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?

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.