This Is Where I Live Swap-bot

So, the swap here is to tell a little about where you live and what kind of dwelling you live in, why you live there and that sort of thing.

The house I live in was my Grandparents. It was built in 1953-54 and was one of the first houses in the subdivision. My husband and I moved in about a year after my Grandmother passed away. We have just finished updating the interior this past November. The house has a crazy shape. It's ranch style and it is just as long as it is wide. Does that make sense? Anyway, that's why we have such a small backyard.

The house and backyard
The house used to be brick and the Grandparents had it redone with siding. They also had the stone work done on the garage section. It really makes it stand out. The bushes have been here since before I was born. The yard had more trees too but over 50+ years and well... Mother Nature had other ideas.


Living Room
The coffee table was given to me by a fellow Freecycler. The decor is of course the hubby's idea. I still have framed deer and waterfowl pictures that we still have not gotten around to hanging them back up since painting and putting up the new trim work. One of these days, I will take over one of the rooms and soften them up but until then...I have to deal with his "man" junk. The computer room used to be a bedroom but we didn't need another bedroom so it now is the computer & "junk" room.



Kitchen/Dining Room
My husband picked out the cabinets and put them in himself. He also picked out the black appliances. He really wanted Stainless Steel but there was no way we could afford that. I don't care what it looks like as long as they work. LOL The cute little dinette set was an estate bargain at $25 bucks!
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Hall Bath
Grandma liked lighthouses and so do I so I updated the look with new stuff last year.


Laundry Room
Saw something like this in a magazine. I am not into the "country"
look but my Mom was. I think she would be proud.
I didn't do too bad of a job, did I?


And now to the bedrooms

Guest Bedroom
This room used to be G&G. I did this room in things I found
at estate sales and thrift stores.


Our Bedroom and Bath
These are the last 2 rooms we did. We could not really agree on how to decorate...what colors/themes. I wanted blue or purple and he wanted black and white so we just happened to find a new bed set and pillows on clearance we decided to play on the hues of the comforter and went with the brown you see here. I was so scared when we started because it was so dark...but it dried to a color that didn't really look like the swatch.
All in all, we are happy with the way it turned out.


And of course...the hubby has started on his "Man Cave"...it looked pretty sad because all he had was the TV and chair so I found him the rug and we will put all of our Nascar related items here and if I ever decide to redecorate the living room...all of his wildlife "stuff" will come down here as well.


So, I hope you liked my pictures.
Take care and Happy Swapping!