Helloooooo eaters!

So here I am, in the final stretch of frantic movements before the family arrives. And I’m happy to say that, due in large part to Leon because he’s much more efficient at cleaning than I am, the house is so close to being entirely clean!

All that’s left is the bathroom, the kitchen floor, and finishing our room.

#HotDamnHooray to say the least!

Since there is a good chance that our house won’t be this clean all at the same time again until more family comes to visit, and because I think we are finally about done with all the decorating, DIYing, and furniture buying that we’re going to do, I can finally give you guys a house tour!

Yes, I realize that I’ve lived here since May.

Yes, I realize that you probably don’t care.

But with the exception of my giant bean bag and the crappy cart in the kitchen (which we are looking to replace), everything in the house had to be acquired. So between the acquiring and the creating, all of this was hard and time consuming and I am so explosively proud of my house.

So quit complaining and let me explode.

This is the view from the front door.

To the right is the dining room, featuring our $40 table, pink chairs, British WWII prints, and our booze holder/bar (which is also a vital part of our landing strip <– watch the video, it’s helpful.)

The pink chairs match the blue walls, right?

To the left is our living room. The chair came from an estate sale years ago. The couch came from Leon’s friend, Will, who gave it to their friend, Randall, who gave it to us. And the deer wall is whimsical, which is my design mantra.

If you walk straight ahead you’re in the kitchen.

We didn’t do much to the kitchen, as you can see, but I do love all the white cabinets. And I love all the light that comes in all day from the windows. It makes a great place for photography.

And here’s a quit look back at the front door and living room from the kitchen doorway, just for funsies.

Walking through the dining room puts you in the hallway. This isn’t a super thrilling space…except for our picture corner!

I saw this idea as a pinmonths ago and finally just finished it a couple weeks ago. (Or, as finished as it’s going to be for right now, because I would love to add more frames as time goes on.) And I must say, it’s awesome.

"I am an Omega Man, leader of the pack. Standing tall for excellence and learning not to look back. Learning how to set goals and be an inspiration to the crowd. Seeking wisdom everyday and making the Brotherhood proud!"

It’s especially awesome when you’re looking at it from the bathroom or office doorway because then you see the Omega Man picture, which was a joke gift from Leon’s friends a few years ago that I’m crazy about. I mean, what’s more whimsical than a shirtless afro man and a poem? And the purple and gold on it just happen to go brilliantly with the blue wall and gold frames.

Speaking of the office…

This is a room I intentionally left pretty plain. It’s our office, a guest room (when the air mattress is inflated), and where we keep myCharlie’s bean bag, so I didn’t want to do too much and then leave it feeling awkward at times.

Have I mentioned that I'm in love with accent chairs? Because I am. Especially this one.

But I really do love the desk (and chair) with the bookshelf that doubles as a standing desk. It makes me very productive. Charlie trying to climb up the chair and into my lap doesn’t make me productive.

Onto the bedroom, or as I like to call it (I don’t actually call it this, but it’s true) The Room With The Bed, because our king sized bed almost doesn’t fit.

Eventually I want to upholster the box spring so that it's not so ugly. And eventually I want to actually make the bed, too.

If the room were just a foot wider I would put a small accent chair where the cardboard boxes are (and have been since we moved in…) and probably a few whimsical hooks in the walls on either side of the bed for clothes and things. But I can’t do that, so I pile clothes on top of the boxes usually.

We can't be the only people who never fully push drawers closed, right?

This wall hanging was another pinned idea that is still a little bit in progress. I want to add a few more flowers in the upper right corner so that is looks like they are being blown up from the bottom left.

Last and certainly least is the bathroom, which I didn’t even bother to take a picture of because it’s all teal and peeling wall paper.

We didn’t do ANYTHING except putting frosted glass plastic over the window so the neighbors don’t see me naked. And, as luck would have it, that window will probably have to be replaced since it’s almost definitely rotting.

Who puts an unsealed, solid wood window and sill IN a shower? I don’t get it. But that’s the beauty of renting — we don’t have to get it or pay for it.

And that wraps it up. Aren’t you glad my house is tiny? AND aren’t you impressed with how much has changed since this post, on the day we moved in back in May?!

Because I think you should be.

Your turn, eaters:

Are you proud of your home? Tell me about it!

What’s the next house/DIY project you want to do?

G’night eaters!