Hellooooooo!!!! I used to be going to name this publish “scenes from the transfer” however I noticed I used that title again in 2011 after I moved from our Craftsman rental to our first Cville dwelling.
This transfer went fairly nicely. We hit a number of snafus (like a leaking fridge and a shock with the induction range) – see beneath for the small print – however total we’re feeling very settled one week later. We don’t have any artwork on the partitions, however each drawer is organized!
I’m feeling so grateful being again right here. It’s form of mind-blowing to me that we did it. And that the home appeared like this not too way back:
Gus wasn’t certain what to assume. “It’s the identical….however completely different!” he stated.
It’s so bizarre as a result of among the rooms ARE the identical. Our lounge didn’t change an excessive amount of aside from all of the finishes and lights. Generally I neglect the place the kitchen really ends! (I’m certain that feeling received’t final for much longer.)
I’m planning to put in writing numerous weblog posts with all the small print!
Keep tuned for plenty of earlier than + afters, paint colours, finishes, and extra!
Shifting Again In
I arrived again to Cville on a Sunday and listened to the track “I’m Coming Residence” 1,000 occasions on repeat, haha (significantly!)
I couldn’t wait to see it completed since I had missed the final two weeks of the reno!
Thomas constructed my closet till 9/10pm each night time the week earlier than. It’s stunning!! I’ll be doing a full Residence Neat Residence tour of it quickly. EasyClosets was nice to work with!
The First Evening
We had deliberate to sleep on the ground the night time earlier than the movers got here, however then we thought if we may simply transfer our mattress up ourselves we may sleep in it! So we carried it up piece by piece and requested Thomas’s brother to assist with the heaviest half. I vacuumed the entire cloth!
Sadly, I found some black marks on the headboard proper within the prime prime spot. I used some Amodex stain remover on them and acquired them proper off. However the water I used to rinse it left a horrible water ring!
I then tried Folex which left an excellent greater, darker water ring.
I attempted extra water, extra folex, a house steamer, and Stanley Steamer. Stanley advised me to get a brand new mattress 🙁 There have been numerous useful tips about Instagram, however what I discovered to work the very best was simply to maintain flippantly watering the sides. I assume I simply introduced up a number of grime! It’s nonetheless there, however a lot better now. We’ll be preserving the mattress!
My good friend came visiting to tour the home and he or she hadn’t been on Instagram. After I requested her if she observed something “off” about my mattress, she couldn’t discover it. So fortunately it’s not too apparent!
How we showered with no blinds : 0 )
We ordered Thai takeout for our first meal. The brand new barstools get a ten/10!
Shifting Day
The view from our mattress was every part I had hoped it will be!!!!
Each day Harvest preserving us fueled!
The movers got here vibrant and early to get all of our furnishings again in place. I walked six miles inside my home daily that week!!
I organized drawers with these units!! Extremely suggest.
Additionally extremely suggest this new light-weight step ladder. It’s fairly sufficient to go away out but folds as much as be tucked wherever.
We hung the Body TV!
Arrange Mazen’s new dresser (I acquired it on clearance and it’s now offered out)
And unrolled the brand new rug. Gus and I assumed it will be blue however it was grey…..however we’re preserving it!
Other than it being extra grey than blue, we adore it! It’s very cushiony! Gus says it’s good.
I made a very good dent shifting all of my garments up from the basement and unpacking.
The boys got here dwelling on Tuesday
They had been thrilled!
Merely Put RVA
Thomas’s aunt Layton is a skilled organizer and got here to stick with us on Wednesday and assist me deal with the preliminary organizing of the pantry. She is REALLY REALLY good!!!!!
Right here’s the earlier than:
The throughout:
She brings tons of containers along with her that I used to be capable of purchase from her on the spot. What a wise approach!
The after will probably be revealed quickly!
She additionally helped me with our open cabinets.
And elegance the lounge cabinets!
And whereas I took the boys out to play, she organized Birch’s complete room!!
In case you dwell in Richmond, Cville or close by, Layton is your organizing professional to name. Verify her out on Instagram too!
Induction Woes
Whereas Layton was right here, we began cooking our first meal on our new induction cooktop and couldn’t get the pans sizzling. They had been heat, however not sizzling. It took half-hour to boil water and our squash took endlessly to prepare dinner. We’ve got since discovered that Caraway just isn’t really induction appropriate. Fortunately our neighbors have lent us a number of of their induction pans to make use of till we determine our subsequent step (hopefully not shopping for all new cookware, however in all probability shopping for all new cookware.)
We had scrumptious tomatoes with burrata whereas we waited!
As soon as we acquired the right induction pans, oatmeal cooked up properly!
Ongoing Initiatives
As with all renovation / new construct, there are nonetheless some tasks that want ending! You by no means know who will seem at a window, haha.
Thomas can also be ending our facet porch!
Thomas took a whole day to stress wash and clear all of the porch areas. I machine washed the cushions within the laundry. It’s trying completely livable once more!
The dormers on the again look nice! They had been simply getting painted after I left. SO excessive up! Gutters are happening immediately.
We needed to get an emergency new fridge once we realized ours was leaking in all of the locations. We discovered a couple of half gallon of water within the drawer on night time 2 and condensation in all places. No thought how or why this occurred, however because it was virtually 10 years previous, we determined to get a brand new one quite than try a restore. The brand new fridge is the 10-years-newer model of our previous one and it’s AWESOME! That is the one we acquired.
Loving all of our new lights at night time! That is the chandelier we acquired and these are the island lights. The underneath cupboard lights are my favourite!
The island paint coloration is Benjamin Moore Fortress Partitions!
I’m additionally in love with the entrance door coloration! It’s Benjamin Moore Stratton Blue and it’s the right blue/inexperienced I used to be searching for!
The boys have a brand new Lego studio full with an previous desk Nona and Grandpa gave us.
And the mudroom now has hooks! Listed here are the hooks we purchased.
Even our rest room paper is on model!! Haha. With our new North Fork towels.
So very joyful to have our household, toys, and belongings underneath one roof! Cousin Nash got here to play and he and Birch didn’t cease for 8 hours!
See you on the opposite facet of this vacation weekend!
KERF will probably be again to regular enterprise quickly : )
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