Here are just a few of the (OMG literally!!!) hundreds of images I have saved in my 11 Houzz ideabooks for this project. We're hoping the house has the same sort of feel that the rooms featured here have. I'm not sure what to call the style- definitely coastal (but not obviously "beachy") and leaning toward modern (but not too stark). Though I absolutely LOVED our 1846 farmhouse in Westwood, I'm excited to be going more mid-century here. At least the walls won't be crumbling- something that quickly went from being "charming" to frustrating in our old house. Change is good, and this is going to be a beautiful one!

Contemporary Kitchen by San Francisco Architects & Building Designers

Eclectic Living Room by Richmond Tile, Stone & Countertops Charles Luck Stone Center

Midcentury Living Room by San Francisco Architects & Building Designers yamamar design

Eclectic Hall by Brooklyn Photographers Rikki Snyder

Midcentury Living Room by Portland Closet & Home Storage Designers Tara Bussema - Neat Organization and Design

Eclectic Dining Room by Seattle Photographers Sam Van Fleet Photography

Beach Style Bedroom by Savannah Interior Designers & Decorators Rethink Design Studio

Contemporary Bedroom by Sydney Home Builders Capital Building

Farmhouse Staircase by Austin Architects & Building Designers Clayton&Little Architects

Walls, walls, walls...

It's so exciting to see progress being made at the house! This week the wall between the living and dining room (old kitchen) came down, the demo work was complete in the future family room and kitchen, and the hall bathroom got a new floor! And, the outside peak got a much needed facelift- it now matches the rest of the clapboard on the front of the house. Yippeeeeee! I'll post a few images of those projects but considering they probably aren't half as interesting to anyone else as they are to us, I'll keep the post brief. And, later this morning I'll post some of the photos I'm using for inspiration. Those are a heck of a lot more fun!

For the love of SMEG!

You know what they say... go big or go home?  Well, in this case we're going SMALL, but in a big way.  Yes, it may seem impractical, but when is love ever practical?  And this is love, it really is.   Our first major kitchen appliance purchase has been made and we are all so in love (sighhhhh.....).  How can we not be?  At just 23.75 inches wide and 57 inches high this adorable little fridge can't help but steal hearts.

Some people may think we're crazy putting such a small unit in our kitchen, but honestly I hate doing big grocery shopping- I tend to buy in smaller quantities a few times a week.  I think it stems from bad memories of post college days when our apartment fridge was perpetually overstuffed with moldy food and too many take out cartons (shudder).... I can't stand a messy or cluttered fridge!!!

So, this should be just fine.  And, as a bonus it saves energy (love that!!!) and space.  Our kitchen isn't going to be huge (or even big) so gaining some room for more cabinets is a definite plus.  Anywho, stay tuned to find out what fabulous color we've picked for ours (and be patient- the kitchen won't be done for months), but in the meantime: meet SMEG!

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The Adventure Begins!

Crazy days.  That's all I can say about life right now!  In the course of 8 days we sold two houses and bought one.  The packing, the paperwork, the coordinating of schedules, the physical moving of stuff (how do we have so much stuff???), changing our address, paying off bills, saying good-bye and meeting new neighbors... yeah, nuts.  But it's nothing compared to what the next few months will bring.  When people ask "what are you doing to your new house?" the easiest answer is "what AREN'T we doing?"   Well, we aren't tearing it down.  You can follow along here to see our progress.  I'll start by posting the before pictures.

Future Family Room (currently a porch)

Future Kitchen (currently a den with LOTS of brickwork)

Future Dining Room 

Future Mater Bath (full gut reno)

Future Master Bath 

Future Craft Room (currently weird basement room)

Future Playroom (currently scary basement)

Future guest room (currently another scary basement room)

Another view of the scary basement

Future site of awesome deck (with water views!)

Future site of outdoor shower

We finally have a garage!!!!!!

Master Bedroom

Living Room (lots of changes to come)

Taking down this wall....

Don't be frightened by the state of things (and if you are, don't tell me.. it's even worse in real life!)