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Lest you think I have fallen off the face of the earth, I wanted to write a brief update. Thank you for the emails and inquiries - I am still here, just trying to regain some semblance of control over my life!
The past month has been incredibly exciting, stressful, and busy - we sold our old house, packed up the old house, and moved into the new house. On top of this, add all of the back to school activities at two different schools, and I have barely had a moment to even sit down.
After 14 years in our old house, it was a monumental effort to sort through and pack all of our belongings. When I did the final walk through of the house before leaving the keys for the new owners, I was amazed that we were able to pack up our lives (and our attic, which had been stuffed to the brim) and move on.
It still doesn't feel as if the new house is really ours. It is strange being in this familiar but also different environment. I am learning new routines, finding new places to put familiar furniture and accessories, adapting to new furniture and appliances and fixtures. Figuring out all of the light switches has been a learning effort in and of itself (we are wired for a sophisticated lighting system, but chose to do simple flip switches initially).
I am working all day, every day to get us settled - unpacking boxes, figuring out where to place things, making Bed, Bath, & Beyond runs to get all of the little items needed to stock up a house. It is driving me crazy not being able to find many of my familiar day to day items, which is spurring me on to get everything unpacked. I still have a long way to go, but my kitchen designer (the amazing Cynthia Ziegler) and I completely unpacked the kitchen this week, which was a big psychological milestone.
My designers, Suzanne and Keith, came to the house late last week to place the furniture and rugs that we bought. They brought along their expert hanging guy, who hung all of my favorite artwork and mirrors, which immediately helped make the new house feel more like home! Some of the window treatments are up, more are being installed today. Although we still need more furniture (that will come in time), we purchased most of the foundational items - rugs and window treatments - to warm up the house and make it feel cozier. We also have all of the lighting fixtures with the exception of the dining room chandelier (we are looking for an antique, and have not found the right one yet) and one small fixture for the groin vault hall, which needs to be special but also functional.
Over the past two years, I have worked through many decisions on this blog, and truly appreciate the input and insight of my blog readers! I will be showing many of the end results over the next few months. I also have a stockpile of posts that I began, but never finished, and I am looking forward to reworking the posts with the result in mind.
I am thrilled with the house - the architecture, landscape, and design are all very reflective of my husband and me, and we are looking forward to living here for many, many years.
More to come, so stay tuned!
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