Possibilities with an Old Door

Dilema: we are going to need a table or dresser of some sort in our great room once we move in.  The main purpose of this table or dresser will be to house the TV.  So I have been thinking of possibilities...one of the ideas I keep coming back to is finding an old door and adding modern legs like this image below from home sweet home made.

Another great idea for a old door is to use it as a chalk board and then just lean it against a wall like this one I found on ReNOUNed Nest.  Love it!  What do you think?  Leave a comment :)

When I win the lottery!

Don't get me wrong...the home we are building is my dream home...
But, if I won the lottery I would love a home just like this one:



Check out more of the interior or exterior here:
http://www.contemporist.com/2008/11/27/the-woodway-residence-by-bohlin-cywinski-jackson/
Have a great weekend!

Starting to Look Like A House!

First of all...Steve and I are EXHAUSTED!  We have been working really hard to get the house ready for the market.  We filled an entire POD full of items we don't need on a daily basis: Christmas stuff, scrapbooking stuff, some of the kids toys, clothes that I can't seem to fit into :(
We have also worked with our agent's stager to make sure that we are an appealing home for buyers.
We will be listed on the market tomorrow.  We are hoping for a quick sale so life can return to some sort of normalcy.

We have also been meeting with various contractors for the house...picking out the facets, tubs, toilets...picking how many outlets we need and where, identifying where multimedia jacks should be placed...whatever that is :)

In between all of that, we stopped by the house and were shocked at how far along they are.  The day we stopped by the windows were going in.  We are so pumped by the beautiful views we will have.  Can't wait to have friends over to enjoy it as well.  So glad we decided to go ahead with the screen porch.
Here are the latest pictures.

Check out the Progress!

Today Steve went out to the house to make sure everything looked good.  Check out the pictures he took, below!  It is amazing how quickly they are moving.  The last three pictures show:
1) Looking toward the front door
2) The basement
3) Looking from the Kitchen/Dining into the great room
We are so excited!

Our Home!  (from the street)



The Backyard



Accent Wall

I saw this blog about Accent Walls on Apartment Therapy and I love this idea for our living room.  We will have a section of our great room wall that stands out from the rest and has the fireplace on it.  I would love to do an accent wall on the part that remains in the back (hard to expain). 

Steve is not so sure.  Especially if we use wallpaper.  What do you think?  Accent wall or not?  Add your 2 cents in the comments!  It is a small enough space that I could easily see ripping wall paper down if we hated it after 5+ years. 

Here is the inspiration:

Test

Just testing....