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Offline BEG

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Some pictures of our new house in California....
« on: September 16, 2009, 07:47:40 PM »
For those of you who aren't on my facebook, I'll post a few pictures.



We thought it was really weird having this bathroom in the kitchen as there is only one way in and out of the kitchen and thought no one would use it.  We considered making it a pantry but after living there awhile and figuring out that we use it we are going to keep it.  Someone (you know who you are) had to comment on the toilet seat being left up.........I guess I deserved that.



I don't like the yellow, it's too bright.  Going to have to paint it.



Kitchen ~  It is much smaller than my Texas kitchen.  Better appliances and probably more expensive granite (and custom cabinets, my old kitchen had just upgraded standard cabinets).  The layout is really weird but I'm getting use to it.  I forgot to take a picture of door to the back yard.  It's a pretty door.  It has glass with the same pattern as the glass in the cabinet doors (even tough you can't see the patten in the glass in the pictures).





The travertine floor is a mess.  You can't tell from the pictures but there is grout all over the tiles and needs to be refinished (you can apparently refinish travertine).



The bottom oven is locked and we can't unlock it.  Going to have to get someone out to fix it.


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Re: Some pictures of our new house in California....
« Reply #1 on: September 16, 2009, 07:54:10 PM »
Very nice!
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Re: Some pictures of our new house in California....
« Reply #2 on: September 16, 2009, 07:55:38 PM »


Front door ~ there are two front doors but this is suppose to be the front door.



Our dining room.  The chandelier is going.  We already bought a new light fixture.  My husband is going to have to center the new light fixture on the table. I was concerned with the table because it is huge (102" long and very wide).  Thought we would have to buy a new one but I think we can make it work.  







Looking out the windows in the dining room onto the porch.  The house has a wrap around porch.  The window sills of these windows are ruined from the previous owners dog.  He would slobber and sit his chin on the sills.  They are natural black walnut.  My husband met the woodworker who did all the trim and doors in the house, he is going to ask him to refinish them.  


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Re: Some pictures of our new house in California....
« Reply #3 on: September 16, 2009, 08:02:39 PM »
These are awesome! I love the kitchen granite and cabinets.
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Re: Some pictures of our new house in California....
« Reply #4 on: September 16, 2009, 08:10:01 PM »


The stairs.  I don't like the carpet, it has dog hair embedded in it.  I have vacuumed it at least 5 times and there is still dog hair.  We are replacing the carpet in the house (the three bedrooms, landing and stairs) as it was filthy.  I'm not talking OCD filthy, I'm talking a hoarder would find it  disgusting.  At first I was considering leaving the carpet on the stairs but after I found out I can't get the dog hair out of it I changed my mind.  We had the carpet cleaned by the way and it is still gross.



The hallway looking from my older daughters room into the study.  The color of the walls make me want to puke.  It is a cross between a dusty rose and poop brown.



The study.  It use to be the master bedroom.  The previous owner had a TV on the wall above the monitor.  I'm going to get me one too.   :-) 



We need to get matching chairs.   :p  Oh yeah and hide the kids computer in the skinny drawer next to it.





The woodwork in the study is cherry.  The door is half cherry and half black walnut.  The side you can see is the black walnut.



The "other" front door.



The door in the study looking out to the porch.
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Re: Some pictures of our new house in California....
« Reply #5 on: September 16, 2009, 08:32:36 PM »
Very nice indeed.
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Re: Some pictures of our new house in California....
« Reply #6 on: September 16, 2009, 08:35:20 PM »
Wow that is beatiful. Some really nice wood work.
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Re: Some pictures of our new house in California....
« Reply #7 on: September 16, 2009, 08:41:41 PM »
Beautiful House BEG!
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Re: Some pictures of our new house in California....
« Reply #8 on: September 16, 2009, 08:46:54 PM »
The most beautiful part of that house wasn't even pictured.




























BEG herself.
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Re: Some pictures of our new house in California....
« Reply #9 on: September 16, 2009, 08:48:27 PM »


The living room.  I didn't have a living room in our old house.  I'm going to change the window treatments but give their window treatments back to them when I change them.  They are sentimental to the previous owners.  His mother made them and the material is from her country (I think she is from Germany or something).  



The yellow is too mustardy, another room I will have to paint.  I think we will have to paint every room.  Oh and I need a rug.



At first I didn't like the fireplace.  It is onyx (and I thought onyx was black) and I thought it was a tad gaudy but it is starting to grow on me.  My husband is going to paint the gold part of the screen a flat black and I think it will make me like it more.  I don't know what to put over the fireplace.  The huge mirror on the wall by the dining room table is next to the fireplace so I can't just put a mirror over it.  **Don't look at all the crap on the floor**  :p



This is the doorway to the den.  He had it set up for his TV.  It's all wired for surround sound so I guess we will use it for watching TV and mount the tv on the wall.  That room is a mess so I will post pictures of it when I get it all put together.  The floor in that room is so crooked that we will have to put shims under that piece of furniture you see there.  
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Re: Some pictures of our new house in California....
« Reply #10 on: September 16, 2009, 08:50:24 PM »
Quote from: rich_t on September 16, 2009, 08:46:54 PM
The most beautiful part of that house wasn't even pictured.




























