Our "New" House

We're the proud new owners of another mortgage...er...I mean, house. ;-) Where? Well, I think of the area as being Tucker, the tax records consider it Doraville, technically it's unincorporated DeKalb County, but the mailing address is Atlanta.

The pictures below (with the exception of the front outside) were taken the day after Cheryl's house got moved into our new house -- the first of many unpacking days. At this point, Frank's stuff has not yet been moved in.

	Here you can see how big the lot is (3/8 acre) and the shape of it. The street curves just after our house, goes about 1 block further and ends in a cul-de-sac.
	This one I "borrowed" from the real-estate listing, so it's older than the others. It's the house, taken from the end of the driveway. The driveway is to the left, and it turns right into the garage (the shorter part of the house).
	This is the back yard from one end
	Cheryl walking the dog in the woods
	A wider view of the grassy area with the woods behind...and yes, that is a tree house back there.
	This is the far end of the yard, taken from the patio.
	This is the back of the house taken from the far end of the yard.
	This is the family room. We're going to re-wallpaper and replace the carpeting before we get completely moved in (before Frank's furniture moves in.)
	Cheryl on unpacking day 1, walking into the kitchen. The laundry closet is to her right (left side of photo).
	Cheryl at the sink.
	The view out the window in the breakfast area.
	Cheryl putting more things away. What would technically be the dining room is behind her, but...
	This (blue) room is technically the dining room, but it's kind of small. The previous owners used it as a little sitting room, with the "real" living room being the dining room. We liked that idea...
	This (red) room, taken from the couch under the window (above) would normally be the formal living room, but that's kind of a waste of space. (Who needs it when you've got a family room and basement?) It will be our dining room. The red is more of a cherry or candy-apple than fire-engine.
	We decided to make the main-floor bedroom our office / study since I'll be spending a lot of time there and wanted it to be on the same floor as the main living area.
	This is the most hideous room in the house. Don't you love the sink and tile? Yes, that's going to be the first thing we change after we get moved in.
	Heading down into the basement...
	Imagine my 2nd sofa between the end tables. This was obviously decorated for (and by?) the kids of the former owner. It's cute, but not "us". The carpet stays, but we need to repaint it at some point, especially because...
	Besides the bright colors and polka-dot posts...
	We really don't want a soccer field in the basement. You can't see it, but stenciled in (awaiting paint!) is the word "Zone", and the box is a soccer goal with a soccer ball flying into it. Rather than finish painting what's stenciled in, we're going to cover it.
	Now this is exciting....not. The utility area of the basement. Behid it is...
	An area where we can have a workbench and some storage. The hole goes to what is unfortunately only a crawlspace under the other half of the house...
	See. To the left is under the office, and straight/right is under the family room.
	The front door, taken from the hallway that leads back to the kitchen...
	The foyer and door to hallway taken from near the front door and entrance to the red room.
	Heading upstairs...
	At the far left is tiny room the previous owners used as a nursery. Left-center is our guest room. Right-center is just a linen closet. Far right is what will be (and was) a kids room, and to the right of it (can't see it) is a bathroom.
	This is the tiny nursery room. There is no closet, so technically it isn't a bedroom, but you could fit a single bed in it, I suppose. A crib fits nicely....or it could become storage.
	The guest room (at front of house).
	The kids room. Isn't it cute? We don't want to change it.
	From this angle you can see it's got a GIGANTIC closet -- practically another room.
	This gives you ad idea of the width. The depth is just about the same! The door (bottom right) goes into the attic above the garage, which really could be opened up into a really great "bonus" room or additional bedroom.
	This is the upstairs bathroom. It isn't as hideous as the downstairs one. It's dated, yes, but not horrible. We'll update it eventually, but there isn't as big a rush.
	Looking in the other direction is another very large hall linen closet and the master bedroom.
	This is the master bedroom from one end. We'll change out the carpet eventually. We were going to do it right away, but decided that we're going to remodel the master bath...hopefully within a year...so we'll wait and live with the carpet until then.
	This is taken from the other end. You can see outside the master bath is a sink and counter. To the right of that is a very large walk-in closet. Besides wanting a whirlpool tub, another reason to remodel is...
	...this hideous sink/counter. Rust & Blue?!?! This is the one outside the bath area.
	The actual master bath area has been updated. The counter isn't as yellow as it looks in this picture; it's almost white. The walls must have reflected off of it in the picture.
	Last but not least, this is the view out the master bedroom window, looking across the street.