Last night, we made another offer on the house we put the offer on back in July. I previously posted about it in Finding the Prince.
We're trying to not get our hopes up again, since we went through all the work before to get the deal done on our end. But our trusty Realtor has ensured us that both of the sellers have agreed to the terms in the contract and we should have both signatures needed by the end of the week.
Cross your fingers for us.
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Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Rustic Chalet
So the house that we'd put the offer in for back in early July has fallen through - for now. The current owners have been going back and forth trying to get full rights to sell the house in order to avoid having to be in the same room together, so that whole deal is in limbo right now.
We've continued looking and are going to see one tonight.
It's a chalet-style house and has a lot, I mean A LOT of interior wood. It's a little overwhelming.
And the kitchen is tiny, as you can see in the photo above. According to the Sibcy Cline listing, it's only 9' x 9'. I'm going to take field measurements when we go look at it tonight to be sure.
I've been exploring options for this house today, mainly for what to do with all that wood. I like the wood as a textural element, but think the walls need to be painted white.
Layla from The Lettered Cottage has a great post with a reader question who has a guest bedroom that looks just like this house.
The reader's husband doesn't want to lose the look of the original wood, so she suggested a few options. Read the full article here.
This was my favorite solution, and the option I would do with the house.
I like this image the best because it keeps the wood on the floor and ceilings, and you would still get the texture of the individual boards and the woodgrain even with painting the walls white. Plus, the house gets a lot of natural light, and the addition of our existing white furniture and light-colored accessories would help to brighten things up.
The above image shows just how much beautiful natural lighting the living room and kitchen area get. I also love the open floorplan and the open staircase.
Another great feature of this house is the lot.
It sits on 1.27 acres off of a country road, just outside the city limit of Lebanon, Ohio. The acreage is mostly flat, with the exception of the walk-out basement you see here. It has a line of mature trees that border the lot to the east, to block traffic from the nearby highway. I'd say 1.27 acres is plenty of room for a few chickens!
I really hope that this one is as good in person as it is on the website. Who knows, by the end of the night, we might have put in an offer on it!
Wish us luck!
We've continued looking and are going to see one tonight.
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| Listing photo |
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| Listing photo |
And the kitchen is tiny, as you can see in the photo above. According to the Sibcy Cline listing, it's only 9' x 9'. I'm going to take field measurements when we go look at it tonight to be sure.
I've been exploring options for this house today, mainly for what to do with all that wood. I like the wood as a textural element, but think the walls need to be painted white.
Layla from The Lettered Cottage has a great post with a reader question who has a guest bedroom that looks just like this house.
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| Image from The Lettered Cottage |
The reader's husband doesn't want to lose the look of the original wood, so she suggested a few options. Read the full article here.
This was my favorite solution, and the option I would do with the house.
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| Image from The Lettered Cottage |
I like this image the best because it keeps the wood on the floor and ceilings, and you would still get the texture of the individual boards and the woodgrain even with painting the walls white. Plus, the house gets a lot of natural light, and the addition of our existing white furniture and light-colored accessories would help to brighten things up.
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| Listing Photo |
The above image shows just how much beautiful natural lighting the living room and kitchen area get. I also love the open floorplan and the open staircase.
Another great feature of this house is the lot.
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| Listing Photo |
It sits on 1.27 acres off of a country road, just outside the city limit of Lebanon, Ohio. The acreage is mostly flat, with the exception of the walk-out basement you see here. It has a line of mature trees that border the lot to the east, to block traffic from the nearby highway. I'd say 1.27 acres is plenty of room for a few chickens!
I really hope that this one is as good in person as it is on the website. Who knows, by the end of the night, we might have put in an offer on it!
Wish us luck!
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Finding the Prince
So the old saying about kissing frogs before you find the prince is true. After many months of intrepid searching, countless drive-bys and peeking in windows - not to mention the hours spent on Realtor.com - we've found a house!
This is the realtor's photo from the website, so it's not the greatest quality, but it gives you an idea. Of course, the current owners haven't been keeping up with the yard, and this photo was taken at the end of February, so it looks totally different now.
We offered them considerably less than their asking price for a couple of reasons:
1. They haven't mowed all summer long and the yard is going to have to be mowed by professionals with a tractor.
2. There are door jambs and mouldings that are either missing chunks because their dog ate them, or from severe weather damage, both of which could have been prevented.
