Partial New House Tour – Tour parcial de la casa nueva
We are slowly, veeeerrryyy slowly, getting things organized in the house. Douglas and I just had two weeks off, which helped a lot. Unfortunately, we could not do it all, and there is still so much to do. For this first tour, I will share the photos that I took from the listing. Then, as time goes on, I will update you on the progress that we are making in various rooms. Here we go…
Lentamente, muuuuyyyyy lentamente, estamos organizando la casa. Douglas y yo acabamos de tener dos semanas de vacaciones, que nos ayudó muchísimo. Desafortunadamente, no pudimos hacer todo y queda mucho por terminar. Por este primer tour de la casa, compartiré las fotos que saqué del anuncio inmobilario. Después, cuando tenga tiempo iré dando las nuevas de cada cuarto. Ya empecemos…
I cannot wait to see the yard this lush and green again. I am sick of the cold, grey skies and naked trees. Let’s go spring! It’s time.
Estoy ansiosa para que el jardín sea así de verde y frondoso otra vez. Estoy harta del frío, los cielos grises y los árboles desnudos. ¡Vámanos primavera! Ya es hora de empezar.
The only thing this house is missing from my must-have list is a front porch. We do have this little patio out front, and I do love the stone. Unfortunately, the gargoyle did not stay.
Lo único que le falta a esta casa de mi lista de cosas que deseo es un porche enfrente. En vez del porche tenemos este patio pequeño y me encanta la piedra. Desafortunadmente, la gárgola no se quedó.
The entryway of the house is beautiful, but I would like to change the color. It is just too dark for this space. I love that you can look straight through the house to the back door.
La entrada de la casa es bella, pero me gustaría cambiar el color de las paredes. Ese amarillo es demasiado oscuro para el espacio. Me encanta que se puede ver la puerta trasera por el pasillo.
We are also planning to paint the living room eventually, but it is not too bad for now. The green goes well with our furniture, which looks a lot different than theirs. In the first picture, you can see the door to the back porch, and in the second picture, you can see the pool out the windows.
El plan es pintar las paredes del salón también, pero está bien por ahora. El verde combina bien con nuestros muebles, que son muy diferentes de los que tenían los dueños anteriores. En la primera foto, se puede ver la puerta que sale al porche trasero y en la segunda foto se puede ver la piscina por las ventanas.
This is the powder room on the first floor. It is located just to the left of the back door that you could see in the picture of the entryway. It has been very convenient having extra bathrooms, especially this one on the first floor. No more fighting over the toilet!
Este es el WC de la planta baja. Se sitúa justo a la izquierda de la puerta trasera que se puede ver en la foto de la entrada. Es super conveniente tener más que un inodoro en la casa, estoy especialmente de tener uno en la planta baja. ¡Ya no hay más peleas!
I love the kitchen! Several people have asked if we painted it red, but it had been done by the previous owners. We are actually planning to paint a different color, but only because this room is very dark with the dark paint. In the first picture you can see the door to the dining room, and in the second you can see part of the breakfast nook and the door of the pantry. It is wonderful to have a pantry for all of our cooking accoutrements.
¡Me encanta la cocina! Varias personas nos han preguntado si la pintamos nosotros, pero lo hicieron los previos dueños. La vamos a pintar de otro color porque es un color muy oscuro. En la primera foto se puede ver la puerta que conduce al comedor y en la segunda se puede ver parte del desayunador y la puerta del almacén. Es una maravilla tener el almacén para guardar todos los accesorios que tenemos para cocinar.
Here we are in the dining room. In both pictures, you can see the door to the kitchen, and in the second one you can also see the door to the entry hall. In the second photo, you can also see the hutch that we bought from the old owners.
Aquí estamos en el comedor. En ambas fotos se puede ver la puerta que conduce a la cocina. En la segunda foto se pueden ver la puerta a la entrada y el mueble para guardar platos que compramos de los dueños anteriores. ¿Cómo se llama ese mueble en español?
The last room on the first floor is a sunroom just off of the dining room. It is Douglas’ favorite room, as well as that of many guests. My dad and his wife came to visit for a week, and they spent 90% of their time in this room. The plants are also loving it! I am actually sitting in here as I write this post.
El último cuarto en la planta baja es un solario que se puede entrar por el comedor. Es el cuarto preferido de Douglas, además de el de muchos invitados. Mi padre y su esposa vinieron por una semana y pasaron más de 90% del tiempo aquí. ¡A las plantas les encanta el cuarto también! Actualmente, me siento aquí ahora mismo para escribir.
This post has already taken me forever to write, so you will have to wait for the upstairs and outside tour for another time. If you subscribe using your email, you will be sure not to miss the post!
Esta entrada de blog ya me tomó muchísimo tiempo escribir, así que tendrás que esperar parr ver el primer piso y el jardín detrás de la casa. Si subscribes usando tu correo electrónico, estarás seguro/a de no perderlo.
Happy Homemaking!
¡Que todos tus deseos caseros se cumplan!
WOW what a house! (and pool? )
i pray that you dont paint all that gorgeous original woodwork!… so gorgeous
red kitchen ( i would keep but understand about light).
cant wait to see the rest- did you buy the piano?
No way are we ever going to paint the woodwork. That was one of the top selling points for us. The seller offered us the piano, but she wanted more than we were willing to pay. We would like to get a piano someday, but it will be an upright.
This is the most adorable story-book house! You really got lucky! Yes, some of the colors could use some lightening-up, but the details are so charming. How big is your property? It looks huge! I can’t wait for more tour. Congratulations on your new home!
Thank you! Now you can see why we fell in love with it immediately. We have .4 of an acre. It feels a lot bigger than that though! It is laid out perfectly to take advantage of every square inch.
I’ve been thinking about you recently wondering how it was going but figured you were up to your chin in getting the new house settled. Thanks for the post – I look forward to seeing your progress.
We have been busy, but I am hoping to be able to blog more now.
Your house is SO AWESOME!!! I love every thing about it and I know you guys are only going to improve it. Amazing yard. Love the sunroom and the breakfast nook
Thank you! We really love it to, although there have been some disappointing surprises. Overall, there are a lot more positives than negatives.
Beautiful rooms and a wonderful property. You’ll have so much fun personalizing it. Can’t wait for the next installment. Jo @ Let’s Face the Music
I can’t wait to start showing what we have done with it so far, but I want to give the before tours first.
This house is wonderful. It has a loy of charm and the sunroom is very inviting.
The sunroom is simply devine.