We Shopped Til We Dropped!

We did a ton of shopping for the house this weekend! Since our first guest (Matt's Mom) is arriving next week, I wanted to get some items for the house to get it more decorated, personalized and feeling more "homey". So we hit Gordman's, Home Goods, Cost Plus, Costco, etc on a mission to get a list of items I had made. We found some great items and got some good deals... large frames for wedding pictures on the mantle, candle hurricanes for the mantle, DVD baskets (finally... been looking forever!!!), Flour/Sugar/Tea/Coffee containers (using the remainder of our Williams-Sonoma gift card), guest bathroom accessories/shower curtain, a very cool gel kitchen mat... it was exhausting, but I'm so excited to get the house more put together.

Beautiful new frames (wedding pics soon!) & Hurricanes on the mantle

Containers from Williams-Sonoma

Our "gel" cooks mat... so comfy!!!

Finally... our DVD basket (more on order)

Guest bathroom accessories

We've also gotten a dobule curtain rod for the front room, sheer curtains, and then some new curtains on order. Once they come in, we'll put them up, and then our front room won't feel so "on display" to the neighborhood! I just want to get a few finishing touches and then we'll be set for awhile. It's looking beautiful!

We also decided that we want to turn our "fireplace room", a downstairs room with the only fireplace in the house that currently remains empty... except for the beautiful mantle items above, into a library room. So we want to get some nice bookshelves, some comfy leather chairs and a table. This room will take some time, finding items we like and buying them when we can afford them. But I think it'll be really nice, especially with a nice roaring fire! I can't wait to see and hear what our guest think of how we've gotten the house put together!