The paperwork has been signed, the keys are in our hands and Our Sweet Home South is officially ours!! The Hubbs and I are extremely excited to own our first home together and start our life in The South.
The Hubbs and I celebrated with dinner at our fav Mexican restaurant, Casa Mañana!! On our first night in Our Sweet Home South, we plan to toast with a lovely bottle of champagne from our sweet friends, Kathryn & Doug!!
Check back tomorrow for before and after picts!!
Hey Sweets!!
I know it's been awhile since I have updated y'all on Our Sweet Home South, but we have been locked out due to the wood floors being finished.
Enjoy these sneak peaks into Our Oh-So-Close-to-Finish Sweet Home South...
Front Yard ~ View from Polk street side...Yard Crashing!!
Front Door ~ Stained door and painted columns with the new craftsman light!!
Living Room - View from the front door...Sneak Peak of the New Floors!!
As Our Sweet Home South finishes up {pictures coming soon!! a lot of progress has been made!!}, our excitement to be homeowners in our first home as Mr. & Mrs. is at its peak!! Not only is it our first home together, but The Hubbs and I seem to always mention on our little car rides to see Our Sweet Home South, "Are you ready to start Our Forever?!" this question always leads to a big old "YES!!" and a grin from ear to ear.
On our trip last night, the workers had done some major yard crashing, aka cut down, dug up and everything in between, to our new yard!! It's like Our Sweet Home South took a breath of fresh air and blew all of the trees away. We really haven't paid much attention to the outside of the house because #1 ~ Finishing the inside is a M-U-S-T...#2 ~ The front and back yards are tangled up messes of trees and weeds.
However, on our survey of the backyard, for the first time I took a step back and noticed the one bush that still stood. Upon the top of the bush was a freshly bloomed Gardenia. Oh My Goodness. Just seeing that simple little flower, whose fragrance fills the air with sweet notes of gardenia lovelies, made my heart flutter. But it took me slowing down and seeing the simple things in life to allow me to notice and appreciate such beauty.
Just so y'all know Sweets, Gardenias are in my top three of favorite flowering bushes!!
During the hustle and bustle of everyday life, remember to slow your roll and see life's simple things. Their simplicity and sweetness are sure to bring you pure joy throughout your day to day life.
A happy wife is a happy life...That's pretty much true, especially when it comes to making important home decisions, like my paint colors and closet customization, and each decision surpasses my expectations!! But not only do my decisions make me happy, seeing and hearing The Hubbs love and compliment my decision making because Our Sweet Home South is truly Ours.
Living Room ~ View from the Front Door...Accent Wall in Baby Elephant and Common Walls in Travertine
Office ~ View from the Hallway...Walls are in Collonade Gray & Note to Self: The Guest Bedroom is the exact same
Office & Guest Bedroom Closets ~ Shelving down middle and hanging rods on each side
Dining Room ~ View from the Kitchen...Walls are in Seasalt
Kitchen ~ View from the Dining Room...Walls are in Seasalt & Cabinets are installed!! Granite is coming soon!!
Laundry Room & Hallway ~ View from Dinig Room looking into Master Bedroom...Walls are in Travertine
Master Bedroom ~ View from the Hallway...Walls are in Baby Elephant...IN LOVE!!
Master Bedroom Closet ~ Walls are in Travertine...Shelving on each side with double hanging rods in back
The Bathrooms still need to be painted, so picts coming soon!! Our hardwood floors are starting to be sanded and stained today!! We chose a Dark Walnut stain for the floors and the Front Door. Our next big decision is the backsplash for the kitchen. I am 110% sure this is going to be the hardest decision yet because how do you make this decision without seeing the granite with the cabinets with the paint color with the backsplash all I one?! Well, you just have to and cross your fingers it all flows and illustrates your lifestyle. Say a prayer, y'all!!
So yes, Sweets, the decisions we have made fit our lifestyle and show our true colors, pun definitely intended...haha!!
Tonight in The Morris Home was Homemade Monday!!
Inspired by The Hubbs love for BBQ, chicken and pizza, I surprised him with a homemade BBQ Chicken Pizza!! TA-DA!! It was too easy!! I bought a rotisserie chicken from the deli, snatched up a small white onion, pizza cheese and honey BBQ sauce then picked out a pre-cooked pizza crust. It took all of 20 minutes, which included the time to create this yummy homemade dinner and the time it took to cook the pizza until it was crispy-delishy!!
Have a lovely week, Sweets!!
Hey Sweets!!
The Hubbs and I are so excited to share this post with y'all!!
Major updates have been made to Our Sweet Home South this past week!!
First, all of the doors, from front door to back door and all inside, have been installed!! The Front Door will be the last part of the house to finish. The inside doors were primed on Thursday and painted yesterday.
Front Door will be stained a dark walnut with a craftsman style door handle and lock, along with the original door knocker!!
Our Sweet Home South feels more and more like home, especially with the smell of fresh primer on the walls as it lingers throughout the house. Now that the crown molding and baseboards were installed on Thursday, the house was primed yesterday and painting starts today!! I met with our paint guy yesterday to make sure he had the exact matches for all of our paint colors.
The Living Room all primed and ready to be painted!!
View from Kitchen looking into Dining Room. This picture is from Thursday and since yesterday all the walls, crown molding and baseboards have been painted. Also, since yesterday afternoon, the crown molding and baseboards have been painted!!
The best part of this post is the almost finished Master Bathroom and Common Bathroom!! The tiling in both bathrooms has been paid and grouted. The Hubbs and I could not be any happier with the look of both bathrooms!!
Master Bathroom
A Little Happy on a Friday? Yes, please!!
As y'all know, Sweets, I adore little happies, especially those that come in the mail!! A pleasant surprise just waiting on my doorstep is the perfect way to start my weekend!!
That is why when I saw this package on my front door step, and it was from our Crazy Aunt K, I was like "Oh lord, what could it be?!" I mean that statement in the best way possible. I coined her with the nickname, Crazy Aunt K, on our last SCUBA Diving Trip to Bonaire because she is so cray-cray y'all...things she says and does will make you laugh till you cry. The cray-cray genes definitely run in the family, as all of our family loves to have fun and loves a good laugh!! So saying she is cray-cray is definitely a compliment!!
When I read her sweet card and opened up her happy to The Hubbs and me, I was smiling ear to ear!! Crazy Aunt K was so thoughtful that while bargain hunting (which she does on a regular basis because who doesn't love a bargain), she thought of us and our sweet windy city life!!
Thank you Crazy Aunt K for this surprise happy!! We are so thankful for you and your cray-cray, so sweet self!! This Chicago Puzzle will definitely be displayed in our new Sweet Home South!!
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