Hellooooooo!!!! I used to be going to name this publish “scenes from the transfer” however I noticed I used that title again in 2011 once I moved from our Craftsman rental to our first Cville house.
This transfer went fairly effectively. We hit a couple of snafus (like a leaking fridge and a shock with the induction range) – see under for the small print – however general 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 thoughts 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 mentioned.
It’s so bizarre as a result of among the rooms ARE the identical. Our front room didn’t change an excessive amount of apart from all of the finishes and lights. Typically I overlook the place the kitchen truly ends! (I’m certain that feeling received’t final for much longer.)
I’m planning to write down a number of 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 tune “I’m Coming Residence” 1,000 occasions on repeat, haha (severely!)
I couldn’t wait to see it completed since I had missed the final two weeks of the reno!
Thomas constructed my closed 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 might simply transfer our mattress up ourselves we might 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 high spot. I used some Amodex stain remover on them and obtained them proper off. However the water I used to rinse it left a horrible water ring!
I then tried Folex which left a good greater, darker water ring.
I attempted extra water, extra folex, a house steamer, and Stanley Steamer. Stanley instructed me to get a brand new mattress 🙁 There have been a number of useful tips about Instagram, however what I discovered to work the most effective was simply to maintain evenly watering the sides. I assume I simply introduced up a number of dust! It’s nonetheless there, however significantly better now. We’ll be holding the mattress!
My good friend came visiting to tour the home and she or he hadn’t been on Instagram. Once 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 the whole lot I had hoped it will be!!!!
Every day Harvest holding 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 on daily basis that week!!
I organized drawers with these units!! Extremely advocate.
Additionally extremely advocate this new light-weight step ladder. It’s fairly sufficient to go away out but folds as much as be tucked anyplace.
We hung the Body TV!
Arrange Mazen’s new dresser (I obtained it on clearance and it’s now offered out)
And unrolled the brand new rug. Gus and I believed it will be blue however it was grey…..however we’re holding it!
Except for it being extra grey than blue, we adore it! It’s very cushiony! Gus says it’s good.
I made a great dent transferring all of my garments up from the basement and unpacking.
The boys got here house on Tuesday
They have 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 together with her that I used to be capable of purchase from her on the spot. What a wise approach!
The after shall 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 entire room!!
In case you stay 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 have been heat, however not sizzling. It took half-hour to boil water and our squash took endlessly to cook dinner. We’ve since discovered that Caraway shouldn’t be truly induction suitable. Fortunately our neighbors have lent us a couple of of their induction pans to make use of till we work out 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 obtained the proper 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 complete day to strain wash and clear all of the porch areas. I machine washed the cushions within the laundry. It’s wanting completely livable once more!
The dormers on the again look nice! They have been simply getting painted once I left. SO excessive up! Gutters are happening as we speak.
We needed to get an emergency new fridge after we realized ours was leaking in all of the locations. We discovered a few half gallon of water within the drawer on night time 2 and condensation in all places. No concept how or why this occurred, however because it was virtually 10 years outdated, we determined to get a brand new one reasonably than try a restore. The brand new fridge is the 10-years-newer model of our outdated one and it’s AWESOME! That is the one we obtained.
Loving all of our new lights at night time! That is the chandelier we obtained and these are the island lights. The underneath cupboard lights are my favourite!
The island paint coloration is Benjamin Moore Fort Partitions!
I’m additionally in love with the entrance door coloration! It’s Benjamin Moore Stratton Blue and it’s the proper blue/inexperienced I used to be on the lookout for!
The boys have a brand new Lego studio full with an outdated desk Nona and Grandpa gave us.
And the mudroom now has hooks! Listed below are the hooks we purchased.
Even our bathroom paper is on model!! Haha. With our new North Fork towels.
So very glad 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 shall be again to regular enterprise quickly : )
