The House
Here are some photos of the house: a work in progress!
Our breakfast area. The French doors to the left lead out into a giant screened-in porch. I love it! I got the table and chairs used for $150 from a craigs list ad. The gorgeous flowers are from our real estate agent, Mike.
We got a lot of house for the money!
This is the foyer, which leads into the dining room, family room and the front half of the house, which has a living room, two guest bedrooms and a bathroom.
the front living room, which I have plans to turn into a girly sitting room which can be converted into a tea room for special occasions. ☺
our family room – we went with some bold colors. I think once we get the art on the walls, it will come together (I took 9 prints to JoAnn’s last night to take advantage of their 60% off framing).
we bought new hardware to update the cabinets. We’re stripping the wallpaper soon, using a tip from our real estate agent, Mike. He said Febreeze works better than anything else getting wallpaper off!
here’s our sweet pup macey, who’s not sure what to think of her new digs.
the front guest bedroom… I love the extra storage below the window.
Comments
Cara,
The house looks great. I can't wait to hopefully stop by sometime this weekend and check it out! Gordy and I are so happy for you guys.
Posted by: Alison Davis | April 7, 2006 01:18 PM
Cara & Jeff,
The house looks great! Congratulations!!
Posted by: Ashley | April 7, 2006 01:29 PM
Congrats Cara & Jeff!
That table looks great, i figured you'd gone into hock for a couple grand. SUCH A DEAL! BTW, what eats out of the pet dish?
Posted by: stu | April 7, 2006 06:06 PM
CARA!! SORRY for the long silence! I totally adore your book and see ALL of the AWESOME things GOD is truly doing in your life. I love it and admire you so much. The house looks FAB-O! I wish we were there to see it. We will visit soon! So happy to hear everything and miss you a ton! Thanks for keeping me posted. Love you.
Posted by: caroline kim | April 8, 2006 03:21 PM
cara, the house is beautiful - congratulations to you and jeff!
Posted by: erika | April 10, 2006 08:52 AM
your house totally rocks! i can't wait to see it in person. i think the green wall works just fine. the couches are awesome and i totally love the craigs list table set. you are such a bargin shopper. we have much to learn from you! :)
Posted by: maya strang | April 10, 2006 10:07 AM
Jeff & Cara!
WOW! SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO happy for you both ... you deserve the best! I am impressed ... can't wait for my Sunday afternoon invite! :o)
Enjoy and make special memories there! Remember ... "Stuff" will come and go, but memories last for a lifetime!
Posted by: Barb | April 10, 2006 10:25 AM
i love it! i do wish i could see it in person. maybe soon.
the garage sales in florida are obviously the thing to do! i think i'll send you a big picture of myslef to go over your sofa!! :-)
love you.
Posted by: karla | April 10, 2006 06:43 PM
Hi there, I found your site while Googling for wallpaper removal tips. I realize this is an old blog but I was wondering how the wallpaper removal with Fabreeze worked out for you? I need some tips and was hoping that this one worked. Please let me know. Thanks!
Posted by: Carrie | October 2, 2006 11:39 AM