3. There is a large hole in the drywall in the basement. The couple is getting a divorce (which is why they're selling the house), so maybe the hole is a result of a late-night domestic dispute???
4. They took the shower heads with them in both bathrooms. Apparently this happens frequently, because our realtor wasn't suprised by this.
5. There is a large piece of metal flashing that is missing from the roofline above the garage that will need to be replaced.
They countered with the asking price. Jerks.
After some debating, more looking, and hoping they'd change their mind, we decided to just accept their counter offer and pay the full asking price. Why? Because we're convinced that we won't find anything we love more that is in this price range with this location and lot.
Some of my favorite features:
1. Open floorplan with entry, living, dining and kitchen all together.
2. Gas fireplace in the living room.
3. Vaulted ceiling in the living room / dining room area.
4. It has a full finished (dry!) basement. A super bonus considering it's out in the country and I hate storms. No more sitting in a dark wet basement riding the storm out!
5. It's on a 1.3 acre lot out in the country on a very quiet gravel road. Ahh, tranquility! And chickens!
6. But the thing I like most about the house is that I can see the potential of how amazing it could be with some lovin' and sweat. It has great lighting and space, and those are rare attributes amongst any of the houses we've seen.
So naturally, I've already started planning. We've got to get some of the basics out of the way first - like some major landscaping and patching and repairing - before I get to have a whole lotta fun.
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| Our (Hopefully!) Soon-to-be New House |
We offered them considerably less than their asking price for a couple of reasons:
1. They haven't mowed all summer long and the yard is going to have to be mowed by professionals with a tractor.
2. There are door jambs and mouldings that are either missing chunks because their dog ate them, or from severe weather damage, both of which could have been prevented.
3. There is a large hole in the drywall in the basement. The couple is getting a divorce (which is why they're selling the house), so maybe the hole is a result of a late-night domestic dispute???
4. They took the shower heads with them in both bathrooms. Apparently this happens frequently, because our realtor wasn't suprised by this.
5. There is a large piece of metal flashing that is missing from the roofline above the garage that will need to be replaced.
They countered with the asking price. Jerks.
After some debating, more looking, and hoping they'd change their mind, we decided to just accept their counter offer and pay the full asking price. Why? Because we're convinced that we won't find anything we love more that is in this price range with this location and lot.
Some of my favorite features:
1. Open floorplan with entry, living, dining and kitchen all together.
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| The Kitchen |
2. Gas fireplace in the living room.
3. Vaulted ceiling in the living room / dining room area.
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| The Kitchen, Open to the Dining Room |
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| Vaulted Ceiling in the Living Room |
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| Finished Basement (Looks Scary Now, but Just Wait!) |
6. But the thing I like most about the house is that I can see the potential of how amazing it could be with some lovin' and sweat. It has great lighting and space, and those are rare attributes amongst any of the houses we've seen.
So naturally, I've already started planning. We've got to get some of the basics out of the way first - like some major landscaping and patching and repairing - before I get to have a whole lotta fun.
Thursday, June 28, 2012
House Hunters: Cincinnati
We're back! And in a new state. Literally.
The hubs got a new job, so we sold our house we worked so hard making cute, and packed up our stuff and moved to Cincinnati.
The hunt for the next house is officially on, and we have six months to find it. For some reason, the "gotta kiss a few frogs . . . " saying keeps coming to mind.
We saw one house (see below) last Sunday that looked so promsing: right on the river, old architectural details, and Southern charm. But it was priced at twice its value and had a crumbling foundation (don't ever buy a house with spongey spots in the floor).
Too bad we weren't the perfect buyers for it. I hope it makes someone else very happy.
The hubs got a new job, so we sold our house we worked so hard making cute, and packed up our stuff and moved to Cincinnati.
The hunt for the next house is officially on, and we have six months to find it. For some reason, the "gotta kiss a few frogs . . . " saying keeps coming to mind.
We saw one house (see below) last Sunday that looked so promsing: right on the river, old architectural details, and Southern charm. But it was priced at twice its value and had a crumbling foundation (don't ever buy a house with spongey spots in the floor).
Too bad we weren't the perfect buyers for it. I hope it makes someone else very happy.
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