We are officially unpacked! The house is all put together and minus a few missing mirrors and a couple of photo frames i’d like to buy, the interior is just the way i want it.
Moving was a pain, as moving always is. We got a key to the new place one week before we had to be out of the old place, and we spent that week packing, taking some boxes over to the new place and painting the bedroom from pink to light gray. Let me tell you, we are not expert painters. I think the last time i painted was about ten years ago and somehow i figured that experience was all i needed under my belt to painlessly paint a bedroom. I was wrong.
We used 2/3 of the gallon of white paint that the landlord gave us on the first coat and the room still looked patchy. So, i decided to buy another gallon, and i figured that changing the color slightly from white to light gray wouldn’t matter much. Wrong again! After the first coat of the gray paint, it still looked patchy. So we went at it again. And after the second coat, we had to go back and fill in what patches still remained. And then we took the tape off the edges, and the trim was messy. I am hiring a professional next time.
Moving the big stuff was easy because we had a team of four helpers and a u-haul. Thank God. Unpacking has taken a lot longer than i thought it would, but it feels awesome now and less than a month has passed. Yay! On with the show:
The house, with our two cars in the two-car garage!
Our kitchen which, sadly, lacks a dishwasher.
The bedroom. Notice the paint job! I want to add a colorful quilt to break up all the gray.
I think we’re calling this room the den, maybe?
We have a weird semi-circular concrete patio thing in the back
And we’ve got a few little plants popping up in the back yard. Happy Spring!
There are more photos in my flickr photo set if that wasn’t enough for you. More details to come. 
Sunday, March 28th, 2010 8:15 pm • house, life
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March 28th, 2010 at 9:01 pm
It looks fantastic! but then again, I kind of figured it would.
March 29th, 2010 at 4:55 pm
Thanks Kelly!
March 30th, 2010 at 12:45 am
Super cute. Color would help. WTF is up with the circular patio? I LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE grandma’s photo!!!
Which one’s my room??? 
March 30th, 2010 at 9:30 am
I’m so jealous! It looks like the perfect starter house (or rental)… and call me crazy, but I like the green tiles in the bathroom!
Have fun with the finishing touches you want to do, I think that’s the most fun!