But now that we're committed (we've "put a ring on it," so to speak) and the dust is starting to settle, I think it's time to show a little leg, don't you?
So without further ado, let me present...
The NEW Money Pit
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| Exterior |
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| Entrance | Foyer |
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| Powder Room I've got big plans for this teeny tiny little room, and it involves a lot of wallpaper... |
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| Dining Room I'm not going to lie to you... it's a weird layout. The hall opens directly into the dining room which, as you can see, is connected to every other room. It's *almost* a through-way, but still feels like a room too. It is by far the most difficult room to plan in terms of decorating. The only thing I know for sure is that I want/need a round table, and that I want to paint that tray ceiling in black chalkboard paint. Getting a little resistance from my better half on that second one. |
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| Media Room The previous owners used this room as their dining room (because they couldn't figure out the whole hallway/dining room situation either) but we've turned it into our media room. It works exactly like I imagined. It's perfect. |
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| Kitchen |
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| Kitchen See that island? I love it. LOVE IT. I've never had an island before, let alone one that seats 25 (6, but who's counting?!) And that stove you see in the back, there? Yeah, that's totally gas. BOO-YA! I win. |
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| Living Room Also? My very first fireplace. I've been pining for one since I was twelve years old, and now I have one. It's every bit as good as I thought it would be. My gas bill is going to be ENORMOUS this winter. |
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| J's Room We're upstairs now. J's room is at the very front of the house ~ his are the three windows beneath the black cupola. It's the smallest bedroom of four, but he chose it because it's the only one that has 10-foot ceiling and HUGE windows. He's a natural-light junkie. |
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| A's Room Next door to J, hers takes up the remainder of the front half. If you check out the 'Exterior' photo, the other four windows belong to her. Three in her bedroom (as pictured) and one in her.... |
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| ENSUITE! Did I mention she's just turning 10? Possibly the luckiest 10-year-old in the freaking galaxy. |
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| The "Family" Bath Which really means "J's Bath" because everyone else basically has their own. Not even kidding right now. |
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| Mum's/Matt's Room So this is the fourth bedroom, which is currently being used by my mum until we renovate the basement. Once her apartment is built, this will be my brother's room when he's home from university. Eventually, when no one else needs it, it will be an exercise-room-slash-man-cave for Daryn. Eventually. |
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| Master Bedroom |
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| Master Bedroom Dudes, it's huge. H-U-G-E. It's borderline ridiculous. |
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| Master Bath |
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| Master Bath That shower. 'Nuff said. |
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| The Basement All the way back downstairs now, this is the sort-of-just-a-little-bit finished basement, with a lot more work to go until it's ready to be inhabited. Right now it's full of boxes, but you can see the appeal. Three huge windows, tons of space and a walkout. Perfect for an in-law suite. Now we just need to git'er done! |
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| Exterior Out the back door, and you can see why we stand out a little on the street. We're the only ones with bright red siding in the entire neighborhood. I hated it at first, but now it's growing on me. Mould again? I won't say no. |
And that's the Money Pit in a nutshell! I've kept photos of one room behind -- the landing / office -- for a very good reason: we're in the process of decorating it right now! I will be working from home more in the new year, which I decided was the perfect excuse reason to spend some time, energy and dineros on making it picture-perfect. Much of next week will be focused on the office transformation, with some special focus on all the awesome things I'm finding on Craigslist and Kijiji.
Tune back in tomorrow for a long-overdue installment of Design This Dish!
Note: All photos are courtesy of Century 21 People's Choice Realty Inc.
Um, Wow! nice digs my dear!
ReplyDeleteCan I just say that I'm not sure I've ever been jealous of a 10 year old before?
I'm also completely coveting all that cupboard space in your kitchen.
One thing I did notice though - you seem to have an awful lot of the same 'boob' light fixture. Didn't the previous owners upgrade any of them from the builders basic?
Not a ONE of them. SO MANY BOOB LIGHTS, dude. So many. I've started a collection of fixture that are currently in boxes all over the house. Once I have them all ready, we'll call in the electrician to install them all in one shot. (It's the one drawback to really high ceilings, we've discovered. Scrambling up a ladder to 9- or 10-feet to potentially electrocute ourselves is less than appealing). Rest assured, they all will be switched out before my work here is done! :)
DeleteLove the new "pit"! It looks so big and spacious! Can't wait to see what you do with it! :)
ReplyDeleteThank you! I've decided not to rest on my laurels with this place (unlike the last)... I've already started a bunch of projects, and we've only been there a month! I'm so looking forward to transforming it :)
DeleteThe new pit is gorgeous... but dude, that's a whole lot of yellow... does it feel like you're living in a lemon? :)
ReplyDeleteI knooooow. I can't stand it. And I'll be honest: it's less like living in a lemon and more like living in a bowl of warm... well. Let's just say it's less than great. Initially we wanted to paint the whole place in the week between closings, but the funny thing about doubling your space is that it QUADRUPLES the time it takes to paint. It's weird math, but it's true. So Daryn says I have to be "patient" but believe me, getting rid of that yellow is top priority.
DeleteThe new house is AMAZING! It looks like you have tonnnnnnns of room.
ReplyDeleteThanks dude... we totally do! True story: I lost one of the children the other day. (she was found, of course. Eventually.) I loved my little bungalow but it's so nice to have rooooom!
DeleteWowza! That seems pretty big - but I guess it needs to be with the whole multi-generational thing. I've missed your posts, so it's great to see you back even if it's only once in a while. I'm digging the pastel quilt in your son's bedroom, by the way ;) haha!
ReplyDeleteIt's been a very interesting experience, amalgamating households. I thought it would be tougher, to be honest, but I think because we were so used to living in relatively cozy quarters that doubling your space but only adding one person really helps to keep the feeling of spaciousness. It's only a month in, but so far, so good! And thank you - I missed you guys too. I've missed the blog! My new year's resolution is to pay more attention to the things that are really important to me, so you'll be seeing a lot more of me this year! Brace yourself.
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