The next big project...a blank slate for Inspired Fridays

Before i get to what that is, can i just say that it's beyond absurd how happy i am that i actually get to go outside today? 

Like, walk out the door and get in a car and go somewhere? I've been like a caged animal in this townhouse.  

Vance is out of town, the boys are at their dad's, and i was looking forward to some pool time.  

Unfortunately, Mother Nature did not agree with my plans.  Everyday, after work, precisely at 5:05 the sky has let out and squashed my plans.  There is no screened porch here so i can't even fake a good outside spell. CAGED ANIMAL.  

But today...today i'm going to get my hair highlighted after work come heck or high water. And the high water will probably come.  but i'm still going outside. dangit.

OK. where was i?? OH! The project.  Here she is :)  

Meet Willow.  Our new-to-us house. If we ever close, but that's a post for a different day.  

We named her Willow because Willow is in the street name, and well, i like it and she needed a name.


There is LOTS to be done. There always is. New or old. She's not new, she's young. 11 years old i think.  and we have some repairs to do.  But that's ok.  She was great value for the money.  

Here are the pics mostly from the realtor site.

This is the view walking in the front door. Like I said, a lot of work :)  They closed in the porch - so we have to improve that "improvement" by taking it back to being a porch.  And i'm not sure about those scrolly things.  Makes me think of spider webs. And that isn't light affecting the floor - those are really 3 different floor tiles all in one space.  Continuity was not the previous owner's concern i guess. To each his own. LOL.

   
Here is the kitchen..nice.big.open.  I have a galley kitchen now - so i feel like won the jackpot here.

I have big plans for this space ;0)...  this is the master bath...again, big plans people, big plans. Love those hollywood makeup lights.  Great for playing dress up. Wait, i think that came out wrong.

but the biggest reason we decided on this house?....this....

 
yea. me too. 400 acres of a private lake for our subdivision.  This place rocks.  


Linking to Melissa over at the Inspired Room for Inspired Fridays :)

Dear Peggy, it's about your house.

I have to admit.  I did something I probably should not have done considering my house still has not sold.  I visited your open house yesterday.

Your sweet, charming cape cod with the gabled roof and red front door...

I fell in love.  Which is surprising because, Peggy, anyone who knows me, knows that I prefer old ranch houses that i can tear apart improve and heavens, i don't.do.gated.neighborhoods.EVAH. Plus, truth be told, my old real estate agent lives in that neighborhood and i was kind of afraid of running into her.  Yet, i went anyway.

The house had me at hello.  Your neighbors were also curious and followed me into your house and I think that's where i first learned your name, and that you had passed.  They told me about the neighborhood, the kids, and that this house was well loved.  It was.

 I think i stayed in that kitchen staring at your fruit wallpaper a little too long because i started to picture the canning i would do from my garden and seeing mason jars filled with daisies on the counter.  I DON'T EVEN LIKE WALLPAPER, PEGGY. sigh.

and is that a GAS STOVE?? oh.my.word.

Peggy, i hope your house finds someone who will love it like you did.  I know I think it's awesome.  If you happen to run into the Big Guy up there - could you mention that you know this awesome family that would love to live there. Just sayin'.