Home Updates

Now that we have lived here for a month and settled in a little more, I thought I ought to share some newer photos of our home. It's still exciting to be living here, and with the fresh coat of paint it looks even better. A few rooms got quite a face lift--just compare the old orange kitchen and bathroom to the new pics below!

The counters and flooring have a definite yellow tone, but that orange paint made them unbearably so. I wasn't sure about this ivory at first, but it really neutralizes the yellow. The color also looks deeper in the photo than in person.

There is space for a small table or island in front of the windows, so I'll keep my eyes open. We also would like to rig up or buy some kind of pot rack next to the stove.

The bedroom (well, the whole apartment) is still a work in progress, but we did get a bed! It's the Malm from Ikea. We got awesome new sheets from Garnet Hill, but we have yet to replace the comforter. The walls were repainted the same color.

The bath went from rouge to gray-blue. The light quality feels much better.

The living room, with furniture (thanks to Nomes and Howard). This rug is really beautiful and colorful. We spend most of our home time in here now. It makes me excited to get furniture into the other rooms to begin using the whole house. :)

That's all for now...my gears are going, imagining what else I will do with the space. I finally got some graph paper to do some layouts. We're excited to visit Brimfield this weekend and hopefully bring home a few special finds. More on that next week.

Happy September, all.