With the change in location- our lives have completely changed from the narrative that I have built up here. I started a new page with a new name to reflect where we are in life…now. Come over and check on what we have been up to.
New Site
The Lake Cabin
It’s official. It took a very long time but it’s ours.
A tiny bit of backstory: We always knew that we would end up in Kramer, North Dakota. Both Dave and I thought it would be closer to retirement, but we always kept an eye on the job openings…..and here we are 🙂 A large factor in our decision, is the proximity to the lake. Dave and I are lake people. He has had a dream of having a cabin on water since he was a kid. I added that to my bucket list the first year he took me to Lake Metigoshe when I was 23.
We finally made the dream come true and this original little 1930’s lake cabin is ours.
I get a little misty when I think of how we can host our friends and family at the lake during the summer months. Even more so when I think of the memories that we have begun to accumulate with the girls there.
One of the best thing about the cabin, is the location- directly across from the island that puts off Fourth of July fireworks.
During high summer it gets busy at the lake but come fall, it’s very serene.
Our hearts are full and oh, so happy to call this place ours.
Main Bathroom
Well – I decided to start planning the first floor bathroom since we are waiting for windows and roof supplies.
We took the bathroom down to the studs in order to put in the appropriate drywall for a bathroom. 
I will keep the same layout with the toilet and bathtub/shower on the left wall and the vanity on the right.
Here are a few inspiration images.
The vanity in this one….
Or maybe this one??
This room is gorgeous!!
Here are some links to bathrooms that spoke to me.
- Bathroom found on Domino
- OneFineStay.com – London, Brewster Garden
- 33 Cool Bathrooms all on one Page
Since Polyvore is no more. click here for the announcement. I just dumped my pics below in a less than attractive format. Another item on my list of things to learn…..
*Keep those wood floors and have them redone to withstand a bathroom.
The question now is lights. Any ideas or suggestions?
New fixer upper for us
So a thing happened- We bought a fixer. Surprise!! After we completely overhauled our last house, the last thing that I wanted when we moved to ND was another house that I would have to redo – only this one needs even more work than the MT one did. What are we thinking?? Oh yeah – great price and great potential.
When you walk into the house, the first thing you will see is a small alcove. I have plans for this space.
After the entry alcove – turn to the left and a nice view of some super sweet paneling. Should it stay?
Here is a pic from the corner looking back to the front entry.
Just outside the living room – look to your right and there is a hallway to the main level bathroom, 2 bedrooms and laundry.
The master is surprisingly large and boasts 2! (that’s two!!!) closets. Which means that I will no longer have to share with Dave and look at the terrible mess he makes of his clothes.
The spare room is pretty spacious as well for this age of a house. Although it DOES have the electrical panel in it. Weird! you can see it from the hallway photo. Don’t get me wrong – I am incredibly thankful that the electrical has been updated…but couldn’t the panel be located somewhere less noticeable?
Back in the hallway, you can see to the laundry, bathroom, stairs to the attic and kitchen/dining room.
The dining room windows will be replaced with a set of french doors out to a new deck…super pumped for that.
The kitchen cabinets are in very good shape and the missing one above the fridge is actually in the attic – so with a little work, we can have the full set up.
The attic is unfinished but a new bathroom has been plumbed in and all new electrical has been installed.
There are some things that have to be addressed immediately before moving on to some of the ‘nice to do’ items.
- Roof. This house has a few layers of very old shingles. These need to go before anything inside gets worked on.
- Windows. All original windows (rotted)- We will be replacing them.
After that we move on to the ‘nice to do’
- Refinish flooring – the wood floors are in pretty good shape….way better than I would have assumed.
- Stain kitchen cabinets.
- First floor bathroom. Take down the peeling wallpaper, tile the bathtub, new vanity, etc.
- Walls – paint and patch all first floor walls.
- Attic – finish the bathroom and turn the attic into a kids area.
I think those are my new entries into the Never Ending List….hahahahahaha
I am looking forward to the end result. Stop by again and see what we are up to!
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