Home Tour Take 3

Hello, dear friends.  I hope that you had a good week.  All is well here and our newest member, Millie is calming down a bit.  

I received wonderful news this week.  Our New Yorkers are coming for Thanksgiving!  Today I am going to extend an invite to Adorable Jonathon's family to join us.  It will be the first holiday that we spend all together!

Here is the third installment of our home tour.  

You can see the first here and the second here. 

 

Our new home is across the street from the subdivision we lived in on our last stint in Texas.    It was in the early stages of development when we were transferred to Boston.  

 

 Our new neighborhood has great restaurants, including my favorite pizza place and my favorite wine bar.  It houses small businesses, medical offices, and even an assisted living facility. 

I told the girls that in a few years, when we are ready to take that final step that all they have to do is wheel us down the street to our new home in the assisted living place. 

But not before one last stop at the wine bar!

It is also the home of one of the prettiest chapels that I've ever been in. 

My good pal, Debbie, is the wedding coordinator.

So if you're in the market, give Debbie a call and tell her that Katie sent you!

 

The Bell Tower in St. Paul's Square is the centerpiece of the village. 

 

After living in Massachusetts, I appreciate the convenience of everything in Texas.

Come on in, and I'll show you around. 

The thing that attracted us to this area was its charm.

The developer modeled the subdivision after a European fishing village that he visited.

I love taking walks in my new 'hood. 

 The architecture is unique to every home. 

The streets are made to look like cobblestone. 

It's so funny to see Halloween decorations here.

   

The neighbors are very friendly.

 

And there are many talented gardeners in our midst.

And this is where the Preppy Empty Nesters hang their hats.  Today, I will share with you our kitchen, powder room, laundry room, guest room, and patio.

Come on in.

This was taken the day of inspection.

We did not have a lot of work to do in the kitchen.

We replaced one of the chandeliers. 

When it arrived, I was a bit taken aback by its size.

But now it's growing on me.

Here is the link.

It looks better from here.

The Mister said that this kitchen is laid out better than our last one.

I wouldn't know.

 

I would rather supervise from this bar stool with vino in hand than learn how to cook.

The pillow covers can be found here.

The Mister is enjoying the double oven.  

Btw he gave me the teapot for Christmas.

And he also surprised me with this coffee maker.

Now that we have all the bases covered in the drink department, 

I'm hoping that the next gift will be a winery.

BTW.... you can find the canisters here.

Trader Joe's has the best price on orchids and they last forever.

During the week, the Mister does all the cooking in his trusty toaster oven.

The kitchen has plenty of storage.

There's only one problem.

I can only reach about five percent of it.

This is the temporary location of blog central. 

 I will move upstairs to my office when Millie is trained.  

At the rate we are going, that should be in about five to ten years.

  

We had the powder room wallpapered.

We also changed out the sink fixtures, as well as the mirror and the light fixture.

I purchased this print here.

And both of these here.

And the bamboo frames for all from here.

The laundry room is spacious and has lots of storage.

I think it needs a wallpaper that makes a statement.

I plan on telling the Mister that I'll do his laundry more often than once a month if I have a happier place to work.

This is the guestroom, which is located on the second floor.

The bedding came from Tuesday Morning.

I got the rug on Amazon. 

 

A few of the oil paintings did not make it into the Mister's study.

It's lucky for him that I don't hold grudges.

Much. 

Initially, we felt the patio was a little awkward to furnish.

But we eventually figured it out.

We love our rolling screens.

We have dinner out there almost every night.

These are the Mister's time-out chairs.

I don't know whether you remember, but a hot tub came with the house.  We had it removed, and we were left with a slab of concrete.

 Adorable Jonathon suggested an outdoor kitchen.  

Talk about winning high marks with his father-in-law!

That's it for the tour.  

We are still working on the master bedroom and my office. 

 As you can see, I've been making great strides in my office.

Have a wonderful weekend.

Until next time...

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