It was two months ago today that I saw a real estate listing on the ‘net that would change our lives forever. Two months later, I find myself the owner of that house, with a tiny bit of time on my hands waiting for the delivery of our new fridge, washer and dryer. And with my iPhone in hand, I took this little tour to share our joy (and kick-ass new house!) with you in the form of an iPhone house tour and virtual housewarming party!
C’mon in!!
Our new home has lovely curb appeal, don’t you think?
The porch view from the front door:
Through the double doors, and up a few steps and you’re in the living room.
Around the corner is the dining room, between the living room and the kitchen.
The kitchen, as seen from the dining room (and just before they put our honkin’ big new fridge.)
A quick aside: I spent most of the day Saturday and a good part of Sunday sanitizing those kitchen cupboards. I started out trying to simply scrub them clean, but there was the most awful mactac shelf paper that I simply could not get clean, so I started peeling. And peeling. And peeling. It was four layers deep in some places, and I had to laugh when I excavated this layer. I call it “The 1970s were good to this house!”
Isn’t it awesome? Yeah, so not staying. I peeled that up, too, and then scrubbed and sanded until my arms were numb, and then coated the whole shebang in a couple of thick layers of pristine white semigloss paint. Those cupboards are cleaner than they have been since the original owner now, I’m quite sure!
And now, on with the tour! Here’s a vaguely blurry view of the master bedroom, with it’s own patio walkout to a private porch.
The view from my bedroom. (Did I mention the lilac tree directly outside the window nearest my bed? June is going to smell delicious in this room!)
And! The private porch!
Ensuite in need of a shower (file under renovation plans!)
One boy bedroom:
Another bedroom:
Another bedroom:
And another bedroom!
(There’s a family room on the other side of the basement that looks a lot like this bedroom. Also not seen: laundry room with about $8K worth of new water softeners, filters and pumps; furnace and storage room; two more bathrooms; and, honkin’ big 2.5 car garage with 15 foot ceiling!)
And, of course, the back yard:
If you ask him, Tristan will tell you that we just spent the best part of $400K on a tree house that just happened to have a gorgeous house in its front yard for the rest of the family. 🙂
Pretty great, eh? (The house, not the resolution of the photos. Now I know, low-res iPhone pix are REALLY low resolution!)
Welcome to the virtual housewarming party!
What a lovely home. All the best to you and your family as you celebrate precious memories.
It’s so beeeyoteful! Congrats, Dani.
When we got our house, we used most of a tub of Lysol wipes on one cabinet in the bathroom. 20 years of grime . . .
I love it! Such great spaces. It reminds me a lot of my parents’ house (aside from its vicinity) with the endless basement and the big, leafy backyard. Great house, great neighbourhood!
So happy for you guys, Dani! GREAT house!
LOVE IT! It’s so great, Dani, and I can just imagine you all being so happy here.
So! Exciting! I love it. And from here in Vancouver, I am a little jealous of the price tag.
Welcome home!
The house is beautiful.
Now, I know you were trying to declutter but did you end up decluttering yourself right out of all of your possessions except for a few things?
Love it! So bright! So lush! So big! So tree-housey! Congrats 🙂
Gorgeous! It’s the perfect house. I would give you a virtual house-warming present, but a virtual bottle of wine would be undrinkable, and a virtual potted plant is kind of unnecessary. Congratulations!
GORGEOUS!!
It’s beautiful, the house, the yard, the private balcony. Congratulations for having made it to your new address in one piece. Hope you and yours enjoy making many happy memories in your new home.
Fantastic!!!!!!!!!!!
Enjoy! It is a fabulous house!!!!
The yard, the space, the hardwood floors, the yard, the space…
Loverly 🙂
Mazel Tov! 😀 I hope the move is smooth, and you have many happy years in that house 😀
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It’s a beautiful home Dani. I totally have porch envy too!!
Wow! That’s a lot of house! Congrats.
That comment was from me..
(Love the yard btw.)
The house is beautiful and the propety is AMAZING! Congrats!
I don’t want to rain on this parade, but my family/circle of friends is full of law enforcement/firefighting professionals…and I can’t help but notice that one of the basement bedrooms appears to have no window. Maybe the window just didn’t make it into the pic? I know you and Beloved are terrific, safety-concious parents, so I am sure it is a “safe” bedroom with an emerg exit.
I love it!! congrats!
Oh love it! I am so happy for you!
When we moved, we got caught in a situation where we had less than a week between closings. Less than a week to move out of the old place, into the new one, and clean both of them. And 1.8 metric tonnes of junk left behind by the previous owner (I have the receipt for the tipping fee at the dump). And a 10 month old. And my sister’s wedding on the weekend. In Minden.
That, in case you were wondering, is how cupboard shelves end up with 4 layers of mactac 🙂
I am super envious of your porches. They are just lovely. I always wanted one myself. I’m so glad to hear the move went well!
In other news, I know you like grammar as much as I do — have you seen this?
http://theoatmeal.com/comics/misspelling
Wonderful! The curb appeal alone might have sold me. The porches. And those FLOORS!