Final Touches

After being in the house for over a year now we are finally getting to the point of putting final touches on things...for the inside. We have two final projects (complete kitchen renovation and new ceiling in the family room) to be completed but those are going to have to wait until Russ gets out of law school other than that the inside is almost done!!

Our master bedroom got a make over with new bedroom furniture. As I have previously blogged about, Kara took our old stuff so I had to buy new furniture for us. I went to lots and lots of different stores and finally found it at very last store in the back corner of the upstairs. I had almost given up but there it was waiting for me. I never knew how furniture completes a room until now! Now, I have to find Russ a new night stand and we are done!
My favorite room in the house is the guest room. If you are a guy you might not like it but I love it. The walls are a unique blue. Funny story about the color, Mom saw it at a Open House and loved it so she painted her living room that color. I loved it so I painted my guest room that color. Aunt Jill loved it and painted her dining room that color and Kara was going to paint her bedroom at school that color. If you look at the paint chip, it is not a good color at all... Anyways, we all have the color and absolutely love it! Feel free to use it too! Anyways, I complete the bed with three decorative pillows, hung up the mirror, rearranged my vanity, and hung up some curtains. The room is complete and gorgeous!!!Speaking of decorative pillows, that is another item that can complete a room. Russ makes fun of me for having so many decorative pillows around the house but its a simple way to add to rooms. I went around the house (3 bedrooms, family room, and living room) and counted how many pillows we are have and it is......36! Of those thirty-six, only five are sleeping pillows! So if you need a pillow, we might have a couple you can borrow...

The last room, I have done some final touches to is the family room/dinning room. I bought new runners, place mats, and napkins for the table from Crate & Barrel. All I am missing now is a centerpiece for the table. The family room finally got some curtains. I have been looking everywhere for some and found them on clearance at Pier 1. I also got some pillows for the couch to make the green not so yucky and two mirrors for above the couch. I think the room is almost complete. All I have to do now is rearrange the bookshelf. When we moved in, I just unpacked and put everything up there without any rhyme or reason.
After all of those final touches, the house is almost complete. I still have Russ' study/guest room to tackle but that will be another time, right now I will let him keep it the way he wants :)

The other weekend, I found out that I have a new favorite activity outside...pressure washing! I rented a pressure washer for the day and pressure washed the entire house (brick, siding, and gutters) then finished up with the front steps, sidewalk, and driveway. I was able to make the old driveway look like the new driveway! I think I enjoyed it so much because you saw immediate results unlike gardening where you have to wait a couple of weeks.

Next weekend, I am going to attempt to paint the house. I was going to paint the brick, its a big thing right now, but I am not so sold on that idea yet....Russ is though. We will start with the siding and trim! Stay tuned for pictures....