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CLARA'S NURSERY

Clara just turned 7 months old, and I am just finally doing a nursery tour now! This is probably the only "complete" room in our house. I started designing this nursery as soon as I found out we were having a girl. Every time we finished one thing, I'd get another idea and it never felt complete!

The last piece on which I was waiting was her name sign which took a few months to get because it was a custom order. After that, I was waiting to take pictures until I researched how to actually properly use my camera, but life with a baby doesn't allow much extra time, so I still haven't gotten around to that! I also feel like her shelves still need some work as I'm too indecisive to properly style shelves, but considering Clara is already SEVEN months, I figured I better take some pictures before she goes to College - lol.

We thought her nursery was complete in January, but in February I decided to do up her closet about a month before she was born. The closet in this beautiful nursery and this nursery were my inspiration. We already had the IKEA billy book cases from our old house, so all we had to do was temporarily remove the mouldings in Clara's closet, paint the closet pink, and then add the bookcases and re-attach the mouldings (this makes the shelves look more "built in"). A few weeks later I added IKEA's Oxberg doors and some crystal door cabinet hardware from Lowes. The doors are perfect for hiding cases of diapers and wipes.

Here are a few photos of the nursery! I will include the sources at the bottom.

 Nursery Sources

Wallpaper: Caitlin Wilson
Crib: Walmart 
Chair: Wayfair
Pouf: The Cross
Rug: Wayfair
Crib Skirt: Restoration Hardware
Shelves: Walmart
Nightstand: IKEA
Lamp: Walmart
Vase: Walmart
Prayer Beads: The Cross
Pillows: Bouclair; Walmart
Name sign: Urban Playground Designs
Frames: IKEA; Minted
Flower Hooks: Michaels
Changing Pad: Bumbo
Hamper Basket: Walmart
Diaper Pail: Ubbi 
Sound Machine: Skip Hop 
Bookcases: IKEA

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WE MOVED IN OVERA A MONTH AGO!

Eric and I have officially been in the house for over one month! Things have been insanely busy trying to get this place to feel more like a "home." Although our weekends have been booked solid with various personal events basically since we moved in, we've gotten a lot done in the last month and a bit. However, we've still got a lot to go! Looking forward to having next weekend free to hopefully do some painting!

Before I start posting updates on what we've done so far, here are a few photos of what the house looked like a few days before we moved in, when it was completely empty! It will certainly be interesting to look back at these photos once we get the house looking how we want it to look.

Entrance into our home

The Kitchen

Master Bedroom

Master Ensuite

Master Ensuite - tub

Main Bath

Main Bath - tub

The Nursery

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2 MONTHS TO GO! PAINTED DRYWALL AND STAIR RAILINGS

I received some somewhat exciting news last week. Our house is AHEAD of schedule, and we may end up getting the house sooner than September! I'm not holding my breath, but it's exciting that it's a possibility... Our builder will let us know next week if we can close early.

Anyhow, just a quick update today.. I stopped by our house again tonight and we have PAINTED walls and our stair rails have been installed :) Looks like we will get trim and flooring very shortly! Here's a few pictures:

Front of the house (View from Dining Room) 

New stairs

Another view of the stairs

Upstairs

Upstairs Hall (View from Master Bedroom)

Countdown: 66 days (2 months and 3 days) and
46 days (1 month and 15 days) until our *proposed* new closing date ;)

Goodbye for now!

STARTING TO TAKE SHAPE - WE HAVE DRYWALL!

We popped by the house again last night and were pleasantly surprised by lots of progress! To be honest, I really don't know why our house closing is delayed as everything seems to be moving at a good pace! The exterior is pretty much complete (minus a few trim pieces and the exterior paint) and the construction crew is almost finished with the drywall!

Now that the drywall is up, you can really see what each room will look like, and I have a feel for the layout of the home. Besides a few unwanted bulkeads (-.-) - haha - I am really loving our house!

Here's a few pictures of the progress to date.

Exterior - June 2017

The Study

Hall Closet

Dining Room

Living Room

Kitchen

Kitchen/Patio Door

Hallway/Stairs

Master Bedroom

Office

Future Kid's room

Guest Room

Guest Bathroom

Goodbye for now!

Countdown: 78 days (2 months and 16 days)

GETTING THERE! 85 DAYS

Well, we are finally getting there! For a while there, it seemed like we were never going to pass the 3-month mark. The exterior is pretty close to being finished, and inside the home actually feels like a home! Our plumbing and electrical looks complete now, we are just waiting for our frame walk appointment to ensure everything is correct, and then they will begin drywalling, and the finally the fun things (finishings) will be installed.

Here's a few pics of the progress to date. Due to the great weather we've been having, I'm sure by the end of the week the shingles and siding will be complete.

Countdown: 85 days (2 months, 24 days) 

Goodbye for now!

THE DREADED DELAY...

Well, we seem to be going back in time (again). We've been delayed again... However, since this is our second delay, the new date we were given is firm! We will take possession of our home officially on September 14, 2017. Overall, the delay is not too extreme (3 weeks from our last tentative closing date, or 2 months after our original closing of July 2017). Considering some people have been delayed close to a year, I am happy with 2 months.

While it's inconvenient we have to be out of our current home by August 25, I'm happy we sold our house when we did, as houses are starting to drop in price, and some houses on my street/nearby streets are having a hard time selling. Moving all our belonging twice will be a lot of work, but we are thankful to at least have multiple options for where we can live for 3 weeks. And the good thing about pushing our move-in date until September is the weather will start to cool down so we won't need to invest in an air conditioner for almost a year!

Anyways, here's a photo of the house as of today. The newest update is doors and windows!

Countdown: 109 days (3 months and 16 days) 

Talk to you later!