BEG herself.

Ok I know you are lying but I don't even care.  You are my new internet boyfriend.   :heart:
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Re: Some pictures of our new house in California....
« Reply #11 on: September 16, 2009, 08:52:36 PM »
I seldom lie my dear.

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Re: Some pictures of our new house in California....
« Reply #12 on: September 16, 2009, 08:54:02 PM »
May I see your bedroom?  :naughty:
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Re: Some pictures of our new house in California....
« Reply #13 on: September 16, 2009, 08:55:30 PM »
I saw them on FB and I think it looks groovy (do they still say that in LA?) .... glad you are feeling better about it. You will have that house BEG-i-fied in no time at all! Sophia and I are comin' to town!
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Re: Some pictures of our new house in California....
« Reply #14 on: September 16, 2009, 09:00:19 PM »
Quote from: Schadenfreude on September 16, 2009, 08:54:02 PM
May I see your bedroom?  :naughty:

NO....it is painted PINK.  I shit you not.  At first I thought it was some shade of white until I looked closer.  Went out in the garage and found the paint can...the color is called Blush.  The thing is our bathroom, Sarah's bedroom and Lauren's bedroom is also painted blush. 
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Re: Some pictures of our new house in California....
« Reply #15 on: September 16, 2009, 09:02:05 PM »
Quote from: Schadenfreude on September 16, 2009, 08:55:30 PM
I saw them on FB and I think it looks groovy (do they still say that in LA?) .... glad you are feeling better about it. You will have that house BEG-i-fied in no time at all! Sophia and I are comin' to town!

Oh I still feel the same about it all.  I have accepted the fact that I'm stuck here for at least a couple of years.  I may end up liking it but I wont like it willingly.   :p
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Re: Some pictures of our new house in California....
« Reply #16 on: September 16, 2009, 09:06:14 PM »
Quote from: BEG on September 16, 2009, 09:00:19 PM
NO....it is painted PINK.  I shit you not.  At first I thought it was some shade of white until I looked closer.  Went out in the garage and found the paint can...the color is called Blush.  The thing is our bathroom, Sarah's bedroom and Lauren's bedroom is also painted blush. 


Aw.... see that fits you perfectly! I love it when you blush.  :evillaugh:
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Re: Some pictures of our new house in California....
« Reply #17 on: September 16, 2009, 09:40:03 PM »
Quote from: BEG on September 16, 2009, 09:02:05 PM
Oh I still feel the same about it all.  I have accepted the fact that I'm stuck here for at least a couple of years.  I may end up liking it but I wont like it willingly.   :p

Yep, the years will fly by, good or bad, they always do.
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Re: Some pictures of our new house in California....
« Reply #18 on: September 17, 2009, 12:12:41 AM »
Love the house, BEG!
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Re: Some pictures of our new house in California....
« Reply #19 on: September 17, 2009, 05:06:18 AM »
Pretty house :)
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Re: Some pictures of our new house in California....
« Reply #20 on: September 17, 2009, 05:56:07 AM »
I saw them on facebook.  It looks like an interesting house/layout...I can't wait to see the improvements after it is "BEGified"!
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Re: Some pictures of our new house in California....
« Reply #21 on: September 17, 2009, 10:57:34 AM »
Very nice for a "humble abode", BEG.

Me, I'll take the simpler house with the land for now.  The house I can always improve later.
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Re: Some pictures of our new house in California....
« Reply #22 on: September 17, 2009, 11:42:10 AM »
Damn, that is one nice McMansion.   :bow:
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Re: Some pictures of our new house in California....
« Reply #23 on: September 17, 2009, 12:25:50 PM »
I pulled a schade and took a picture of myself.  It's been so long since I have done this that I forgot how to do it.  It took me at least 30 minutes to figure out how to use the timer on my camera.




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Re: Some pictures of our new house in California....
« Reply #24 on: September 17, 2009, 12:32:09 PM »
Quote from: NHSparky on September 17, 2009, 10:57:34 AM
Very nice for a "humble abode", BEG.

Me, I'll take the simpler house with the land for now.  The house I can always improve later.


Sparky there are several rooms that need improvement.  The main bathroom that guests will use when they are visiting is the original bathroom.  It's clean but ugly.  Our master bathroom while being remodeled in the last 8 years needs to be remodeled again because it was done very stupidly.  The TV room has a fireplace that use to be an incinerator.  It is HUGE and ugly, we are going to take it out. 
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