A few of my favorite things

Well, we finally moved into our house last weekend. Thanks to some wonderful helping friends, we got things moved and organized in most places really quickly. There are still very many finishing touches that we will continue to do, but overall it is livable and beautiful. Bob has worked so hard over the past 5 months and the fruits of his efforts have really paid off. We are ready to get settled and become more focused on planning for our little one. I will post more pictures as rooms become more complete, but here are some of my favorite things that make my house feel like home to me:
1. The chalkboard table that I made--I will write more about it in the next post. It turned out exactly as I had imagined.

Here is another angle. We bought those two new chairs from Ikea and are using a bench on the other side that my parents bought me from Pottery Barn when we first got married. We had been using it as a coffee table previously.

2. The pantry. I didn't take a full picture inside, which I will have to in the future, but it is the size of a small room. It is bigger than a closet and I could get lost in there. I told Bob if he can't find me to come search in there because I may just be standing there mezmorized.

3. The fireplace and mantle. I have always wanted a fireplace with a mantle to decorate. Thanks to my awesomely gifted brother, I have these beautiful frames and pictures that he took.
4. The kitchen! It is big and dreamy and since I spend most of my time in there, I am very glad that I love it. 5. The laundry room. I love red. I still do. However, in the first house we lived I completely overdid it with reds and got sick of it for a few years. Now I have learned to just accent and the laundry room is a good place to do that. I am still looking for my cute curtain to go in here. The laundry room is downstairs off the kitchen, which at first I wasn't sure of because I thought it would make sense for it to be upstairs with all of the bedrooms. However, I realized when at the Devaults that when I am downstairs all day, I tend to forget about the laundry I am doing, so now I am glad to have it nearby.

6. Our bedroom. There is so much natural light coming in and I love how the color turned out. I still need to paint that dresser black to match our other furniture, but that chair by the window with my favorite pillow in the world makes me so happy. So do the daffodils.

7. Monogrammed towel hooks. Bob and I each have one so we choose the correct towel.

8. Our bathroom. It is so nice to have different sinks and a toilet off of the rest of the room. We have a huge bathtub and a separate shower and it is so nice. We also have a hole in the wall. Like that? It was there when we bought it but we are going to put a medicine cabinet there--this weekend I hope!

More than anything, we realize how much we have been given by others in the past few months while we worked on our home--a place to live, patience, help on our house, emotional support, and friendship. We really desire to use our home to offer to others and work on our hospitality. Thanks for all of you who have been a help to us in this process. We couldn't have done it without you!