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AW: Our New House

We closed on our house today so as of 11:45ish, I am officially a homeowner.  Not a home-liver since we won't be able to move in until next month but I own a house.  This is crazy.  Closing went really well and I'm very proud of myself because I didn't have a panic attack thinking of all that debt that I now have :)  Todd even said he was proud of me!

So without further ado, here is our house.  Our extremely messy, none of the crap is ours, house:


The sunken family room which is connected to the living room:


The living room (looking from the family room):


The breakfast area.  And yes that is PAINTED on the wall.


Very open kitchen:


The infamous monkey bathroom.  Super cute for kids.  Kinda weird for adults:


Small Bedroom:


Second Bedroom:


Master Bedroom:


The foyer:


SOLD!!!!!


I can't wait to start decorating :)  BBB and Target, here I come!

Re: AW: Our New House

  • How exciting!!! Congratulations on your new house!! Love the open foyer!
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  • Congratulations!! I'm glad the closing went smoothly. It looks like a great house - seems like a really open floor plan. Decorating is so much fun - enjoy!

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  • LOL on the monkeys!

    very nice, congrats!

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  • Congratulations on the new home! Is it in Livonia by any chance? (Sorry if this was previously discussed, I've been MIA)
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  • It looks great!!!! Enjoy the new house!!!!!!!

    Are you going to keep the monkey's in the bathroom? Wink

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  • imagebabya2010:
    Congratulations on the new home! Is it in Livonia by any chance? (Sorry if this was previously discussed, I've been MIA)

    Oh yeah, I meant to ask about location as well!

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  • what a nice home!! congrats! (the cup of coffee painted on the wall had me cracking up!)
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  • Looks nice.  Congrats on being a first time homeowner!
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  • Thanks everyone!

    imageelizabeth98:
    what a nice home!! congrats! (the cup of coffee painted on the wall had me cracking up!)

    Yes, the owner definitely loves her themes.  The coffee cup on the wall compliments the other coffee cup decorations in the room, the coffee cups etched into the backs of the chairs, the coffee cup salt/pepper shakers, etc.  Then there is the monkey bathroom, and the Detroit Tigers room.

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    It looks great!!!! Enjoy the new house!!!!!!!

    Are you going to keep the monkey's in the bathroom? Wink

    The monkeys will stay for a little while until I have time to tackle that project.  I think they are super cute if you have kids but are a little weird if you are just 2 adults... DH is bummed.  He really likes the monkeys.

    imagebabya2010:
    Congratulations on the new home! Is it in Livonia by any chance? (Sorry if this was previously discussed, I've been MIA)

    Yep, it's in Livonia!

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    Thanks everyone!

    imageelizabeth98:
    what a nice home!! congrats! (the cup of coffee painted on the wall had me cracking up!)

    Yes, the owner definitely loves her themes.  The coffee cup on the wall compliments the other coffee cup decorations in the room, the coffee cups etched into the backs of the chairs, the coffee cup salt/pepper shakers, etc.  Then there is the monkey bathroom, and the Detroit Tigers room.

    imagekzoomaggie:

    It looks great!!!! Enjoy the new house!!!!!!!

    Are you going to keep the monkey's in the bathroom? Wink

    The monkeys will stay for a little while until I have time to tackle that project.  I think they are super cute if you have kids but are a little weird if you are just 2 adults... DH is bummed.  He really likes the monkeys.

    imagebabya2010:
    Congratulations on the new home! Is it in Livonia by any chance? (Sorry if this was previously discussed, I've been MIA)

    Yep, it's in Livonia!

    Are you keeping the Detroit Tigers room?  DH & I would love it!

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    Are you keeping the Detroit Tigers room?  DH & I would love it!

    Sadly no.  That's going to be turned into the office and DH's "man zone" (a compromise since it wasn't a finished basement like he had originally wanted) and he's a HUGE Michigan State fan so all his MSU stuff will be in there.  The blue carpet and paint will stay but the chair rail will get painted and his fat heads that he hasn't been allowed to buy thus far will be put up.

    We just realized today that there's an old English D painted on the wall so we may just hang an MSU flag over it to cover it up. You can tell that was DH's solution so he has less work to do ;)

  • Looks great, congrats!  Your kitchen would be perfect for a nice island in the middle.  :o)
  • Congrats!!  Looks great! 

    And please please please tell me you are keeping the "Cafe Wojo" (wtf?) in the eating area...

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  • Congrats Liz!  Have fun decorating.

    On a side note. I know you have to fix the grading.  When we did it a few weeks ago, we meaning DH, it wasn't too bad.  We ordered 10 yards of screened topsoil for around $200.  That was way too much.  Dh had initially ordered 15 and I made him lower it.  We still have about 4-5 yards left but I had him put in a retaining wall planter to use the rest.   He wheel barreled loads around the house and the used a metal gardening rake to even it out. Making sure that it sloped away from the house instead of towards.  You can tell if you put enough down or not. We then put grass seed on it all and we were done. 

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  • Congrats!  Very cute house!!  Gotta love the coffee cup theme lol
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  • Such a cute house! All I can think of when I see that 4 foot tall Teddy Bear is the the "Bumper Police" (the kind of know-it-all azzhole that gives parenting advice unsolicited) would have a field day chastising the owners of that crib for endangering their babies for having stuff in the crib with them.
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  • Congratulations!  I love the monkey bathroom.  I think you should keep it Big Smile
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  • Congrats! Beautiful home!

    I like the monkey bathroom. It would be entertaining to have guests over and see their reaction. Definitely unexpected, I'm sure!

  • Wow, it looks great!  Congrats!
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  • Congratulations on your new house!!!!! Have fun decorating!!!!
  • So super exciting!  When will you get to move in?
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  • imageHiggyFan42:
    So super exciting!  When will you get to move in?

    We'll take possession mid-August but hope to actually move in August 20th :)

    Thanks again everyone :)  We're really excited!

  • Congrats! Love it! :)

    Can't wait to see the 'after' pictures! ;) hehe 

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  • That's awesome - congrats! Ask if you can keep the sold sign. :) I loved that about our house!
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  • Congratulations! Love the house - especially the monkey bath Wink! Enjoy decorating and making it "yours".
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  • It looks great! Congratulations! Have fun decorating!
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  • Congrats!
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  • Congrats on home ownership! Cute home too.
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