A Little Bit of Paint, A Little Bit of Love

Welcome to Part Two of My (Maybe) New House Tour!

Today we're looking at part of the downstairs.

We went back again this afternoon for a second look,
to get more pictures, and we took my mom over to have a look, too.
(mom loves it, and she isn't even a vintage house lover!)

But everything is still very much in "maybe" territory,
as we still have just a few more houses to look at.

But having said that, we've still authorized our agent
to submit an offer this Monday, so I guess we shall know very soon!

So after seeing my
GORGEOUS pics yesterday
of the outside of the house, it's time to share the inside pics,
which is where the title of this post comes from.

Yes, it's gorgeous.

And yep, it has me written ALL over it.

But....

it's still gonna take a little bit of paint and a little bit o' love
to restore this 100 year old gal to her former glory.
But ain't that true of all of us old gals?! ;-)

So without further ado, let's start the tour!

Welcome to the foyer, and if we move in, s
ay goodbye to the hideous paint color and the cheap looking light fixture!
White paint and a suitable chandy will be in order, don't ya think?

Living room, looking into foyer.

Living Room.

Picture my Carol Hicks Bolton / Homestead couch there instead.

I actually went into Homestead yesterday and schmoozed owner Tim Bolton
into hiring me part-time if we move to Fredericksburg.
Okay, he didn't actually hire me, but he laughed and said he'd consider it!

And to the far right, you get a wee glimpse of the aqua kitchen...

And this room would be where the "little bit of love"
will come in handy. It needs some work!

I was thinking of re-painting the kitchen,
but after seeing this lovely for sale over at Tara's shoppe...

I'm thinkin' of just ordering it, and saving on the paint!

This would fit right in with the existing color scheme, eh? ;-)

And let's not forget the adjoining dining room...

Moving back into the foyer, across from the living room,
we have the "red room"...

It's being used as the Master Bedroom,
but I see it as a sitting room-office space, with maybe a sleeper sofa tucked in for guests.
I'm sorta diggin' the red!

This concludes day two of our tour, I'll be back next time with lots of fabulous upstairs pics,
as well as some surprises.

And I would be completely remiss if I didn't introduce you
to our two tour guides for the showings....

See the ginger kitty on the left, trying to be all camo for the shot?

These uber friendly felines followed us everywhere we went as we scoped out the property.

Too cute!

Have a wonderful Sunday,

and Happy Father's Day to my dad and all the rest of you dad's out there!