Happy One Year Anniversary, Bungalow!

July marks the one year anniversary of our marriage with our historic bungalow nestled in the Historic District of Uptown Charlotte. Starting off as a lonely foreclosure.. our house has begun to transform into a home.   Below you can check out a before picture we anxiously took prior to moving accompanied with the most recent decor.  

  Restaurants, Uptown, and parks are all within an arms reach. In the fall/winter months we have a great view of the city from our backyard.  Also, the family friendly home of the Knights Baseball Stadium is relocating to our side of town in 2014 with a new and improved stadium. 

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Aged Porch Wood

After returning from a dine in moment from one of our neighborhood restaurants; the hub pointed out scrap wood laying in a pile along side the road for garbage pick up.  As soon as he brought it to my attention I immediately vouched for carrying it back to the house.  This wood wasn't your typical lumber from Home Depot.  This is 1920's wood that has been through rain, hail, and snow which made for a perfect distressed look in our dinning room. Lowes had great brackets for $5 to mount on the wall for support.

Thank you hub for the fabulous picture bomb

New House + New Memories

When we first moved into our house I was so ambitious to make our house into a home.  I was moving things around left and right like a mad woman.  Yet, some how no matter what I moved I wasn't pleased with the arrangement.  It wasn't until now when things started to fall into place.  Sometimes the best thing is to live in it for a while, develop your routine and then decide the placement of things.  Now my cute little bungalow is coming along perfectly like it should be. Like most things, everything takes time.

I have some before and after pictures to share.  I have many plans for this house in the near future because my creative wheels are always spinning. I've even drawn up floor plans and outdoor visuals!

Before

When we first moved in there was hardly any grass and all rocks from large to small.  I like to call this  project, "Project Grass".  It took us 3 weeks to remove all the rocks.  YES, three weeks!!  We also moved the large boulders to the front of our walkway.  Next spring I look forward to planting a multitude of flowers :)

 

Glass Door Knobs

FINALLY! We are settled in our adorable 1930's bungalow.  The past few days have been followed by a long exhale of relief.  Buying an older home has been an on going process that has consumed so much of our attention and energy.  As Auntie told me, somethings are worth the trouble. 

The next several months (years) will peak an interest in every little detail that goes with the character of an 1930's house.  I plan to research the key designs and details that go along with a 1930's bungalow.  Starting with glass door knobs! 

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Moving Forward

The last couple weeks have been eventful for myself and the family.  In the next the next week we will be proud home owners!  May 11th to be exact.  The idea of creating something that encompasses our values, style, and energy really excites me! I didn't want to say anything before to keep good attitudes and positive motivation moving forward.

We will also be welcoming a new addition to the family. Yep, guys that's right! It's a boy!

Checkers is his name. We are adopting him from the humane society.  He is a year old and muy aficionado :) A perfect fit for our family.  Since JaLynn will be turning four April 19th we thought a cat would be a great gift for the young animal lover.  I will be picking him up tomorrow!! Yay!