Out Little Abode

So, now that you've met everyone that resides in our tiny, love filled home, how about I give you the 2 minute grand tour of our little love shack? I knew you'd be game...



Our cozy little cottage.

Here she (he?) is! This picture was taken by the realtor who listed the home, but in all honesty not much has changed in the year or so that we've lived here. You could stand in front of our house and probably take the same exact picture, with the only difference being the shrubs have grown. Sad, right? But, as first time home owners, we're trying to pick and choose our projects based on need and added value to the home. Next up for the face of this little beaut? A walking path from the front door! This little wifey is tired of her heels sinking into the grass with every step. Once we get the walkway in we'll re-seed the yard, too. Right now it's pretty much a blanket of moss with the occasional weed poking through. I can't wait to get the front yard in shape!



Driveway and garage.

This driveway is sort of the bane of our existance. It's old, only partially paved, and it's COMPLETELY overgrown. The previous owners just planted whatever they wanted, no rhyme or reason, so we've literally pulled hundreds of bulbs from the ground, yet those buggers keep coming up. This spring we'll be adding planters on either side of the driveway, and we'll be graveling all the way up to the garage. Also, that huge rhododendron you see will be GONE and we'll be putting up a fence in that same area.


Looking at the front door from the living room.



What you don't see in the pictures, located on the other side of the front door, is a mudroom. It's a great place for kicking off muddy shoes, drying of wet puppies, or plain old not having to stand in the rain whilst fumbling for keys. I love the mudroom! I'd love to have some built in seating/storage in there at some point, too.



View of the living room from the hallway.

Those are the original hardwood floors, and the house was built in 1948. For the most part the floors are in great condition, but there are some areas that show a bit of wear and tear from previous owners. Deep scratches mark the entryway to my dressing room/office/guest room. Eventually we'll most likely sand them down and refinish them, but for now we can live with it.

Also, it should be noted that we have painted since these pictures were taken. I'll show you bare bones now, and future posts will consist of the "improvements" we've made.



Our cozy little kitchen.

Our kitchen is cozy, but cute. There is a lot of storage for it being such a tiny house, but it is lacking a dishwasher. That means you can pretty much find me standing right there in front of the sink nightly, sometimes twice a night. We've painted in here as well, but I can't wait to get rid of the flooring and backsplash. Not my style, and those floors show EVERYTHING. Thank goodness it's so tiny because the floor will be fairly inexpensive to replace. Just to the right you can see our back door, which leads to the backyard (duh!), but we'll get to that in a bit. 

I was going to post pictures of the two bedrooms and the bathroom, but the pictures are terrible and show you absolutely nothing other than a corner of the room. But, they're pretty basic as far as bedrooms go, and the bathroom... don't even get me started on that one. Wait, let me see if I can find a pic worth sharing...



Ugh.

This is the room I hve the most issues with in the entire house. First off, it's small and it's the only bathroom. There is fake, plastic tile on the walls, which looks terrible and needs to be ripped down. There is a window in the shower that doesn't open, and it probably has been there since the house was built. I'm going with a grey & yellow theme in here, with some beadboard and awesome fixtures to polish it up a bit.

And here's what sold us on the place...

Where we spend most of our time.

We loved the backyard as soon as we saw it. It has so much potential, and The Hubster is kind of a guru when it comes to yard work so he's right in his element. It's fully fenced, lots of brick everywhere, and we even have our own little brick BBQ pit (which needs some work, but still!). There is a huge tree (which most likely has to come down, but more on that in another post), and for the most part the grass is in pretty good shape. The dogs love it out here!

The tree. We've cleared out a LOT of the beds and they now have red rock in them instead of green overgrown-ness.

 

And that, dear readers, is our home.

It's tiny, but mighty. Cozy and warm. A place where we live and laugh, argue and cry, entertain and love.

We love it.