the potential is hard to see... i know.

We are making progress on our little home, and i just LOVE THAT!  I am getting behind on the blogging because we've actually been accomplishing A LOT in a very short amount of time.

So, here's (sorry, i only have an i-phone and the lighting kinda stinks) pictures of the inside BEFORE.... brace yourself.

Here's the ONLY closet in the whole place.  Yup.  That's it.  End of storage story.  It's off the bedroom, which is another tiny space on its own.  But, I forgive its small square footage because it has built-in antique pendants hanging from the ceiling.  MAJOR SCORE.

Obviously, that's where our bed goes.... right under those lamps.  PERFECTION.  Also, this room is already painted, and even though I know that yellow isn't an ideal color for a bedroom (thank you, Intro to Interior Design and the color psychology lecture), it's the only room in the house that doesn't have cracks in the wall or dents in the sheet rock.... so, we'll keep it for the time being.  (Notice the black outlet plate cover.... WHY?  black and off-white are the same price... why didn't they just use a white one?  **some people**)

ENTRANCE... not too fancy... actually, not fancy at all because this carpet might be the ugliest carpet I have ever seen in real life.  I mean, I've definitely seen pictures of some nasty stuff from the 60's and 70's but this... is pretty awful.  Not sure how to cover it up/get rid of it, because investing in someone else's real estate isn't something I'm about to do.  **Ideas here would be greatly appreciated... it's also a HUGE space, so it's not like just one area rug will do in this situation**

Ha!  Sweet/Silly Kyle (I keep falling more in love with him every day-- this marriage thing is THE BEST) insisted he be in these pictures for the sake of "scale".  Mr. nice guy.  (side note: He wore those corduroy pants for three days while we were living out of boxes.... and yes, he wore them with flip flops... SO embarrassing.  It's also been like 90 degrees here... every day)

To the left is the dining room-- to the right is the hallway leading to the bathroom (door you see) and the bedroom-- also the kitchen

Ok, this is where it starts to get weird.... this is the view to the left of the entry door... and, that little "nook" there has a nice little book shelf... but, those spindles are in a planter.  Yes.  that's what I said... REAL soil... like, window-box sort of thing.... it's lined with plastic and I'm supposed to put plants there.  I'm all about living things and I kind of have a green thumb, but that is just WEIRD.  I'll be researching why this came to be... just not today.

My favorite thing about this house is all the natural light.  Tons of huge windows.  My least favorite thing about this house (other than the carpet) is the forest green "accent wall" to the left there.... it's 15 feet of awful and I am so excited to paint over it I can hardly stand it.

So, the dining room was that tiled area, and it opens up to the kitchen.  There's this strange cut out that wastes like three feet next the the stove, but it lets more light in so I can't complain.  As for the cabinets... they struggle.  By that I mean, they have  been painted over and over and over again to the point where you hear paint crack every time you open them.  The drawers aren't on ball bearings or any track for that matter so they choose to work based on the amount of weight in them.  And, as for the counter... ALL veneer.  Why they cut it at an angle for the backsplash is beyond me.  Interesting choices were made in this home before we got here.  

The right side of the kitchen... the fridge makes it impossible to access those cabinets.  Terrible space planning.  And, although it looks like that range hood is above the oven, it's actually four inches to the right of the actual stove.  Once again, STRANGE.  The glass doors there are interesting... they slide, so finger prints will ALWAYS be on them.  Luckily, Windex is sold in the Great-Value Walmart brand, so I'm okay with that.  

Finally... here's our bathroom.  It's tiny too, but was re-done at the same time (I'm assuming) they worked on our bedroom.  Point being-- it's clean... and yellow.  Kyle, modeling again for scale's sake.  ** I'm working on the whole toilet-seat up thing... he doesn't realize it's a problem **

So, there you have it.  The basic intro to our lovely little abode.  It's nice.  Well, it WILL be nice.  What is NICE is having our own space with out steps to our door or neighbors being loud.  It's just ideal for us and our little Lola.  She's adoring the yard and walking the block.  It's cute.

We have to water the yard... it's not looking very green.  The people before us didn't keep it up, but it'll be back to life in NO time.  

She sits with her legs slightly crossed.  What a lady.