We got the house on Sunday afternoon. My mom came up on Monday morning and she and Bradley got started on painting. As of last night, the living room, kitchen and most of the dining room were done. I wish I could be there during the day to help, but I don’t have time off. It is exciting to …
Category Archives: Our Starter Home
Closing on our very first house!
An accepted offer. A good inspection. No termites. We are ready to close on our very first house. Our closing date is June 29 and we get the house on July 2. We are so excited about this house, and I have already put together a mile long “honey do” list! Here are some ‘before’ pictures: …
A New House (Take Two)
We are finally through with the house we originally made an offer on. The owner was unwilling to fix everything (which is what we ultimately hoped for), so we were able to make a clean break and get our earnest money back. Our real estate agent has been working so hard to show us every house that we …
New (to us) Pub Table
When Bradley and I moved into our current apartment a year ago, we thought, ” we will only be here for a year, we can do without a dining table for a year.” This is because what is considered our “dining area” is actually just the small open space connecting the den, kitchen, and bathroom. Well, now that we …
First furniture purchase as a married couple!
This weekend we decided to look for a couch. Bradley’s mom was so wonderful to give us one of her old loveseats to have something to sit on, but we have always wanted a little more sitting room so that we could have more friends over. We found a very cute caramel colored sofa at a furniture consignment shop …
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