1020 Curran

Welp, I have some time so we're going to do the rare back-to-back posts.  Since we've been in this house for almost three months, that means our former home has been on the market for almost three months.  And for some reason it still hasn't sold.  I know that it would have been a fast sell, but people must be crazy I thought it would sell pretty quick.  Here's why.

1. Great location.  Seriously, if you've ever lived in Kirkwood, you know it's a pretty wonderful place to live
2. It's right down the street from an elementary school
3. It's a nice neighborhood
4. There are TONS of kids in the neighborhood
5. It's an amazing house - I know I may be biased, but seriously, 4 bedrooms in Kirkwood? That's a pretty big deal.

Anyways, here are some pictures of the house now that we're out of it and it has been staged:

The front room

The back room

The back room again

The something room (we used it as an office, but I think it's technically listed for tax records as a 5th bedroom).

The Dining Room

The Master Bedroom.  This is only half of it.  I would honestly buy this house for this room alone.

The other half of the master.  It has a giant closet too.  Just sayin'.

Any takers?  Seriously, it's a great house, has a finished basement, nice yard.  Big inviting front porch, an equally large back deck, and TONS of closets and storage space.  

Here's the real estate listing for it.  http://www.kw.com/homes-for-sale/63122/MO/St-Louis/1020-Curran-Avenue/3yd-MARISMO-12035396.html

Seriously, if you know anyone looking, please pass this along!

Outside the home

I'm working really hard to get this back up to date.  I know there will still be a few pictures after this post.  It's a lot harder to remember to take pictures of things when you are living in the house, versus coming over specifically to see what's new.

Here are a few more pictures!

At the end of July, Mom and Dad went on a much deserved vacation.  Brian was home most of the week, but he went on a little trip with his friends too.  Raina decided to be my protector, guarding the stairs.

The patio! It's actually two levels, which you'll be able to see in the photos to come.

They had to pour the layers one at a time.  This was after pouring the first layer.  It's concrete that is then stamped and dyed.

Olive watching over the workers.

The dirt pile slowly disappearing.

Dad and Jessica enjoying the patio.  The black stuff sticking out from the edge of the wall is for a flower bed eventually.

No more dirt pile.

As I said before, more pictures will come as they are taken.  We've been in the house almost three months (crazy!) and really look like we're moved in now.  There are always more pictures to be hung, and things to be rearranged though!

Thankfully we've finally gotten some rain in St. Louis, so now we're one step closer to actually having grass in our yard! It can't come soon enough.

No Time Like the Present

Welp, as you can tell by my amazing ability to post the past month, we've been a little busy.  The house is like 98% finished.  We just need to do the basement now...which will not be happening for quite some time.  I have a billion pictures (that might be an exaggeration) to post, so I guess we will start where I left off.  Moving day!

Warning: Some of these may be repeats.  Like I said, it's been a while.

There really nothing quite like seeing a moving truck in front of your childhood home.

We did one load Friday night, and then did the big move Saturday.

Brian harassing the cat in an empty looking front room.

Completely empty bedroom.

Tucker and Raina keeping watch over the dwindling amount of stuff in the house.

Olive and Colby were not big fans of the physical move, but have greatly enjoyed getting to explore a new house.

Tucker and Raina working hard.

The new abode.  It looks a little more finished than this now.  We're eventually sodding the front yard, but we have to wait for this drought to end. Yay summer in St. Louis!

Steps from the driveway to the front door.  There is a stone pathway as well.

The underside of the front porch.  The bead board ceiling is actually gray. I love it!

The front yard a little more cleaned up.  The columns are finished now as well.

You know I had to post a picture of my closet.  It's pretty great.  St. Louis Closet Co. did a fantastic job!

That's all I'm going to post for now.  Hopefully this afternoon I can do another post with some more pictures.  I didn't want to overwhelm you too much.

Excuses

Worst blog updater ever.  I realized today that I never put up pictures from moving and of the house as it is now that we are moved in.  I don't have time to write that post today, so I'm going to make a list of excuses for why I haven't posted yet.


