Yes, I'm alive!

Wow, I don't think I've ever gone this long without posting! As you may remember, I closed on my "new" house last Monday. I have spent all my time since then making trips back and forth and trying my hardest to update the walls in the house- there is a LOT of wallpaper. Every single room is covered in layer after layer. They even wallpapered and painted over the ceiling, which has been VERY hard to remove. It turns out that the removal of most of the wallpaper is just going to be too damaging to the antique plaster walls. Therefore, even though it pains me to say it, I decided to paint over the majority of the wallpaper. Before you cringe, just know I did major research on the subject and am in the process of doing it the RIGHT way! After all is said and done, nobody should be able to tell it's not just painted drywall. I've hesitated to post "before" photos because there is just so much work to be done and these pictures are not flattering! BUT it's only fair- to show the "after" photos at some point, I just had to show the house before the work began. So, here are some not-so-pleasant shots. I promise, the house is going to be adorable!

It has a gorgeous staircase, but it's really hard to photograph:


Downstairs, all the trim is white, but upstairs all the woodwork is in the original, unpainted condition. It's beautiful!:

The kitchen needs major updating, but it has a lot of charm! All the accessories you see belonged to the seller- they have since been removed:

There is a "secret" tiny room off of the bathroom upstairs, and it has these gorgeous antique linoleum floors! I am keeping them:


The room with the chandelier is the dining room. I love the wood floors. The living room (where I was standing to take the photo) is carpeted but not wall-to-wall; it's just a remnant that is placed in the middle. I am going to remove it:

Here is Julia giving her best "I'm cool" pose. Oh, and here you can see the old sewing machine I got with the house. The chair in the background came with the house, too:

Another view from the living room:

Most of the curtains are now down (I'm going to try and sew my own!). The house is quite the disaster right now, and I'm not actually 100% moving in until that wallpaper is completely out of sight. I just can't do it! hahah

And a great big thank you to everyone who is interested in participated in my mini vintage swap!! YES, I will be organizing this soon! If you'd like to participate, make sure to let me know by this Friday and I'll add you to the list!