I’ve been waiting to write this. Waiting until I got both rooms clean so I could take some decent pictures and not show the internet how terribly messy we get sometimes. Fuck it. We’re messy, and I’m okay with it. For the record, this is not gross messy. I don’t leave dirty dishes hanging out, I wash my sheets, and even vacuum on a (mostly) regular basis. It’s busy messy. It’s ‘two-hundred-thirty-seven projects going on at once’ messy. It’s ‘we haven’t finished the house and have very little storage space because most of the cabinets are missing’ messy. It may also be related to the fact that I’m almost constantly nauseous and never stop wanting to take a nap (twelve weeks pregnant folks, time is flying).
Please keep in mind that these rooms are not finished, just livable. We still have a hundred things to do in them including trim, outlet covers, and hanging our art on the walls. They are far from perfect, but compared to having a “living room” that’s a combination living room, dining room, office, and bedroom…it’s amazing. Now we have an actual bedroom. Then an office that’s an office/living room/dining room. Progress is progress. I am completely smitten with the fact that I now have a bedroom. It seems like a silly thing, until you don’t have one. Want a peek?
This is now the view into the “office” area. There was a futon in the office for a couple weeks (wedding guests), but it’s since been removed because it’s gigantic and we had to cram a lot into this one room.
This would be the other half of the room.
And a panoramic of the entire room. If you haven’t figured out by now, I have a thing for panoramic pictures.
So far I’m liking our little living space. Although it’s been maybe 24 hours, so we can’t be too sure that will last. The rest of the house is now designated construction zone, which means all of our down time will be in the office and the bedroom. This leaves me seriously considering how roomy things are going to feel when the whole house is actually a living zone instead of constantly split between construction and living with constant rearranging of boxes, possessions, and furniture.
At least we have a bedroom.
Bedroom! Complete with carpet, night stand, dresser, and even a bed.
And a complete view of the second wall. Just to be fair. These pictures are pretty low because 1) I’m very happy we finally have carpet and 2) We have nothing hanging on the walls yet, so the room is kind of boring with full blank wall views.
Our master bedroom at our last house was huge. Almost four times as big as our current bedroom. I thought I would miss the space, but I honestly don’t. After sleeping in the middle of the living room for months it’s actually remarkably cozy and comfortable. Casey even convinced me to skip moving a TV into the bedroom.
Speaking of sleeping in the middle of the living room, I’m going to show you. Please don’t judge too harshly. Unless you found a better way to move most rooms of the house into one area, in that case judge away – and please let me know your organizing secrets.
Most of our time in the living room looked something like this. Bad lighting an all.
This is what we ended up with for the six weeks between the wedding and last weekend (when we decided it was finally time to get into gear and start finishing the rest of the house).
Here’s a little sneak peek of what it looks like now. At the rate I’ve been going I’m guessing you can expect a finished living room post in about three years. But hey, here’s to hoping we can get this house where I want it before baby doodle arrives. One step at a time.