Buying a house...

Well, the time has finally come. (Honestly, in my anxiousness, I wondered if it ever would)
We are buying a house. It's a fabulous deal for what we get:
a 5 bedroom, 2.1 bath house in Harrisburg, Oregon with 2,045 square feet. It has a large yard and a finished garage. The driveway is stamped concrete which is very cool.
Here are some pictures of the inside I took a few days ago while showing my sister the house.
This is standing in the living room looking at the front door. Just on the other side of the closet you can barely see the stairs to the upper level where all the bedrooms are.

This is looking the opposite way from the front door to the rest of the living room

This is looking from the front room into the kitchen

Here is a better look at the kitchen. That is a small island in the center with storage underneath and it has an outlet on the side...very handy.

We asked them to put in a dishwasher, but I'm wondering if this is where they will put it. If so, how will we open it with the stove in the way?

This is what a ".1" bath looks like (it means it only has a potty and a sink).

...it is also where our laundry will be.

This is from the top of the stairs. If you click on the picture it will magnify and you can hopefully read my notes.

Let's work our way around on the right. This is a pic of the "short hall" before Zeb's room. The whole hall is the length of this closet (about 7 feet). Oh, I took this picture from the doorway to the upstairs bathroom. I didn't bother taking any of it because it is kinda small and, well, it's just a bathroom.

Then we have Zeb's room which looks smaller in the picture than it really is. It's just right for him and he's decided he wants a camping themed room so I will be painting pine trees and a campfire on the wall. I want to find him a bed-tent too.

Then we go to Eli's room which is long but not too narrow...he wants a star wars theme...

Emily has the biggest of the kid rooms as is fitting and she thinks she might want an Indian theme with lots of bright colors. Maybe I can find some sari fabric for her curtains...

Then there is Brielle's room. She is going for pink and black and I think we are doing a french boutique look. We found a really cool idea for a window covering that I will leave a surprise for now...it will be fun. She has the best view of the neighbor's chickens and turkeys and of the surrounding hills.

Then there is the master bedroom. It is big enough that it won't fit in one picture, so this is from the doorway looking left to Adam's closet.

...here is the walk-in closet on the opposite side of the room that I get to turn into a craft room :D ...

This is a look at our vanity in the master bath...for some reason the old owners took all the mirrors...


...and here is the tub...(all of the pipes have been weatherized and the toilets taped shut)...


Well, there you have it. We are scheduled to close on June 6th. I am more than excited. Of course, I've been perusing paint samples for days and planning projects like crazy. I will post pictures of all the finished projects as they are completed.