House Tour

One of the blogs that I read recently had a tour of her new home. I liked it so much, I decided to do one of my own. So, for friends that are far away and anyone else that is interested, here it is.......

 The front door brings you into the living room/ dining room area and the main living space of the house. All the other rooms are off of this room.  The pictures resting on the couch, still have not found a permanent place on the walls so they're waiting there while I decide.  All of Xury's toys are in here so she has a safe place to play free from all the choking hazards that the other kids like to play with. I garbage picked the trunk in between my brother's wedding and reception, while in my bridesmaid's dress. Three babies learned to walk holding onto it, one is using it now and 15 years later, it's still one of my favorite things.

 Behind the couch is the dining room table. We inherited a huge table which I love. There's another leaf that I just recently took out to make a little floor space. It looks clean now but usually there is some project taking up the right half of the table. We leave one half clear so we have a place to eat but the other half usually gets cleaned up just in time for something else to take over.  The bench in the back is an old pew from our church. The shelves, also from our church, were going to be thrown away but I thought they were perfect for puzzles, coloring books and other various toys. The door on the back wall leads to our bedroom.

The baby sleeps in bed with me. We take up half of the bed since I don't like to sleep near the edge with her, so there's also an extra bed for anyone else who wants to join us at night. I know it's not the cultural norm but it works for us and we saved money on a crib.

To the left of the living room/ dining room is the kitchen. The kid's artwork is held up with painter's tape so it doesn't hurt the paper or the wall and it can easily be changed for something new.

Since there's virtually no counter space we use this table that the kids made as a workspace. The door in the back leads to the garage and outside.

Off of the kitchen is what was the master bedroom. Since it was very cramped as a bedroom (and who seriously wants their bedroom off the kitchen?) we recently switched rooms. Now its a place for the bigger kids to hang out. Although the baby likes to join them too.

A tv and the computer are in here, as well as the piano. There's also a table for Legos, Knex, art projects, puzzles, snacks and whatever else they decide to do.

To the right of the living room is our one little "hallway" that leads to the girls' bedrooms and the bathroom.

 This is Tanner's room. She recently painted the walls but we haven't found the right curtains and she's still working on things for the walls. Like most everything else in the house, it's a work in progress.

 This is Aravis's room. We got the castle bed at a garage sale. She has a play house underneath for her dolls that she rearranges and reorganizes regularly. She and Xury share a closet and Xury's changing table is in here too. Although, I have a feeling that when she's up and walking soon, this room and the contents thereof will be off limits.

 

And here's our bathroom, which boasts pink and blue tile, complete with the original pink toilet! Yeah, it probably needs a little work   The door at the end leads to Dominick's room so the bathroom often doubles as a hallway.

 This is Dominick's room. He has his drums and a couple of keyboards in here. He really wanted the couch and tv which we picked up for a few dollars at a garage sale but I said no to the mini fridge and coffee maker for financial and fire hazard reasons. It's still painted brown from when it was Tanner's room last year which makes it a little dark but also kind of cozy.

So, there it is. It's not perfect. Most of our furniture was handed down to us, or scavenged or rescued. There's an endless list of projects that need to be done. It never stays clean for long. Most days it seems we're bursting at the seams, but mostly it's a fun, busy, loud, crazy, happy house and that's all that really matters.