Since we closed on the house on Thursday (Woo-hoo!) we have been to Lowe's and Home Depot about 6 times, and I am thinking we should just go ahead and sign up for a Lowe's credit card, because apparently, we're going to be there a lot. Like every day for the next six months.
But it's all for a good cause .... painting the inside of our house all the colors that we want. After living in dorm rooms with white walls and then post-college apartments with more white walls for about the last eight years, my need to paint a wall a color ... any color ... is approaching some kind of obsessive level, so the prospect of a whole house with blank, white walls just crying out for color makes me giddy.
We got started this weekend, almost the minute we were given keys to the place, testing colors on the wall. We didn't end up liking the one I'm using here, but look at the glee on my face.
I love this house, and every time I walk into it, I just know how happy we're going to be there. This house probably represents the next eight to ten years of our life together, and that will make you think about the future a lot. Sometimes that freaks me out, but in this case, it all seems really good.
There's a yard with two beautiful trees and flower beds, and I think about all the things I want to grow.
Look, there's even a rose bush in the front yard. I'm going to read all about roses, and maybe I'll plant some more.
There is an office that we're going to paint green, and I'm going to put all my bookshelves there, and have a big fluffy chair for reading. And of course, there are a couple of extra bedrooms that will one day be rooms for our kids. For now, they make great guest rooms, so if anyone wants to come and visit, feel free. You can choose your room. But we might make you paint a wall to earn your keep.
Comments (6)
Haley, I love your new house! Thanks for posting photos so we could see and enjoy from a distance.
After you get done painting your own walls, come over to my house! We could use some fresh enthusiasm at the Prairie Box. : )
Posted by RT | April 23, 2006 3:45 PM
Posted on April 23, 2006 15:45
oh fun. (: the first week i was here, my dad and i painted my room. and i'm living here for only ten months. i'm excited for you.
Posted by daniel | April 23, 2006 6:25 PM
Posted on April 23, 2006 18:25
Congrats on the house... and the soon-to-be-colored walls!
Posted by Adrian Lowry | April 23, 2006 10:25 PM
Posted on April 23, 2006 22:25
Welcome to home ownership 101!
You might as well buy stock in Lowe's. You know your there too much when the employees know you by name.
Enjoy it and go crazy with your colors.
Congratulations!
Posted by Aunt Emily | April 24, 2006 6:21 AM
Posted on April 24, 2006 06:21
I am so excited for you guys! I definitely understand about the need to paint, too. I had the same obsession for the same reasons when we moved here, but so far we've only managed to paint our bedroom! The stucco walls make painting an extra pain.
I look forward to seeing your finished project! :)
Posted by Jennifer | April 24, 2006 8:23 AM
Posted on April 24, 2006 08:23
By the way - the Spanish Broom bush on the edge of your watering area is a "succulent". I killed one by over watering. It's the one that smells like Hawaiian plumeria. So have Big Dan point the sprinklers in the other direction. It prefers abuse to water - a good thing for a desert plant.
Posted by Mary Jo | April 30, 2006 6:11 PM
Posted on April 30, 2006 18:11