Buy my house?

The Anniversary Home is officially on the market!

In fact, we have our first viewing this afternoon. I did a special tidy/clean last night, bought some pretty flowers and made sure to leave all the lights on this morning when I left for work. We'll see how long before my enthusiasm runs dry and I'm scrambling last minute to throw junk in drawers to make the house look decent. 

So friends, if you know anyone who wants to buy a beautiful Victorian farmhouse in Pennsylvania, please send them my blog or email. I'd be happy to put the hard sell on them tell them more about this fabulous house.

I mean, who wouldn't want to live here?

This vintage style Victorian with wraparound porch was the original home of the Mayor of the town and located in a great school district. Recent updates have made this home comfortable and inviting. New designer kitchen with Thomasville cabinets, farmhouse sink, over-sized center island, high-end stainless steel appliances, granite and new hardwood floors. Formal dining room adjacent to kitchen with tall pillars defining the space. Formal living room with hardwood floors and gorgeous wood pocket doors. Climb the grand, rich wood staircase to the second floor featuring a large main suite with a wall of windows, second bedroom and library / office with full hall bath. Third floor features two additional bedrooms, both generous in size and rich in woodworking. Existing stable barn, prime for renovations as family annex and currently acting as storage and two car garage. Home features hardwood floors throughout most of home, new roof, new gutters, new chimney capping, new carpets, new sand mound, well tank, etc.

Kitchen Renovation Day 63

Granite is in!

Mr. B texted me these pics today while I was at work, so excuse the exceptionally poor photo quality. The old BB doesn't have a thing on the iPhone.

If you look closely too, you can also see they've put in the drawer pulls. Love them. Super simple.

I owe yall more photos! We're nearly there....

Kitchen Renovation Day 37

Last week was crazy folks. Mr. B and I seem to be like ships passing in the night. Aside from the daily phone calls to touch base, I don't think we had a "real" conversation until the weekend. Meanwhile, we have a kitchen renovation in full-swing and lots of blogger friends and family who need updates! (But honestly, if I hardly have enough time to talk with my husband, the blog sure isn't getting any attention either.)

So when we were both finally home on Saturday, we were pleasantly surprised to find the walls are up and painted. Not our paint color, but a plain white. It looks clean and pretty. I'm happy. 

(Please ignore the boxes! Those will soon be gone!)

And we finally made a decision on the granite too. I'm very much a "make a decision and stick with it" kind of girl. I have no trouble pulling the trigger and often times trust my gut instinct. This entire kitchen project could have been a complete disaster if both Mr. B and I got overwhelmed and distracted by ALL the choices. Between lights, cabinets (color, wood, style), floor, appliances, fixtures...I am sure I missed a bunch of stuff, but you get the headlines.

But the granite was freaking me out. Don't know why but I was stressing about this one. Hope you like too:



My photography skills always leave something to be desired, and granite is especially tricky for the camera. Long story short, it's a white/cream base with flecks of brown, gray, black, beige, etc. Neutral enough to blend in with everything but bold enough to make a statement. Or so I hope.