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Here's our kitchen. See that mound of dishes drying? That's what I spend my life doing. That dishwasher is coming soon, I tell you. You want to hear something funny? All refrigerators here come with a lock. We think it is to keep out the maid. But I should probably hide the key from myself! LOL!! To the right of the picture, out of sight, is the door to the back, where you would find a "maid's room" which we are using for storage and a second kitchen. For some weird reason, Arabs don't seem to appreciate the smell of food cooking in the house, so they often use another kitchen for cooking and just use the main kitchen for small things. There is not stove there, so we are using that for storage as well and also as a laundry room. You can see the door - it's that brown thing with the semi-circle on it out the window. Also, you can see here the stove of death. I should have taken a close up of the knives of death as well, but didn't want to get too close.
Here's Emily's room. She had wanted this exact color from the time we were in Miami, so it's like this was made for her. It really looks nice with her white furniture. She's got tons of things to put up on her walls as well and she would like to have a mural painted on the ceiling.
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11 comments:
Now you know how I feel about washing dishes....ALL THE TIME!!! lol And, we have 6 people, not 4!!! Hey, when's MY dishwasher coming?? Oh, I forgot...right after the stove!!! lol The house looks great, I don't care what you say! :-)
The house looks enormous!! You are making great progress!
Hey Lori,
I am loving the tour! Your new house looks fantastic and I can hear the optimism in your voice. I am so proud of how you are adjusting to your new life.
I seriously want to visit you in about a year or so.
Love ya,
Leeann
I LOVE it!!
Fun story-ages ago when looking at an old house to get married in, we asked why there were no closets. i think the house was 1930's, maybe earlier. they just did not build houses with closets then-i think b/c of the expense. i don't quite remember.
Lori, you are making a home out of your house. Its wonderful.
I just need to ask where are you hanging the clothes? And do all houses have 3 floors. Remember S.Fl where most houses are 1 or 2 stories max and plenty of closets....
Have a great weekend....Ivy
What a beautiful home!! It looks wonderful! And I will confess I'm WAY jealous that you have no mosquitoes. Up here in Canada, we have the frozen season and the mosquito season....
I LOVE that window alcove in your bedroom! Thanks for the tour!!
PS. You're one of my featured favourites this week.
Hi Lori,
So nice to hear you're meeting people and getting your house together. Your home looks beautiful! I loved looking at the pictures. I sure miss you and your children. Dylan asked me the other day if we could go visit someday. :)
Love you,
Kathy Calhoun
Thanks for sharing these photos with us. All of the rooms are large. I love the little alcove in your bedroom. That would be my spot for quiet time. Looks like you have tile thoughout which helps cool. I have them in my bath and kitchen here for the first time and I find that these and my wood floors make it difficult to keep the house clean. They're always dusty. I would prefer carpet in my house.
Keep sharing,
Mama Bear
i just love this post - i feel like i have been waiting months to see what your new house looks like. since i keep re-looking at the pictures, i figured i should leave a comment!!!
yeah!!!
love
jess
Lori,
I'm just catching up on your blog. There are really cool wall hangers that you find at Carrefour in the hardware section. They come in a box of about 50 with different sizes the box is green I think. They have 4 or 5 small nails and are white plastic. You find it in with the hardware. I've used two of the biggest sizes for my big pictures but mostly just one. They are fantastic.
They are great because you just use a hammer to attach them to the wall. If careful they don't leave big marks when you take them out.
Your house is great!