1.  Summer School
2. My internship
3. I'm about to start a new job (yay!)
4. Complete laziness
5. I honestly forget that we just moved in here because, simply put, from the first night it has felt like home.

Open House

Someday soon I will have time to post pictures from the move and us starting to get settled into the new house, but that can wait.  


Our old home is officially on the market!  The relator open house is tomorrow (6.19.12) and Wednesday (6.20.12).  Then, the first official open house will be Sunday (6.24.12).  Hopefully we can get that house sold soon.  It really is absolutely amazing.  It's just down the street from an elementary school.  Plus, it's in Kirkwood.  You would be hard pressed to find a better place to raise a family.


Here is the link to the house on the relator's site.  It looks pretty great now that it is all staged.  If you live in St. Louis and have friends looking for a house, tell them to look here!!


http://www.kw.com/homes-for-sale/63122/MO/St-Louis/1020-Curran-Avenue/3yd-MARISMO-12035396.html

Okay, this really is the last post before we move

Happy moving-day eve! Okay, well really that would have been a while ago.  We've slowly been moving stuff in the last week or so, but tomorrow is the official moving day.


It seriously still boggles my mind that exactly a year ago we were just beginning to think about maybe doing a little renovation on the house.  Oh what a difference a year makes.


Hopefully there will be some more pictures of the move tomorrow, and obviously there will be more pictures posted as we actually get moved in.  It's kind of crazy that this blog will be winding down in about a month.


Today was pretty crazy at the house.  We had the normal work crew, the painter, the electrician, the plumber, people cleaning up, and us.  Clearly it was a packed house!


Here are a few new pictures of the lights, moving, etc.

We tried to pack up some of the dog toys, Raina was not a fan of this plan.  She got all these out on her own.

Moving van!

This will officially go in the yard Sunday.  Meaning if you know anyone who is looking for a house in Kirkwood, you should tell them!!

Mom overseeing the packing.

Raina was sure to oversee the move as well.

It's starting to look so empty!  I feel like I should mention that about 2 seconds after this picture was taken, Brian spun Olive around on the wood floor like a top. Half hilarious, half rude.

The light going into the basement.  There are actually two of them.  

The dining room light.  It's kind of hard to see here.  I'll take another picture soon.

The light outside the patio doors.

The powder room.

Toilets are really exciting. 

The light from the garage entrance to the kitchen.  You can't tell in the picture, but the light bulb in here is called an Edison bulb.  You can see all the filaments glow.

The master shower.  It's pretty awesome.

The master bath. It needs a little work still.  They were getting ready to install the toilet today, but there was a big crack in it.  No pun intended.

The floor of the shower.

The built-in shelves in the master bath. 

Oh, and they have heated floors. Jealous.

Our bathroom is pretty neat-o too.  We have towel racks, and shower curtains.

The vanity with lights and mirrors.  I know it's kind of confusing that you can't see me in the mirrors.  No, I'm not a vampire.  I was sitting on the edge of the shower.  I also sat on the toilet fully clothed today in order to determine where the toilet paper roll should go.  Apparently I need to visualize.

We also have a shower head and stuff.

I actually have 90% of my furniture at the house already and my room is starting to come together.  And yes, those are mannequin legs in the corner.

My little dormer transformed into a reading nook.  Or, since this is hidden by my door when it's open, it's a good hiding spot to keep from working too hard moving...not that I would do that.

This dresser is a new addition.  It used to be at the farm and was stained a red-ish brown color.  Memorial Day weekend I stripped the stain and repainted it.

The new shades for our room.  They're really cool.  Yes, the shades are cool.  When they're closed, they can be either sheer or like normal shades so that you cannot see anything.

Sheer.

Normal.

The only one in the family more stressed than Raina about the move is Olive. Clearly.

That's all the pictures from now.  Which is a good thing, because I'm somewhere between sleep deprivation and physically exhausted from today.  I'm sure tomorrow will be even crazier!