Ikea, Target and yard sales Oh, MY!

With the house within our grasp, we are actually hesitantly excited. We want to have an eclectic mix with timeless pieces.

We want to have space enough for friends to stay over and for people to feel welcome.

I have searched the internet, pinterest, google you name it I've hunted and rummaged thru it to figure out what the heck you need for your own FIRST home.

You need a certain amount of items, and not being on my own since my college days, and John never leaving home, we have a few basic things for office and bedrooms, however the living room, kitchen, bathroom are different stories.

The house we "have" is around 1500 square feet, with over a half acre of land. 4 bedrooms, 1 bath. We only need 2 bedrooms currently, so we will be having an Office and a guest room. We have the furniture for our bedrooms and the offices. We in fact have too much for all of this space.  We both have desks that we like, I have a lot more crafts than he does Guitars. I won't admit that to him, since I can squish my crafts into bins and with an extra shelf on my desk, my Cricut machine will have a happy little home.

The bathroom is in good shape. 

The kitchen is the problem area, we're waiting inspection, which should be this week! The floor is uneven, the ceiling is chipped and falling. The cabinets are in good shape, however the countertops are old and beat up. There is so much storage in the kitchen! 

We want to use as much as we can from the house itself, because we are on a tighter budget than some. We both want to be able to put our style into the home. Thankfully we have a lot of similar tastes. We love the rustic ideas but with modern edge. We want old things, but in a safe way. 

We have a ton of ideas, and we won't have much time, outside of weekends. I start my job on Monday! I'm so excited, so I'll be going to work and to the new house to do what I can. It is all overwhelming and exciting.