Why I love my new house

[DeeBye]

Hmmm, that comes close to bait and switch.:angry:If I see a link that says "new house", I am going to expect what? Yep, that's right - pictures! What do I get? The other house thread. Now you owe me! Pictures. I want them in quantity and I want them now. Those boxes will magically (or by wife power - same thing) unpack themselves, if left long enough. You need to get on the picture writeup walkthrough now.

Now!

MOVE IT, MISTER!

Haha, you do have a point. Unfortunately, I don't know which box my digital camera is in. I can't even post cellphone pictures because my USB data cable is somewhere in one of the eleventy-hundred boxes labelled "COMPUTER CRAP".

I can, however, post a very incomplete set of pictures of the house before we bought it. Please note that I saved these pictures from the MLS website before we even looked at it. Obviously, the furniture you see belongs to the previous owner and the pictures were taken months ago.

View from street

We bought the right side of a semi-detached home. I like the big red maple, but I absolutely hate the really square juniper bushes. I paced it out, and it seems that our driveway is long enough to easily accept 4 cars, 5 if they are as small as mine.

Main floor living room

This is a good-sized room with lots of light. I really like the big bay window and the solid oak hardwood flooring. Actually, most of the house is oak flooring.

Kitchen/dining room combo

This room is very bright and inviting during the day. The eat-in part features a sliding glass door that goes right out to my 12' x 18' deck. You can't see the fridge, stove, or dishwasher in this picture. They, along with the half-bath, are way off to the right and out of frame.

Master bedroom

The entire 2nd floor is oak flooring. The windows have been updated to these vinyl-clad double-glazed dealies. I like them.

2nd bedroom

Another nice room. This is now my son's bedroom.

Basement rec room

This is my favourite room. It's 19' x 13', and absolutely mine. My wife has given me free reign over it. There is a 3-piece bathroom and a pretty large unfinished laundry room/workshop off to the right of the picture. I plan on putting a big screen TV and possibly a bar in here. My computers will reside here as well. The bulk of my son's toys are down here too. Since the two of us have been spending so much time down here, we've taken up a "no girls allowed!" approach. Mommy only gets a free pass if she's doing laundry.

So, that concludes a pictorial tour of about half of my new house :)