame out of reclaimed wood from our backyard. We’ll treasure it always.

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I saw this book-page wreath in The Nesting Place and knew I had to have one. Only problem: crafts of any kind terrify me. I practically forced myself to drive to Hobby Lobby, spend 10 bucks on a cheap straw wreath and a hot glue gun, then try my hand at something new. In the end, it was a very relaxing, fun experience. David and I laughed choosing which books to tear up. I made the wreath for our bedroom, but we like it here for now.

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Here’s our living room when we bought the house. And here’s the progression over this year …
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I’ll be back tomorrow with our dining room and kitchen!

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