How many times have I promised pictures of the new house?  Probably once or twice, or 100 times.

Today I am here to deliver.  I My mother finally took pictures of the new house!  I My mother was so smart and remembered to go to each room with a camera.  I My mother is so proud! 

There was this brief period right before the bridal shower I threw on Sunday where the entire house was spotless and adorably decorated.  That brief period lasted less than an hour.  Sure, it is still pretty clean, but the spotless is long gone.  The coffee table is again covered with magazines and remotes (because B has to have 10 remotes for each gadget).  The kitchen cabinets are covered with dishes I have yet to put back in their boxes and put away.  The bed is no longer being made every morning.  Basically as soon as the party ended, B and I went back to living in the house and not walking on eggshells trying to keep everything spotless.  Just don’t tell Martha Stewart I don’t make my bed every morning.

So I guess you want some pictures, right?  Again, keep in mind these were taken before the bridal shower.  While I thoroughly enjoy the lit candles, fresh flowers, crystal dishes and lace tablecloths, that isn’t how the house looks normal.  You still get the jist.

Entry.  Nothing too exciting here.

Kitchen.  Yes, we still have the teal cabinets.  And we will until we fall into a pit of money.  Honestly, once we got rid of the salmon and mauve colored paint, I didn’t hate them as much.  I think a new, neutral color countertop might actually make the color work!  Again, at least until we fall into a pit of money.

View #1 of the living room.  See the awesome fireplace?  Yeah, I painted the inside black.  Amazing the difference that small can of paint made.  Oh, and removing the 1980s brass insert.

View #2.  The chairs aren’t normally there and we don’t keep a sign in on the table.  Again, bridal shower.  That painting is one of my most prized possessions.  My aunt painted it and for years every time I was at her house I would ask if I could have it.  I knew one day she would redecorate and I would get it!  Doesn’t it look great?

View #3.  From this angle you can see the dining room.  Right behind me my mom is the hallway to the bedrooms.  Make sense?

Master bedroom.  Hi new furniture!  I love you!  I can’t remember if I shared a picture of the furniture yet.  I love it, even though black furniture and two dogs makes it almost impossible to remain dust free.

This is B’s office.  Heh.  I think he would die if his super techy-geeky friends saw what we did to it.  Ha!  Normally he has some ridiculous oversized monitor sitting on top of the lace tablecloth.  I am kidding B, I know you only use the tablecloth on formal Sundays.

And finally, the screened back patio.  This hasn’t really changed either.  But, can we talk about how green everything looks?  Thanks to my parents cleaning out the flower beds and the unseasonable August rain, I am loving my backyard right now.  As long as my parents come back and work their green thumbs a few times a year, I think I will be able to manage all the plants!

So there you go.  The new house.  I left out the bathrooms and spare bedrooms, but you get the idea.  These are the rooms we worked on the most.  And they are my favorite rooms in the house.