Continued from The Tour – Part 3
Oh you wanted to come in the house?
So sorry, please come on in!
Jane and Clara are all set having a snack at the table so I can give you a quick tour without too many interruptions.
So, here we go.
You just entered through the blue door and are standing just inside the kitchen.
The house is a saltbox style with post and beam construction. If you walk on over to the other side of the living room you can see more of the beams. We met the man who built the place and he told us all about where he got the building supplies from. Some was reclaimed wood, other beams he picked up at lumber mills and some things came from auctions. It was fun to hear all about it but since it’s not your house I’ll spare you the details unless you really want to know.
The table with the girls at it is in the far corner of the picture and you are now standing in front of the back door.
Over this way is the way back to our bedroom.
Still standing by the back door you’ve now turned and looked the opposite direction. The hall way with the awesome built in bookshelves to your left takes you to the front door.
Here is the office, or as John likes to say, the antechamber to our private quarters. (We’ve never had a “master” bedroom can you tell?) Sadly it’s my current least favorite room. It’s become the dumping ground for stuff from the move and the closet behind you as well as the space behind the door is full of boxes. I have visions of a new, smaller desk, a space for sewing and a closet full of craft supplies…. someday.
And here we have the bedroom and in case you need it (since I left you standing at the door for a month) the bathroom is just through that door.
Doors from left to right: office, bathroom, closet.
The other door is the biggest closet I have ever owned. There is enough floor space in there to hold just about all our dirty clothes without them spilling into the room- it’s huge I tell you! Oh- yeah, the bathroom is papered in maps.
I have no idea how to get a picture of a bathroom. It’s your basic bathroom, toilet, shower, sink and lots of maps.
I thought it was funky when we moved in but it’s really growing on me.
Now turn around and you’ll see one of my favorite features – the greenhouse.
Yeah, I have a greenhouse attached to my bedroom, it’s pretty awesome.
Admittedly I’ve yet to do much with it but I’ve got ideas and plans. I’ve only got a few plants in it at the moment (basil in November anyone?) mostly I’m just enjoying the sunshine and warmth on these cool sunny days we are having. That’s it for the downstairs. Come on up and see the rest.
Heading up the stairs the back door is behind you again. (Also our back door is probably technically the front of the house but since everyone comes in the back of the house we call it the front… just in case you were wondering.)
We are still working on filling the display shelves. The teacups are a small part of my great grandma’s collection that I never thought I’d have a place to put out where they’d be out of reach of paws and sticky fingers but I think we’ve found it here!
Through here is Clara and Jane’s room.
It’s a nice big room with a nice big closet and in ceiling radiant heat. Which is odd but cozy.
Then over here we have the upstairs bathroom. I can’t decide if I love having a spot for the girls to smear toothpaste around that’s not where I brush my teeth or if I just really hate having two bathrooms to take care of. Either way I love the tub and the girls have been getting bathroom cleaning lessons so that should help with the toothpaste issue!
Clara and Jane’s room is on the other side of the stairs, Ivy’s room is a sharp right just outside the bathroom door.
And then we have Ivy’s room.
Ivy’s room is much smaller, but still has a closet and crawl space access!
That’s it!
Lets go check on the girls. If we can convince them to go play I’ve got brownies and Diet Coke here in the kitchen that we can share while we wait for Ivy to get home from school…
The counter on the left is the same counter that is in the foreground of the first picture.
Thanks for coming over for a virtual tour!
These pictures were all taken two months ago when I started this tour. We do have a few more pictures on the walls, a few more boxes unpacked and things are looking a bit more like home. You’ll just have to come see the changes in person if you are curious what it looks like now. It’ll be fun I’ve even got real brownies and Diet Coke!
A picture from this week, taken from near the front door.
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If you missed the outside tour you can find it here:
Behind the Willows 
Love these pictures. Especially love the maps on the bathroom wall! Thanks for sharing.
Thank you, the maps really did take some getting used to but now I”m getting attached!
It is perfect that the basic bathroom is papered with maps. The basic bed room has a greenhouse. Fantastic!
We are supporting a new version of “basic”! 🙂
Jessie, I love it!! It looks so nice and cozy! It really has some nice light flowing through it. Love the map bathroom, we had a map shower curtain when kiddos were small, a great help in geography! Can’t wait to see it in person.
Finland is just to the left when you brush your teeth!
Wow! Your house is beautiful! LOVE the lighting, and the floors, the beams….it just looks so warm and inviting! A wonderful environment to raise kids in! It was a wondeful visit, thank you!
The best kid friendly feature is that that the downstairs has a “racetrack” past the front door, through the living room, past the back door, down the hall and repeat!
Beautiful home! I love the wood and humble gold walls. Feels very special.
Thanks I think you can tell that it was hand built by the man who used to live in it. Extra care and thought seems to have gone into it.
I love your home…outside and inside!
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I can’t tell,you how much I enjoyed the tour!! I love your girls!! Ivy has always been a sweetheart and I loved the hugs I used to get! What a beautiful home, yard, garden, and just everything. Thanks so much for the invitation to visit Behind the Wllows. I’ll visit again if I can. John maybe out numbered buy females but I think you all take very good care of him. You see I’m never at a lose for words!!
I misspelled a few words, please excuse me. By not buy and loss not lose!!
I’m so glad you stopped in! I love comments misspelled words and all!!!