Yesterday went well....
We got the water turned on, finally! So now the plumber coming by will actually be able to plum something.
We went to Habitat and Home Depot picking up all the things Brett will need to put in the new window. We lucked out as we found a window that matches all the rest perfectly! It will look really nice there in the living room instead of that hole in the wall.
Brett also fixed the gates - screwed the big on shut as it probably needs to be taken off and re-built and secured the small one back to the the fence.
At the Depot we found the tile we want for the small bathroom - black and white theme. Simple but also appropriate for the age of the house. Also found the pattern I like for the kitchen, entry ways, and maybe master bath (unless my mother has a thought. Turns out decorating a whole house is hard! I know what I want the living and dining rooms to feel like, but color? Not a clue!!
I want them to have clean lines but not be harsh. In the living room I want to over sized chairs with a table in between across from (hopefully) a gas fireplace and the TV. The dining room will have a cool chandelier over the imaginary table Brett will build me - a big square that can fit 8 with a recessed area in the middle for my antique spoons (with a glass cover of course!). I want the photos mom had framed for me on the big empty wall and a hanging bar I saw in the Pottery Barn catalog on the small one.
The kitchen is iffy too. I know what the tiles on the floor and back splash I to look like, I know we are getting the white appliances because the are cheaper, and I know we are getting our cabinets used from Habitat, so they might be ugly and have to be painted white. Countertops? Paint? I got nothing.
What I am excited about is the closets. That's easy! A whole bunch of those wire shelving things and BAM! Done.
I have been talking to an old girlfriend of mine about the house and she is constantly making me feel small about it. I need to stop calling her, she doesn't make me happy. And now she is inviting her self for a visit. I bite my tongue every time she says 'I'll have to start saving for a visit' because all I want to say is 'who invited you?'
Speaking of self invitations, Brett is still freaked out about my folks coming out here. he's afraid that they will see the house as it is right now and not the potential it has. They know that this is what we wanted. Something that needed love so we could make it what we want. and it's not that bad - by the time my parents get out here the walls will be nice and white and the hole will have a pretty new window. I think that will help a lot with Brett's anxieties. I think my parents will be a big help with the move (plus I hope that they will buy me some stuff!!)
We went to Habitat and Home Depot picking up all the things Brett will need to put in the new window. We lucked out as we found a window that matches all the rest perfectly! It will look really nice there in the living room instead of that hole in the wall.
Brett also fixed the gates - screwed the big on shut as it probably needs to be taken off and re-built and secured the small one back to the the fence.
At the Depot we found the tile we want for the small bathroom - black and white theme. Simple but also appropriate for the age of the house. Also found the pattern I like for the kitchen, entry ways, and maybe master bath (unless my mother has a thought. Turns out decorating a whole house is hard! I know what I want the living and dining rooms to feel like, but color? Not a clue!!
I want them to have clean lines but not be harsh. In the living room I want to over sized chairs with a table in between across from (hopefully) a gas fireplace and the TV. The dining room will have a cool chandelier over the imaginary table Brett will build me - a big square that can fit 8 with a recessed area in the middle for my antique spoons (with a glass cover of course!). I want the photos mom had framed for me on the big empty wall and a hanging bar I saw in the Pottery Barn catalog on the small one.
The kitchen is iffy too. I know what the tiles on the floor and back splash I to look like, I know we are getting the white appliances because the are cheaper, and I know we are getting our cabinets used from Habitat, so they might be ugly and have to be painted white. Countertops? Paint? I got nothing.
What I am excited about is the closets. That's easy! A whole bunch of those wire shelving things and BAM! Done.
I have been talking to an old girlfriend of mine about the house and she is constantly making me feel small about it. I need to stop calling her, she doesn't make me happy. And now she is inviting her self for a visit. I bite my tongue every time she says 'I'll have to start saving for a visit' because all I want to say is 'who invited you?'
Speaking of self invitations, Brett is still freaked out about my folks coming out here. he's afraid that they will see the house as it is right now and not the potential it has. They know that this is what we wanted. Something that needed love so we could make it what we want. and it's not that bad - by the time my parents get out here the walls will be nice and white and the hole will have a pretty new window. I think that will help a lot with Brett's anxieties. I think my parents will be a big help with the move (plus I hope that they will buy me some stuff!!)