I'm obsessed with my house

One bad thing about being a new home owner is I want to always do things to my house. There are still pictures that need to be hung, rooms to be decorated, accent walls to be painted, etc. and I'm continuously thinking about which project to start next. It doesn't help that I'm obsessed with HGTV, and when watching shows, I think, "Heck that seems easy. I bet I could do that." Which I then follow up with, I'll just wait until my dad visits again so we can do that project together. Ha ha. Maybe that's why he hasn't come to visit again: he knows I'm gonna have lots of work for him. Not really, because I have to pace myself since I don't have all the money in the world to do all the things I want to do.

One great story about our house though is we just bought a dining room set. We've had an old crappy set for quite awhile now, and when we moved in, we agreed that we absolutely were going to replace that set as soon as possible. Friday Shawn got a wild hair that we should go window furniture shopping. I think this was also spawned by the fact that Thane & Kristi just went window furniture shopping. So Saturday afternoon we went and looked at a couple places. We then found a set we really liked, and Shawn said he'd go back on Sunday to order it. He called me from the store Sunday to say he found another set he liked better, so I needed to come down and take a look at that one too. I still loved the first set better, so we got it. We got a table with a self-storing leaf, 6 chairs, and a side buffett, something I've always wanted and now that our dining room is so big, we finally have the room for one. Hooray. The best way to describe the look of the set is rustic, Tuscan, maybe even a little farm house. It has natural dings and dents, which I thought would be perfect with kids around. The seats are solid wood, no upholstery, again good with kids around. I took some pictures of the set and will have Shawn put them up this weekend. The label that came with the furniture states the pieces are made from reclaimed timbers to create a genuine old world charm. The finish is created by hand rubbing high performance polishing oils to create a genuine aged patina. Basically, it's awesome!

Now I can't stop thinking what I want to do next in the house. I think I'm gonna try spray painting the chandelier in the dining room because right now it's gold and I think a matte black would look a lot nicer with the new furniture. I still really want to replace the other chandeliers, but again, I have to pace myself financially. I can't wait for garage sales to start up again this spring, so I can go look for other items I want to get for the house. I really want a cool piece of art to go above the buffet and still need to find something to go in the art niche along the stairs.

This weekend we will be getting the bookcases and desk we bought from the previous owners of the house Thane & Kristi bought. You see, the previous owners are moving to Pennsylvania and wanted to sell all their furniture, so the Tomlinsons went through and picked out some of the items we thought were in the best condition. Along with the bookcases and desk, we also bought the futon for the basement, so Shawn can have a place to sit once he gets a new tv so he can play his video games downstairs and not drive me crazy any more. Can't wait for that new tv to get worked into the budget. Ha ha. Anyways, so now next week I'll work on getting my office organized. Of course, this is all worked around Inara and her napping. Wish me luck that this project doesn't take me 2 months.

As I stated earlier, I'm obsessed with HGTV. I love the shows What's My House Worth, House Hunters, Property Virgins, The Stagers, etc. So I thought I'd share this fun quiz with you all. I took the style quiz on HGTV.com, which Eetung had told me about. She is a fellow HGTV addict. Here's what my style is according to the quiz:

Your style is Mid-Century Mod
Open, airy, organic spaces, all about form and function. Sophisticated and sleek yet approachable, alluring.

This coudn't be more accurate. I love simple, sleek, nothing too gaudy, and functional. And I hate cluttery, kitschy, and please no Southwest or country! Ugh! If you're interested in taking the quiz, here's the link. You do have to sign up to be an HGTV member first. http://my.hgtv.com/style-finder/stylefinder.esi

I'll be sure to write once my next project is completed or we get more work done on the house.