The Kitchen Dining Set

Morning!

Ok, today we have the kitchen

dining set.

The table is made of mango wood.

The company harvests old non-producing

trees and plant a new tree in it's place,

to get the wood for these tables.

These aren't the chairs we bought.

These are the chairs and everything is

from Arhaus. We chose leather

for the seats, in brown. We

chose these chairs for their size

and the fact that we could get 2

arm chairs. Hubs prefers an arm chair

to a regular chair.



These pillows are from the same store.

I couldn't resist picking them up at 50% off.

I'm sure I can make knock-offs of them but

they were priced right. There are a couple

of pillows there that I am going to knock-off.

I will pick up the supplies at Joann's this weekend.

Not much happening this week.

Hope you're all having a great week!

Hugs!

Kim

Windows on the First Floor

Hello!

I have started to take some photos of the townhouse model.

They help me when I'm out looking for things

to get for ours and they will help when we add

some of our own finishing touches like the trim

above the fireplace.

The builder doesn't include the trim above

the mantle as a part of the fireplace package.

This photo will remind us how we can

finish it off ourselves.

This is the window along the side of the fireplace,

there is one on the other side too.

I wanted to remember how the designer

dressed the windows.

I have no clue what I will actually do.

These are the windows in the eating area.

I love how bright it is.

There is even a glimpse of the skylight.

Looking into the living room.

The dining room.

We didn't get the tray ceiling but we will get the can lights.

I still need to show you the kitchen furniture.

I will work on that post tonight.

Hope you all had a great weekend!

Hugs!

Kim

For The Family Room

Morning!

Pretty quickly I will run out of things to show you,

for the townhouse.

Today, I can show you 2 pieces that I ordered

for the family room...

Arhaus is the name of a great furniture store

in Barrington, IL. They use a lot of recycled

wood to make their furniture.

This cart table is made from old carts

used in a textile factory to take

textile to the trains. The wheels are

from the carts, the wood is from

the floor of the warehouse.

Each one is unique, I love it!

To see a better pic, click on Arhaus above.

Arhaus

This 3 tiered basket will be going in a little nook between

the family room and kitchen.

It is another favorite of mine!

I ordered kitchen furniture too,

I will show you that tomorrow.

Nothing else happening around here.

It's just plain hot but not as hot as the

middle of the country where our son is.

Emma, our bulldog, is anxious for

cooler weather so she can play outside!

Which reminds me,

I need to take new photos of the dogs to show you!

Have a great day!!!

Hugs!

Kim

Rugs

Hello!

Like I said, yesterday,

I've been doing things

for the townhouse to

make it seem like this

is really happening!

We signed the paperwork

back in December and we

expected to be in the midst of

construction by now.

That is not the case, unfortunately.

So...I look for new furnishings for

our new place.

I really wanted to have the rugs

in hand so that when we do

move we can lay them right away.

Here are 2 of the 3.

I couldn't find a good pic

of the third one.

 I found this rug at Home Depot.

This one will go in the dining room.

I like the light background because our

wood floors are dark.

The third rug came from the Depot too.

It will go in the living room.

This rug is from Pottery Barn

I love the soft feel of this rug under foot!

This rug will see the most activity

since it will be in the family room.

Now we can build up from here with furniture

and such. I have already bought a few

pieces and the furniture store is being very

gracious and holding everything in their

warehouse until we move in.

I will post those next time!

Have a great day!!!

Hugs!

Kim

Townhouse Fixture Choices

Morning!

It is taking F-O-R-E-V-E-R

for Toll Brothers to sell

the third needed townhouse in our building

so they can start digging and construction.

I keep telling myself it will happen in

God's time not mine but

I struggle with that...sadly!

The apartment is just soooo small!

I miss my own laundry room...

I get the heebee jeebies sharing with

the whole apartment complex!

I have to keep myself from thinking about

bedbugs and other creepy crawly things.

Thank goodness there are some things that

I can do to keep my dream alive...

last week I got to pick lighting,

faucets and knobs.

We decide on oiled rubbed bronze.

I love the Tuscan/Vintage feel.

Here is what I chose...

This faucet goes in the guest bath and half bath.

This shower head will be in both the

master bath and half bath.

I chose this faucet for the master bath because

my hubs likes the one handle for controlling water temp

better than the 2 handle. The bottom plate

will not be on the faucet to help this faucet

blend with shower head. They are 2 different brands.

I think it will work.

These are the drawer pulls for all the entire house.

They are faced in the wrong direction on the sample,

they actually face down so your fingers go in the open space.

These are the cabinet knobs for the entire house.

In the kitchen, I hope to find some vintage glass ones.

I love the ones at Anthropology but the screws on those are

WAY too long!

This is the kitchen faucet.

This is the lighting for the guest bath.

There will be one over each sink.

This is the light fixture for the master,

one over each sink.

Everything will be in oil rubbed bronze,

these are just the sample styles.

I am beyond excited to finally get going!

I did buy the rugs for the first floor.

I wanted to be sure to have them for

when we do move in.

I found what I knew I love and

got them, in fear that style will

change before Toll Brothers gets going!

(Yes, I know, we are blessed and I need to learn patience!)

Hope you are all having a great day!

Hugs!

Kim

Inside Photos of Townhouse

Today, I have photos to share

of the inside of our townhouse.

These are from the Toll Brothers site.

You will have to use your imagination some

as I explain the photos.

This is the dining room.

We opted for all hardwood floors on the first floor.

I have been looking all over at different floor rugs.

We have a table and chairs picked out for this room and

my sister-in-law gave me her old chandelier that

needs a paint treatment.

The kitchen, our kitchen will have more room in it.

The contractor's offered a free upgrade called a

greenhouse which extends the eating area and includes

a sky light plus a door to the deck.

The living room. The door by the fireplace will

actually be a window due to the greenhouse

having a door.

The living room.

View from the front door.

Master bedroom.

The master bedroom has a really large sitting room!

We are excited about this!

The master bath. The wall with the robes will

be a glass wall for the shower and our tub will

not be jetted. I don't like the jetted tubs,

too noisy.

In addition, there are 2 more bedrooms and a guest bath

and a second floor laundry that is only a closet but

it's just the 2 of us, so I really don't need more.

Thanks for letting me share!

We are beyond excited after 4 long years

of officially moving to Chicagoland!

Have a great day!!!

Hugs!

Kim

The Future

I know it has been a while AGAIN!

Hopefully, within the next couple of weeks,

everything in MI will be taken care of.

Unfortunately, it's taking longer than planned.

Of course!

BUT...

Here's the exciting news!

I can finally share...

we are building a town home in Elgin, IL.

We aren't quite sure when next year it will be completed,

it all depends on when they begin.

Anyway...

here is the model...

We have an end unit with 3 bedrooms and lots of windows!

My husband's favorite part is...

We have a perfect view of the golf course!

Across the street the street from us are single family homes.

Between 2 of the homes is a large open area that they call a park.

It has a bench for people to sit and watch the golfers.

Our townhouse sits between these 2 homes across the street.

Every window and our deck overlooks the beautiful course.

As you can imagine, we cannot wait!

So much to plan, so many blog posts to come!

So many projects to come!

Thanks for being patient with me as we

finish up our MI home.

We are praying for renters starting in June.

I hope the majority of you are enjoying spring!

We woke up to snow!!!!

It has since melted and will be 60 degrees on Easter.

Have a blessed Holy Week!!!

Hugs!

Kim