Thought everyone would enjoy some pictures from the first few weeks at the house. Most of these are from various projects that needed done.
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Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Monday, June 09, 2008
More House Pics
Many people have asked to see pictures so here ya go:
The backyard. There is a stone landscaped terrace.
The entry way and the living room. Dining room is behind us. It's a nice blue.
This is the guest bedroom which is downstairs with a full bathroom.
Looking into the kitchen and the stairs from the family room.
Looking down at the family room.
The second bedroom.
This will be my arts and crafts and sewing room.
The "drunk room" which is our office.
The "drunk room" which is our office.
We call it that because it was painted badly!
(even some of the electrical outlets are painted over)
The master bedroom.
The master bathroom.
Here is the family room right after the move.
Here is the new fridge and the moving mess in the kitchen.
Here is Vincent's favorite spot in the whole house.
The master bedroom.
The master bathroom.
Here is the family room right after the move.
Here is the new fridge and the moving mess in the kitchen.
Here is Vincent's favorite spot in the whole house. This is right at the top of our stairs looking down at the foyer.
Saturday, June 07, 2008
House on Hackmatack
Allison and I are officially home owners. We signed a mountain of paperwork on May 27th and got the keys to our "new" 8-year-old house on Hackmatack Drive. How's that for a street name, eh?
I now understand why people love Home Depot and Lowe's. I was at either, sometimes both stores, every day this past week. There's a LOT of stuff you don't have or need as an apartment renter, namely lawn equipment. And that's only the beginning.
For those of you who haven't heard much about the house, here's a brief synopsis. The house is in a quiet neighborhood in Kennesaw, Georgia. According to Google Maps, we are exactly 29.6 driving miles northwest of the center of downtown Atlanta. The house was a bank foreclosure and in the best condition of all the foreclosures we looked at. The best part is we have instant equity due to the house value being more than we paid for it. Bonus! Also, we were able to skip over a traditional "starter house" because we got such a great deal and bought a little further outside of town.
But there were a few things that needed fixing. Katy and Kelly, if you read this, you can go ahead and roll your eyes and stop reading the rest because we can't even come close to your project list. Hehe!
The main move-in issues were:
1) a broken hot water heater
2) no kitchen appliances
3) new lock and door hardware to replace the cheap ones the bank installed.
4) replace carpet
New water heater
We shopped around and got new appliances for the kitchen from a few different places. Everything is in except the dishwasher. It's sitting in our kitchen in a box right now. The electric cable isn't long enough. Apparently the removal of the last unit wasn't done very well. Go figure.
As far as the carpet, roughly half the living space had this ugly, horribly stained cheap berber. Right now, as I type this, our new carpet is being installed which will complete our move-in issue list.
There were also numerous small jobs that have kept me busy and I'm loving every second of it. Once the carpet is finished, we'll start unpacking for real. We didn't want to start putting things in place until it was done.
Needless to say, we are both very excited and look forward to our future in our first home.
I now understand why people love Home Depot and Lowe's. I was at either, sometimes both stores, every day this past week. There's a LOT of stuff you don't have or need as an apartment renter, namely lawn equipment. And that's only the beginning.
For those of you who haven't heard much about the house, here's a brief synopsis. The house is in a quiet neighborhood in Kennesaw, Georgia. According to Google Maps, we are exactly 29.6 driving miles northwest of the center of downtown Atlanta. The house was a bank foreclosure and in the best condition of all the foreclosures we looked at. The best part is we have instant equity due to the house value being more than we paid for it. Bonus! Also, we were able to skip over a traditional "starter house" because we got such a great deal and bought a little further outside of town.
But there were a few things that needed fixing. Katy and Kelly, if you read this, you can go ahead and roll your eyes and stop reading the rest because we can't even come close to your project list. Hehe!
The main move-in issues were:
1) a broken hot water heater
2) no kitchen appliances
3) new lock and door hardware to replace the cheap ones the bank installed.
4) replace carpet
New water heater
We shopped around and got new appliances for the kitchen from a few different places. Everything is in except the dishwasher. It's sitting in our kitchen in a box right now. The electric cable isn't long enough. Apparently the removal of the last unit wasn't done very well. Go figure.
As far as the carpet, roughly half the living space had this ugly, horribly stained cheap berber. Right now, as I type this, our new carpet is being installed which will complete our move-in issue list.
There were also numerous small jobs that have kept me busy and I'm loving every second of it. Once the carpet is finished, we'll start unpacking for real. We didn't want to start putting things in place until it was done.
Needless to say, we are both very excited and look forward to our future in our first home.
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