So we have the new house! But we are still in the old one while the major renovations are underway. The bathroom and kitchen are the first priorities.
Here is the bathroom as we found it...
But Dave has already finished the destruction and the building has begun! We are not doing the bathroom ourselves so I think it will progress quickly.
And while I'm on the subject of bathrooms...welcome to our new master bathroom!
It needs a little work... some walls perhaps. But it will be lovely one day I hope. It has two skylights!
The other thing that is happening right now is the floors. Dave ripped up the carpet that was previously in the entry and family room:
(pictures from MLS listing with previous owner's furniture)
And we discovered painted floors which are being refinished. The wood is actually maple, which I love because it is so light. I plan on keeping the floors as light as possible. I hope they will go nicely with the painted floors we will have in the kitchen and laundry room (yes I will have a main floor laundry room, I'm SO excited about this!)
I have so much to say about each room! I will have to split them into multiple posts.
One of the best things is the backyard, and seeing Layla run free. At our current house we share the driveway and don't have a fence so she is not able to play in the yard.
She has even been helping in the garden!
Oh and I have to ask, does anyone know what this plant is? it is climbing all over our fence and a wooden awning ( I think that's the right word.. it's a wooden structure that can house a hammock)
It looks like it is going to bloom:
Of course there are stressful moments, and not everything is perfect and a lot will have to wait, but overall I'm so excited for our dream home.
The main bathroom is going to have a heated floor with this basketweave tile:
This light (Pottery Barn):
There will be plain white subway tiles around the bathtub. Hopefully we will be able to reuse the original beadboard and paint the wall above cream or light blue... I can't decide:)
I'm trying to balance the more expensive items like the tile and light with plain and simple choices for our tub, tub surround, and faucets.
Thank you all for following on this journey. I'm sorry if I haven't gotten back to your question if you asked one recently. I will be doing a FAQ post soon so feel free to send it to me again:)
I can't wait to show you more. Oh and one last thing:
My favourite spot.