Five Things I Love About Our House

Happy Friday!

Don't mind me, but I might be chatting about our new house quite frequently on the blog over the next few months. But hey, it'll be a nice change from all the brewery/running/football posts, right?
 

Now that we've officially been homeowners for one whole week, here's a little bit more about our house.
 

It's a wannabe tri-level {really, it's just a one level house that has two steps up to the bedroom side of the house and a one room basement + garage} that has a lot of charm and character to it and was built in 1965. I love everything about our little house, but here are five things that I love the most.
 

{one}

The kitchen.


 

Granite counter tops, a farmhouse sink, and all the cabinets a girl could ever want. I am so happy that the previous owners decided to upgrade the kitchen because a kitchen remodel was definitely something that I did not want to deal with. We're both excited to get into a kitchen of our own and be able to cook more rather than go out all the time for breakfast/lunch/supper.
 

{two}

The fireplace.


 

One thing I really wanted in our house was an old fireplace with gas logs and a great mantle. I think we lucked out with this one! Is it bad that I'm already picturing Christmas decorations here? The lights hanging in front of the fireplace are on the "must replace immediately" list but we haven't found anything we like yet to replace them with.

Fun fact: that same light fixture is hanging in the front entry way AND in the dining room. They're all going. ASAP.
 

{three}

The living room windows.
 

All the floor length windows, all the time. And those hardwood floors - swoon!
 

{four}

The sunroom.


 

There's a good chance that this ends up getting used as a second living room for us. It's right off the kitchen/dining room and will be so awesome during the spring/fall months when it's cooler out and we can have the windows wide open.
 

{five}

The little steps.
 

 

I don't know why, but I love that the main level of our house has these two little steps to separate the living areas from the bedrooms/bathrooms. We had steps similar to these in the house I grew up in... but they were right smack dab in the middle of a super long, carpeted hallway. So much running & jumping happened there! Doubt that happens here {because you would hit a wall if you ran and jumped} but they're still fun.
 

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I hope that everyone has a great weekend! I know I'll be having fun playing over in our new house, getting it ready to move into in the next week or so. I've got my fingers crossed that the nasty yellow paint that covers every single wall in the house is on the way out to be replaced by lots of clean, light, neutral colors... the goal this weekend is to at least get some of that yellow gone!