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More House Tour

April 28, 2011 | Uncategorized

 

Gooooodddd morning! another work week is close to being over. You can make it! Speaking of working, I have some more house photos to share with you all. I still have to do photos of our extra bedrooms and a couple other places that still aren’t clean or unpacked, but this should hold you over for now!

This is where I blog and work from! My desk is in the bonus room which we made huge on purpose. I love that I decided to face my desk this way. I can see the TV and look out the windows! Yes, I have two computers. Is it necessary? No. But I like it. Ignore the mess. Paperwork attacks me most days, and I try to keep it as minimal as possible.

I think I need a new battery in my clock.

Bobby’s side is not near as messy as mine. he broke the chair so he is sitting on a folding one for now.

The other side of the room. my desk is in the bottom left area of the room according to this picture, just to give you an idea.

I can’t remember if I showed the upstairs guest bathroom…So here it is again! We wanted to put a door on the bonus room so it could be a “4th bedroom” for resale purposes, so we added in a 3rd bathroom as well since the only other bathroom upstairs is the master. This is right outside the bonus room door.

This is standing in the bonus room doorway looking down the hall. Our bedroom is the door on the left. Stairs are at the end of the hall. overlook into living room is on the right past the windows.

looking down into living room….and Bobby’s clean socks he forgot to take upstairs.

I know I have posted the dining room before, but we added the leaf in the table so now it’s bigger!

I spy Heather

looking down the other hallway where the other 2 bedrooms, laundry room, guest bathroom, back door, and garage are.

and looking back towards the front door. I guess I could have turned some lights on?

at the end of the hall looking towards the backdoor. If you walk into that little area the guest bathroom is on the left. garage door is the solid door you see, laundry room is on the right.

That’s all for now!

*Anyone notice the large amount of puppies in these pics?

 In case you missed my other house picture posts, here is a list for you!

Making a House a Home Part I

Making a House a Home Part II

The Moving Story Part I

The Moving Story Part II

Hoping to finally get a run in today! I hope everyone has a great one! Make it count, be joyful, and do something productive!

QOTD: Would you rather have it rain for a week straight or snow for a week straight?

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  1. Megan says

    April 28, 2011 at 7:13 am

    I love all of the pictures! It makes me excited for summer break when I can rearrange my house a bit. And I love that your puppies get in the pictures too 🙂

  2. Laura says

    April 28, 2011 at 7:39 am

    Where did you get the futon sofa in the bonus room? I need something like that for our upstairs loft/workout room.

    • Heather says

      April 28, 2011 at 7:45 am

      That poor fouton has been passed around since my sister was in college ha. I will ask my mom. I know they sell them at wal mart and target.

  3. Elizabeth@The Sweet Life says

    April 28, 2011 at 8:04 am

    I love your desk–especially the beautifully carved legs!

  4. Rach says

    April 28, 2011 at 11:21 am

    So cute!! Love your home. 🙂

    I’d much rather have rain than snow… at least that way it’s not as cold. I am so not a fan of the cold, haha!

    • Heather says

      May 1, 2011 at 3:45 pm

      oh I hate being cold! Why i live down south!

  5. Corey @ the runners cookie says

    April 28, 2011 at 11:39 am

    I love seeing pictures of your house! It must be fun (but also stressful) to have a new house and feel like there are endless projects to do, but it sounds like you’re doing really well with it and really like your new place, so that’s great! Love the dogs in the pictures 🙂

  6. Jen says

    April 28, 2011 at 12:30 pm

    So pretty! I love how open your house is!

    Umm for the QOTD, neither? It once poured for 10 days straight once and I didn’t belong to a gym so I didn’t workout. It was miserable!

  7. kate@ahealthypassion says

    April 28, 2011 at 3:32 pm

    I love your house esp your kitchen and the pups are presh I love how they get in all your pictures!

  8. Karolina says

    April 28, 2011 at 5:28 pm

    Your house is so beautiful! I love it, and you did a great job with the design:) Hmm…tough question between the rain or snow. I like warmer weather, so in that regard i’d like rain. However, in the spring we get a lot of 35-45 degree days with rain, and that rain is SO cold and almost impossible to warm up from. in that case I’d take the snow…

  9. Trish says

    April 29, 2011 at 2:10 am

    Love the house pics! 🙂

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