For the most part, the closing process on the new house has been remarkably uneventful... until this week, of course. I was supposed to close on the new casa yesterday, but due to a failed sewer inspection last week, some work had to be done to the basement bathroom. Namely, the shower there had to be hooked up to the town sewage in a way that would pass code inspection. That work was completed as of today, and the new inspection takes place tomorrow, so let's hope that everything is wrapped up by Friday morning.
Regardless, my final walk through is tomorrow afternoon. I haven't been in the house for a few weeks, so I can finally make a list as to how many cabinet hinges, drawer pulls, and cabinet pulls I'll need to revamp the kitchen, which hasn't been touched since the house was built. Once again, I'm dealing with some serious ugly, but it's structurally sound, well-insulated ugly, and THAT I can definitely deal with.
On design inspiration, I've definitely been loving the Petersik's current home at Young House Love. I never thought I'd embrace gray/greige as a wall color, but I'm pretty sure it's going to be the main wall color throughout the house. Currently, the walls are a bright, tropical blue abutted by Campbell's Tomato Soup (the actual color of the soup) orangey-red. The contrast is startling in a bad way. Throw in 1960s aesthetic, and you have the rancher I'm about to own. YHL's foyer is light, bright, and captivating. Look at that Moravian light! I LOVE it! And the dining room! The capiz pendant light is awesome, and would look amazing in my dining area. I don't mind if the only drama in my life is from light fixtures. In fact, I prefer it that way.
The living room has some issues, not all of which are cosmetic. The fireplace's fire box was drilled through in order to make room for a vent pipe for the wood furnace in the basement. In order to make it functional again, I'm going to eventually convert to be used with a vent-free gas insert.
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| Living room |
The one room that absolutely has to be dealt with immediately is the bathroom. Apparently, there was a local trend to not install a shower and to put a standard window in the bathing area. I've tried to contemplate the reasoning behind that, and I'm still coming up empty. Further, the original tile is 4x4 blue and pink that was painted over with cream colored latex paint. I'll stop and just let you see it for yourself:
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| I'm speechless too. |
Possibly the worst feeling is when you have a room that you completely want to change, but it's also completely liveable as-is while you fix the uglier aspects (bathroom!) of the house. For me, this room is the kitchen. Definitely a first world problem, but it just screams the need for updating. On a side note, that refrigerator is from the early 1980s. It's still going strong, but likely costs a small fortune to run. I'm going to have to break down and get a new refrigerator.
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| Got wood? |
The microwave over the stove top(to the far right) definitely has to go. As it is, it doesn't allow clearance for my larger stock pots or canning pots. I can't deal with having a stove top that I can't use to its fullest extent... and I don't feel like waiting an entire year to get my apples canned.
There's a small preview. I can't wait to close so that I can get in there and start scrubbing and painting.
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