our home // part 1

i've been wanting to do a blog post w/ some pictures of our new home

we moved in at the beginning of March, and it has been fun seeing everything come together!

building a house has it's ups and downs

it's a lot of work! as my hubby knows much more than i ;)

he is responsible for the beautiful construction of our home, and together we worked at the design and choosing the different elements such as flooring, cabinets, light fixtures, etc. 

i've chosen most of the decor, and he's helped turn some of my ideas into reality :) :) :)

he truly is the best!

our house is unique in that the main floor is upstairs

i love it because even though we are in town we are above the other houses, so we have a nice view out of most of our windows

// dining room //

aren't those boards just lovely?!?!

when we were home over Christmas hubby and i scrounged through and old chicken house and found them. that sat in the basement for a long time until inspiration finally hit :)

it was simple really

dave just put wall hangers on the back, and i duck taped the pictures up :) 

// kitchen //

 seriously, dave is superman!

see those countertops? 

they are concrete…and i love them!

they ended up being so much more work than he realized they would be…especially as there were more than a few mishaps along the way!

the brick wall was also a labor of love :)

i helped as i could, but the demands of 2 small kiddos meant that he did most of it

it's not done yet…the joints all need to be mortared…but we are taking a break ;)

it will probably be finished this winter when we are cooped up for 8 months!

// hallway //

 beautiful baby gate, eh?

can i brag on my hubby enough?

down the hall is our bedroom, an office, and a bathroom

down the stairs are the kids bedrooms, another bathroom, and a playroom

// living room //

through that door in the top picture is the laundry room

i've always preferred carpet in living room areas as it tends to be much more cozy and comfortable, but because we went w/ an open concept, we couldn't do that

thankful for an area rug that has made some floor-sitting possible!

that's it for now

the downstairs is a mess, and i am still trying to figure out what i want to do w/ the kiddos rooms, so that blog post will be for another day :)

hope you enjoyed the little tour!

**pictures were taken counter-clockwise around the upstairs**