We closed today!  Well...almost!  We have to wait for some final papers to be filed in the morning!  And then the cute little house will be ours!

The house is over 80 years old and has been in the same family until now.  We love the history and cannot wait to work on keeping its charm while updating it and making it into what we need!

My favorite colors are blue and white!  With a little yellow or green or other color thrown in.  What did I ever do without Pinterest!

We hope to go back in a few days and get some kitchen measurements to take to kitchen designers, measure for wallpaper for the front hall, measure for some bath vanities, and decide how to build a shed dormer on the back; so we can add two full baths!  We need to see if matching hardwood floors are under the old linoleum in the kitchen, so we will know if we need floors there or not!  Other than the kitchen and bathrooms and any additions, the hardwood floors are in great shape with lots of character.  The original wood doors with original hardware are beautiful.  

This house is less than half the square footage of our house we just sold, so we are so excited about downsizing and enjoying what we like and not worrying about all of the extra stuff!  

We are so excited to get started and to share!  We are hoping to hear back from ALL of those contractors soon!  If not, demo will become my middle name!

Thanks for following along!




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