ARGH! We''re Thinking About a House!

[selflove]

How exciting!! See, it really WAS meant to be!!

 

[Tybee]

Got the call today as I was driving home from work. They''ve signed the contract. Now we just need to get it inspected.
If there are no scary things found in the inspection... we seem to have ourselves a house!

I''ll post a picture of the outside. It''s a 1920''s house, built in a neighborhood where all the houses are similar in age.
The floors are all original hardwoods. There are three fireplaces, and the ceilings are over 10 ft high.

I wonder if this is going to be too small...

 

[AmberGretchen]

Oh Tybee - I''m so jealous, its so pretty!!

I am so excited for you!!

Can''t wait to see more pics of the inside - it sounds completely charming

 

[Tybee]

Thanks AG! It''s not real yet, but it''s fun for me to go the real estate listing and see "contract pending" on this house!
I''m already making plans about decorating it. I''d like to pop the lattice out from the attic and replace it with some stained glass~ not sure if that''s doable or not.

Like I needed something else to obsess about!

 

[AndyRosse]

Congrats Tybee!!!

 

[Mara]

Oh Tybee it's SOOOO CUTE. I love houses like that! And it looks like it's in very good shape already, hopefully you won't have to do much of anything to it? Except the fun inside stuff! Oh and of course adding some rosebushes to the front! Some pink cottagey ones would be beautiful up along the front of the house and would soften the lines.

It takes forever to decorate...we just started our third year here in our place and I JUST bought artwork for the dining room which has been naked walls til now. Our master bedroom still has naked walls...it's such slow going to find things I really want to buy and keep around for a very long time! But fun.

 

[Tacori E-ring]

It is such a cute house! Good luck on everything going smoothly. Keep us updated!!!

 

[E B]

Oh, Tybee, I LOVE it! Congratulations!

 

[Tybee]

Oh, thanks for letting me share this with you all!
It''s really been fun!

Mara, I''m sure that it will take us well over three years to fill our house!
I''d much rather live in an empty house with naked walls and slowly fill it with things
that we love, than fill it with some of the junk we have now.

I"ve been walking around the house throwing things away in my mind all weekend!

Next problem, how do I convince FI that his HUGE television will not work in our quaint little house??

Okay, let me post more pics: There''s not a lot that we''ll have to do for the next couple of years to it. We will eventually want to add a bathroom, and maybe finish the attic to add another bedroom.

Here is the dining room. I love the exposed brick

 

[Tybee]

hmm, those pictures are small, I copied them off of the buyer''s brief page, oh well, they''ll have to do.
Here''s the living room.

 

[Tybee]

Here''s the renovated kitchen.

 

[Tybee]

oops, that didn''t work.
Here''s the kitchen

 

[Tybee]

AND the back porch, that looks over a lovely back yard, perfect for my spoiled puppies---
I''m probably a fool to post these all now~ I''m hoping that I haven''t jinxed us on the house inspections and all the other nightmares that are right around the corner.

 

[Tacori E-ring]

I love all the wide molding. You are going to LOVE being homeowners. We have lived in our house for almost three years and its STILL not finished. Many of the rooms are on version 2

FI has since fell in love with tile (esp. slate) so many of the floors plus bathrooms are being redone. My best advice, just have fun and take things slowly.

 

[Mara]

oh i love the kitchen!! YUMMY!

the funny thing is that we only planned to be here 5 years but i am like damn its year 3 and the place is only 1/2 decorated the way i want it, we may have to stay longer just to enjoy it all!

i have totally fallen in love with ballard designs stuff and the house is turning into a slow blend of ballard, pottery barn and restoration hardware stuff. hmm. does that all match? hehee. i like it!

 

[gingerBcookie]

Wow Tybee! What a fabulous house! I love the dining room...the exposed brick gives it such a warm italian feel! And I am super jealous of your backyard...i have none to speak of. That deck looks like what I see in my head for our future permanant home. Good luck with the inspection and the rest of the proceedings!

 

[MelissaSue]

I LOVE IT!!!!!!! It reminds me a bit of our house.. don''t really know why.. its not really the same style.. but from the same era (ours was built in 1926)
Its adorable!!

 

[BrightSpot]

Oh, Tybee, I love your house!

The adorable exterior, the exposed brick in the DR, the lovely woodwork, hardwood floors, gourmet kitchen, 3 fireplaces & a deck....perfect! Congratulations!

(I''m jealous too...

)

 

[Tybee]

Thanks so much everyone!!

We''ll never have any money again

but at least we can hole up in our cute little house

Oh, the money thing is really scary!

 

[lovelylulu]

Tybee!

Congratulations

Your house is perfect! it is exactly what i would hope fiancee and i could move into some day. I''m definately NOT a fan of huge sprawling homes. I love older houses with interesting architectural details (like your built-ins in the living room) and heaps of charm. I actually search for real estate on craigslist using search terms like: cottage, bungalow, lovely, charming, sunny

Enjoy it!

 

[lili]

Wow, I would never have guessed that the house would have that HUGE kitchen
and complete with a formal dining room from the outside view.

That''s a lovely house.
I love the mouldings and the built-in in the family/living room.
Best of luck with the home inspection!

 

[Tybee]

Ha ha! Pictures can be deceiving! There''s nothing HUGE about that kitchen. It''s pretty small, it''s just new---which is a plus.
The whole house is pretty tiny, but we feel like we can expand UP in the future, maybe finish out the attic.
We get the home inspection on Wednesday! I''m really excited to get inside it again, knowing that it might be OURS!

 

[icekid]

Tybee-

you can add me to the jealous list

hehe.. the house is just adorable!!

I hope all goes well with the inspection this week!

 

[Caribou]

Tybee, your house is adorable!!! Congratulations, I''ll push positive vibes your way for the inspection.

And add me to the jealous list...I want your house!

 

[BrightSpot]

LOL, your kitchen looks huge to me, an NYC apartment dweller.

That''s great that it''s newly remodeled & it looks like there''s room for an island if you guys need additional counter space.

Good luck with the inspection tomorrow!

 

[eks6426]

Very cute house. I can see lots of possibilities. Have fun!

 

[lmurden]

Wow, I like it!

 

[Strawdermangrl]

Love the house!! How sweet, it has such character!!!

Enjoy and all fingers and toes are crosse for tomorrow!

 

[selflove]

Tybee! The house is just to-die-for CUTE! It looks like it''s in super great condition--I am sure everything will go well with the inspection. It is obviously a very well-maintained house and that makes it all the more likely that nothing major is going to come up with the inspect! But I''ll send positive vibes your way, JIC!

Really, that house is just so cute! And space in the attic to expand, it''s perfect! Add me to the jealous list! Oh and a YARD?!? I''m totally drooling.

I also see the resemblence to MelissaSue''s house. Lucky girls!

 

[sydneycasandra]

This house is ABSOLUTELY Gorgeous! My other addiction besides old jewelry is old houses... and to me, this is top-notch "fay cullen" of the real estate world. Not too gaudy, not too huge, but gorgeously done and very charming!

Congratulations on such a wonderful, fabulous find! (I am a little jealous!

) Have fun!