The After/Before Tour

What to say, what to say...

I guess you probably want to see the place; I will oblige, but fair warning it's not the prettiest. These pics were taken a day after I closed (a month ago today). As in, this is after I was half way moved in and made a huge mess but before I unpacked, repainted, or projected anything (except spackling some walls). That's why I'm calling it the After/Before Tour.

To make it even more beautiful, we tidied up and relocated things from the bedrooms to make quick work of the carpet (hence the bed in the living room).

Without further ado, I present the After/Before Tour of the Little Grey House.

 

 

Oh, that parquet. I can't wait to replace it with a more timeless hardwood. When that day comes, I will carry the new, uniform floor throughout the down stairs (minus the tile areas), up the stairs and in the hallway upstairs.

 

Fun Fact: when I moved in, there were 11 different floors inside these walls. As much as I love the number eleven, that's too many floors. One should not have as many floors as Monica has categories of towels.



 

That light is definitely on my axe list. You can't tell in this photo, but it's totally four little flowers hanging on the wall. Making it even better is it's the rooms only light source and is inconvenient placed so it shines in your eyes when you're on the couch.

It's in my eyes right now... 😒

Please don't overlook the scrollwork painted on the cabinets. #keeper

I know what you're thinking and it has nothing to do with the fact that the previous owner just painted around furniture throughout. What you are really wondering is: what's that on the other wall?

For your viewing pleasure:

Now please take a moment to appreciate how many nail holes are in any given wall. The picture below (in the master bedroom) isn't even an unusually hole-y wall.

 

That closet though! The brown trim. The brown wrinkled carpet. It's every little girl's dream. (In all fairness, I'm lucky to have that closet system to work with.)

 

The next picture shows my personal favorite room: the purple room with blue carpet that I can only hope is original.

 

And just for good measure, here's RoePoe napping on the gross blue carpet.

 

That's pretty much it. Obviously, I've bitten off more than I can chew. In fact, if I hadn't already lived through the last month (spoilers!) I wouldn't believe that I had accomplished everything I have knocked out so far.

 

First up: that closet!

 

PS, I totally updated the house tour page with this Annie-Leibovitz-caliber photos. You're welcome.