March 8, 2014 we moved into the Haus. So even though I've been lacking in posts lately [is it too late to blame the baby?] I got my shit together and took some current photos for the two year tour!
Admittedly, we did a lot more visible/noticeable changes in year one. Not to say that we didn't do anything in year two, it's just the bigger things we did do [new driveway, carpet, tree removal, basement waterproofing] weren't very exciting and noticeable, and really boring for the blog. Plus, I was preoccupied by eating a lot and/or freaking out about impending motherhood. That impending motherhood also kept me from stuff like painting and refinishing stuff. What with the baby's brain cells forming and all. So honestly, the two year tour is really similar to the one year tour, with the exception of a few rooms that benefited from a last minute bout of nesting.
So! On with the tour!
When we bought the house the kitchen looked like this:
One week after moving in, it looked like this:
And here's the kitchen now! The main changes are a new refrigerator, and a brand spankin' new sliding door. We have a screen that actually functions! So the door is open and letting the sweet spring air in. It's unfinished at the moment, ready for me to stain and seal.....hopefully someday soon. Another little change - the adorable vintage high chair that both myself and my sister used as babies, patiently waiting for Bea :)
On to the next room!
One week in:
One year in: [shaping up nicely]
Two years in:
The biggest change is the addition of a large rug and the omission of the live-edge walnut table, a.k.a. 'child death trap.' In the coming months, those cabinets will be cleared of their random crap, ready to contain ALL THE TOYS and Bea will have a nice soft rug to sit and play with stuff, all in eyesight of the kitchen.
When we bought the house:
One year in:
Two years in: [still a ways to go, but getting there! ....thinking the built ins need to be black.... and the little breakable stuff moved up to the higher shelves.]
View to the living room [or, honestly, how I watch TV while cooking] One week in:
One year in:
Two years in:
Living room!
One week in:
One year in:
Two years in: Changes here include the new upholstery on the armchair, smaller/lighter coffee table [so there's more room for child-holding things], a baby show on Netflix, and a baby.
One week in:
One year in:
Two years in: Apparently last year I had time/energy to clean up the clutter before taking the photo.
One week:
One year:
Two years: [she was seriously loving the show. So I let her watch it while I was running around taking photos. #momoftheyear]
One week: [hi, beagle!]
One year:
Two years: Nothing really changed, except for the plant I've chosen to winter in this spot. I did move the giant pack n' play out of the shot, though. Not really keeping it 100, but it's almost ready to be packed away anyway.
Dining room! One of my favorite rooms :)
One week:
One year:
Two years: ...exactly the same. Except there's a leaf in the table we put there at Thanksgiving that never got taken back out. And we actually got a new window on the left, but visually you literally cannot tell. Future plans: taking off the shades that are at the top of the windows [one was taken out when the new window got put in, and seeing as we haven't rolled down the shades in two years, they can go. New art above the buffet. And [much more ambitious, and much later down the line] I'd like to strip and refinish the table, chairs and buffet. The blonde finish is definitely showing its age.
Hall bathroom:
One week:
Two years: I painted the walls white, changed out the shower curtain, and now there's a bin of baby towels and washcloths. And that's it, until we feel like spending 5 digits on a newer, prettier configuration [one day!
This war ain't over, beige tile.]
Office! This room was one to benefit from my nesting phase of pregnancy. Working from home is really nice in that I can spend a lot of time with the baby, but I knew that she would need space in my office so we can hang out in the same spot.
One week in:
One year: Looks really inviting for a baby to hang out, right? Last year the office got the least attention. I spent the spring doing everything for the other spaces, then
work got super busy, and all the time I spent in there was spent, you know, working.
Two years in: See?! It's clean and open! And the boxes of crap have been replaced by baby things.
One week:
Two years: I actually like sitting at my desk now! I have art on the walls, and I've been better about keeping my desk clear.
Another view that I've never shown on the blog, for good reason [it pretty much was just that giant pile of boxes and crap from the 'one year' photo] Thanks, IKEA!
Brandon's Office, One week:
One year:
Two years: It's now turned into the guest room, since the previous
guest room had a big change last year. It's still super messy, but everyone's got that 'one room' that is the holding room for things that have no place, right?
Master Bedroom:
One week:
One year: [I was excited last year that the elliptical went away]
Two years: [but now it's been replaced by a treadmill. Oh well. Fitness is easiest when it's convenient. For me, anyway.]
Changes: new carpet!
One week:
One year:
Two years: The most exciting change is the gorgeous Brasilia dresser I scored from
Future Ancestor! I ADORE this thing. We didn't want to cheapen it by slapping a monster TV on top, so Brandon mounted it [we have commitment issues when it comes to drilling into the walnut on the wall, but when you're laying in bed, a TV that high seems right!] Now I can have fun with hanging some art on that wall, maybe some lamps, and some pretty-yet-unfunctional stuff! So fun!!
Master Bath:
One week:
Two Years: Yeah, exactly the same. In my previous post I laid out some short term plans for it, but it's yet to come to fruition. Some days I'm all "I CAN DO ALL THE THINGS!" but then most days I can barely keep Bea and myself fed and clean. So I'll get to it sometime.
Guest room:
6 months in [I didn't even take pics of it at one week, it was so unremarkable]
Two years: full post
here! The only changes from that post are a clock [because reaching for my phone doesn't happen that easily all the time] and a mesh bumper on the crib. At 8 weeks she started getting her foot stuck between the slats, so I had to put something up to keep her from breaking her tiny ankle. Weirdo.
Laundry room:
One week:
One year: This was another room that housed all the things that didn't have home.
Two years: Nothing crazy beautiful, but this room also benefited from a healthy amount of nesting. It's clean, [mostly] organized, and open. I'll take it!
Dog bathroom, one week and now: [post on the bathroom changes, and why it's called the dog bathroom,
here]
Exterior, one week in:
Exterior now: Obviously the house
changed color, and last summer we got the driveway paved. Oh, and there's one less [large, expensive] tree, but you can't tell. Exciting, right?
So that's the State of the Haus! There are a few things brewing on the horizon, and as soon as I get to them, you'll be the first to know.
Thanks for reading!!
