House Details

There are many small things about the house that just make me oh so happy. Of course the floor plan and the widows and the view of the field and the entire big picture just makes my heart swell, but there are some small things that I was able to take pictures of that we will be using every day that just make me feel good inside. Knowing that the right choice was made with these teeny little details. They're not huge things. They're not fancy things. But I love and appreciate them all the same.

The drain in the ensuite master bathroom. The whole shower is tiled and beautiful and I just love the floor of it. Including the drain. Which I'm sure Keith will have to figure out how to clean (comes with the territory of loving my long hair).

Hello Mr. Toilet. 

I'm sure we will get to know each other quite well.

Our tub is beauuuutiful. I am looking so forward to many many baths in that lovely soaker tub. (There's also a window right above the tub, and I'm a huge fan of ALL the windows.)

I'm one of those people who is so much a klutz that I have hurt myself on more than one occasion on cabinet hardware. When there's a loop I tend to find ways to catch my fingers in there and it is painful! So for our house, we have no loops, just knobs. These beautiful little brushed nickel knobs that I hope will keep my little klutzy fingers safe.

All of the lights/hardware and such match in the house. Brushed nickel and the lights are all a cloudy white glass. Other than these darling little pendant lights we have over top of the island (that's right, I said darling). They're my little "something different" lights, and I love them. I can't wait to see them all lit up.

I believe it's important to have an appreciation for these little things in life. After all, not every day is going to hold something spectacular or particularly memorable, how exhausting would life be if we were overwhelmed and amazed every day? But now and again it's good to take a little look at the little things, remember that they're there and they're important all the same. Some of my little things:

Finding Keith's legs in bed to warm up my freezing feet. (I really miss this "little thing" when he is away and I fall asleep with freezing feet.)
The random super blond eyebrow hairs that Keith sometimes get that always seem to have a mind of their own.
When Nova gazes at me with her gentle almond brown eyes.
The sound Sofi's feet make when she tries to run really fast (they're like huge paddles slapping the ground.)
The smell of a vanilla scented candle.
Laying in the new house and realizing I can't hear anything (no traffic, no nothing).

The house is now here. And I will have to dedicate another post to the entire house-moving process, but the process of getting everything ready for us to move in has now erupted. This week the service guy from the building company is down installing our cooktop and doing the last layer of paint and such. The electricity should be hooked up by tomorrow. Plumbing I believe is next week. It's soooo many phone calls (pretty much all for Keith), and it feels like a whirlwind. We (dogs included) are getting really restless now in the city. The house is there, we spend quite a bit of time out there, enjoying the sun and the space. And then we come back to our little den in the city. I should make a note that while I complain plenty how dark it can be in our rental, this is in comparison to our super bright and cheery house. There is nothing but windows, lights, and bright colors in that house. Which is exactly what I wanted.

Pictures to come soon once everything is a little more organized :)