Sooooo, I know you all want a house tour of our new home.
Our other home became so familiar! It was small… and while there were things I disliked about living in a parsonage, that small parsonage was precious to me and my children. I will have memories of it for the rest of my life.
Our new home though…
I must say.
Is beautiful.
Even though this transition has been hard, and there are many more hurdles to come, one thing is certain, we are not lacking in the area of physical comfort.
This post btw is not something I am writing to boast or brag through. I know my family and close friends want to see these types of photos. Since many of them wont be able to see us any more, this is my way of sharing our new home with them. So I do hope no one thinks I am being worldly or boastful here – those are not my intentions.
SO. Here comes the house tour.
I will warn you, there are lots of pictures :)
1st up: The Foyer? aka front Entrance & Half Bath
The Half Bath is right as you walk in our home, to the left.
If you take a right when you walk in, you will enter…
The School Room/Den
We love our school room! Its very spacious.
I also love that it is close to the kitchen.
The Dining Room (formal?? :) – it becomes a work table most days)
As you can see there are boxes to the right we still have to put away.
Beside the dining room, you will then enter…
Our Kitchen
It is actually very similar to our former kitchen!
We eat most of our meals at the smaller table set in the actual kitchen.
Connected to our kitchen is the…
Living Room
It is probably my favorite room in the house.
ITS SO COMFORTABLE!
Alright… if you go up the stairs, you will enter our walk way area.
This walk way area is connected to our laundry room.
As you can see from these photos, today was LAUNDRY day :)
I also had to vacuum the entire house, so that is in the photos too.
Straight up the stairs to the right is the…
Older Boys Bedroom
I recently switched their bedding. There was bedding provided.
I had to wash sheets though, and decided to put the old spider man bedding up.
Our boys were surprising excited about this!
I think it brought back a lot of great memories for them.
The blues in the bedding don’t match the room attire as well as the other bedding.
But thats ok, its a boys bedroom, it doesn’t have to be perfect :)
Right beside the boys bedroom, is…
The Guest Bedroom
Across the hall from that, is our…
Boys Bathroom (aka guest bathroom)
Keep going and you will then reach…
Owen’s Bedroom
I do love Owen’s room. I think his is my 2nd favorite room :)
Now if you back track, to the steps, and take a right down the long hall…
That then enters…
The Master Bedroom
and in our bedroom, you can also access the…
Master Bath
As you can see, I didn’t bother cleaning off the counters for this photo :)
Look beside me and you can see I have a HUGE TUB! That’s a 1st for us.
That concludes my house tour :)
The house has a full basement… ill save those photos for another day. My husband has made himself a MAN CAVE… equip with his gym… and a desk/lamp area for him to study, read, etc…
Its funny, he had all that set up and I had no clue, until I went down to get something out of a box. I like that he has his own space though! I think he likes it too ;-)
Now to those who may wonder, where did all this furniture come from? The bedding isn’t familiar? – the decor different… well, this house was full furnished… that included bedding… decor… and even dishes. Because those who come into this home only stay a year or two, it just makes things easier. This way those moving in, don’t have to rearrange furniture, unload all their boxes, etc…
So all of our stuff, besides a few items, are in the basement of the house. (we kept out a few pieces of furniture, like our boys school tables, a shelf, storage cabinet and toy chest… and obviously toys/clothes).
So when the day comes we have to move… the job will be minimal.
What is so weird though… is that so much of what is in this home, is my taste :) – so it does feel like our home… even though its not our stuff.
Again, we are very blessed!
So thankful for this home.
It’s perfect. It what you need for this time in your life, Every good and perfect gift come from above. He knew the transition, he knew it would be hard :( but Rest and Learn, He’s preparing you for the next phase in your ministry.
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I really like Jessica’s comment! God’s blessings and mercy never cease and He looks after his children. Can’t wait to our next visit!
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Your home is beautiful. I love how “homey” you have made it in such a short time period. It looks like you have always lived there. I have learned over the years that home is where you make it no matter the size. How neat for your family to be able to stay here for as long as you are and enjoy it.
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We will miss our basement once we move. Love having a cool (temp) place to workout in.
Lovely home! And how awesome is it that the style of decor and furniture is YOU! God is so good. He really does take care of us, even the “little” details.
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What a lovely home! Isn’t it neat how God not only provides for our needs but also give us our desires (or beyond) too?!
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What a beautiful home. Thank you so much for sharing the pictures. Right away I noticed your beautiful kitchen table. Your explanation of the furnishings explained why it was not in the pictures. Can you tell I love that table. ;) Are you allowed to paint at the home? You did such a great job in the boys old room.
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Drea Reply:
September 14th, 2011 at 10:35 am
@Tanya, Thanks Tanya!
We aren’t allowed to paint :) – but I am thankful this home is a nice warm tan color. Its not white, which im not a huge fan of. So that was nice :-)
Because people are in and out of this home so often though, they ask we do not paint and we are also not allowed to hang any pictures. Now what we can do is take down pictures they have up, and replace them with our own. Which is what I did in the boys room. Also im relying on COMMAND hooks to hang things like their back packs and such in the school room. That way when we leave no paint or cosmetic work has to be done.
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It is so lovely. What a huge blessing for y’all. I’m so happy you don’t have to unpack everything… yipee!!
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Absolutely beautiful! So happy for you!
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Alright, so I totally noticed that your new kitchen looks very similar to your the one in your old house! That is so crazy!! Thanks for the tour of your new home-I love to see how other people’s houses look.
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The table in your new formal dining room is just like my kitchen table. :) Beautiful home!
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So thankful for this amazing house for you all!! Looks like there is plenty of space for everyone… Owens room plus a guest bedroom!! And Travis’ man cave… too funny… Brian’s been hunting for a “man cave” too when we look at houses, he’s been soo thankful for his office in the attic here in the parsonage!
It’s funny that soo much of the furniture reminds me of furniture you all have or used to have:) I’m sure it makes the house feel a little like “home”!
And the decor is great… simple but nice touches.
Thanks for sharing;)
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YAY! So glad I got to see it. It is beautiful.
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Beautiful house!!! LOVE that you have more space here. That is so important and makes teaching your boys so much easier, I’m sure. And, I see pure anada in that last pic (right?!) I JUST ran out of foundation and picked some more up today. LOVE her stuff!
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Dreawood Reply:
September 15th, 2011 at 10:45 pm
@Amber E., yes her stuff is amazing! It is all I use. :)
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Beautiful new place to call home (:
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Really lovely home.
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Your home reminds me of what my old home in Maryland was set up like. Not sure if you have a basement or not but we did and it was nice. Love the pictures!
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