New House Tour (Video)
If you get motion sick easily, you might not want to watch this video.
I got motion sick trying to edit enough clips to show you the house – without rambling on an on about random things that happen to bug me about our new house.
It’s really choppy, and kind of random anyway… but here it is.
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We’re pretty excited to have a house again. It’s got some “odd” traits that will be interesting to work around but it has a lot of potential.
The movers are coming to unload and unpack tomorrow and Wednesday so we should be living in our new house soon. We just have to move ourselves out of the apartment. We’ve accumulated a lot of junk in the past 4 months. 3 flights of stairs in this heat! This is going to be a FUN weekend – but it’ll be worth it!
Ah! We loved your video and your new home. Mr. Woodsy loves the retention wall leading up to your home. I swear home builders do not truly think things out when they are building. They just throw the s— together to get it done.
I can not wait to see what you make of this new home!
Mr. Woodsy would love to know what kind of wood is used for your deck and unscreened porch? His heart dropped when you said paint the wood! lol. He immediately said to distress it (or pickle it?)! lol.
P.S. Now that you live closer to the south–maybe we can meet half way next June for the Haven conference in Atlanta! 🙂 http://www.havenconference.com/ We are seriously thinking about attending! 🙂
What is this retention wall you speak of? I think it’s just part of the house – it’s build on a steep hill. But if the builder planned something out instead of just throwing s– together, that’s awesome!
Of course Mr. Woodsy would gasp. I said, “Paint the wood.” I think it’s a guy thing. 🙂 Tell him it’s just pine. I’m not sure about all those knots though, I’m not sure there’s a primer out there that’ll do the trick but I’m sure going to find out!
Jon was talking about the retaining wall that I guess is there to keep your house from falling since your on a hill! 🙂
As for the pine he said if it were his house he would sand down the walls paint it white and then take a rag to wipe some of the paint off?!?!?
As for the kitchen–he would move the cabinet that would sit next to the dishwasher in and put the dish washer on the outside–place a wood paneling on the side where the dishwasher would be exposed. He also mentioned something about a butcher block island. lol. He said you should be able to go to wood mills around your area since you are in TN! 🙂
He calls it a retaining wall, I call it a basement. LOL
The screened in porch is beadboard. Yeah! They installed it all different directions which is weird but whatever. Tell Jon not to worry about it too much. I haven’t decided firmly on painting the porch. (I most likely will, but just don’t tell him so he doesn’t worry about it. That’s what I do with my husband.)
As for the kitchen, I’m planning a complete reconfigure job so I’m not worried about the DW right now. I am definitely building an island though. I’ve had a design in my head for a few years now for an island. I almost did it in the craft room in IL but knew we would move and didn’t want to leave it. Who knew the owners wouldn’t want the island? Still, Glad I waited because it would have made me cry to cut that island up.
Lots of idea, lots of work and it’s just me so that means lots of time. 🙁 Wish I could just snap my fingers…but don’t we all?
Yea! Looking forward to seeing this house turned into a beautiful home! As far as light switches go – we have 2 in our house that go to…nothing (at least nothing we can find 🙂
Weird electrical is the new black, apparently. LOL
What an amazing space to work your magic in! I loved seeing you do the flight attendant motions! You are too cute! I think you have plenty of room in there and doubtful you would even notice, so can I move in?
Can’t wait to see all you do to it!
Megan
So glad my flight attendant moves were not all for naught. I cut out the sprinkler and the lawnmower. They didn’t make the cut. LOL
Of course you could move in, but I’m using the guest room for my craft room so you’d have to take the couch! LOL
It seems to have a weird layout and would love to see a floorplan. Can’t WAIT to see all your projects!
Yup, kinda weird layout. I’d like a floor plan too now that you mention it. What I wouldn’t give to design and build my own custom house. At least then I would have to stop poking fun at other people’s designs because I’d see how difficult it is to plan for Everything. Maybe someday we will quit moving around and we’ll see how much fun it really is. Maybe it’s a grass is greener kinda thing. Who knows?
Yay! I love it! And, can I say that I enjoyed hearing your voice. It was almost like visiting with you in person.
Almost like the commercials we cousins used to make. I had to edit out SO much of me “Uhm-ing” it was ridiculous.