Mighty Maggie CRIBS

I just finished writing about my Day (and yes, that capitalization is on purpose) for Parenting. AND I put a post in the can for Style Lush AAAAND I wrote a post for my Catholic blog (except it needs Preapproval and who knows when that will happen) and what do I write HERE? 

I think I'll just steal the Professional Photographer Pictures from my house listing and paste them here, in my totally not professional copyright-stealing blog.

This is my entry way. It's orange. 'Autumn Orange', I think, from Behr. Elizabeth says I should have a Project Binder with all my paint chips neatly tucked inside but I think you all know me better than that. The only reason we could buy touch up paint is because I found an old can sitting by the water heater in the garage. Whatever. Also, the Hole That Jack Wrought is sitting behind that bench right there. Hee. Oh, and I think I will also tell you what is missing from every picture. In this one: mounds of shoes, a basket of slippers crocheted by my grandma, handprints about two feet from the bottom of the door, purses and coats and other Assorted Random Crap piled on the bench. (I have a feeling I will be using the phrase Assorted Random Crap quite frequently in this post.) MOVING ON!

 

The office, aka The Phillip Cheung Wormhole. After the agent tour on Friday it was sweetly suggested that we retire the [still broken] treadmill to the garage. We did so. Then we drove over to a friend's house and borrowed a Giant Plant, so now it looks all Stagey, but, you know, better than Treadmilly. Missing from this photo: oh, about ten tons of cables, empty boxes, the talking Yoda, the jade horse figurine, a shoe rack for all the shoes we just throw into the entry way and about a frillion Post-It notes.

The middle floor. It's really hard for me to tell, since I live here, in fact my feet are kicked up on that ottoman as I type, but I think this picture makes my house look ginormous. Does this look ginormous to you? For a townhouse? It also makes my floors look positively gleamy. Needless to say, my living/dining/kitchen area is NOT ginormous (though it is, I must add, bigger than a lot of other townhouses, which is the number one reason why WE bought it). Missing from this picture: oh, the entire Fisher Price inventory. And the play kitchen, which they moved from under the window by the table just for the pictures. Smart!

The view from the other end. The disappointing thing about these pictures was that it was such an ugly day. We've been having freakishly sunny weather which makes my house beautiful, but the ONE DAY they take pictures is the ONE DAY it rained that week. BOO.

 

This is the kitchen, aka The Second Reason We Bought This House. But dude, you can't even SEE my stupid wealth corner in this picture. Whatever. Missing from this picture: pretty much everything we actually use to cook. 

This is the guest bathroom upstairs. Directly opposite the toilet is a shower we've used... three times? Four times? One of the only comments I remember the inspector making was about why the builder put a pedestal sink in this bathroom. I blew her off because: pretty! But now I shake my fist at the builder. THERE IS NO BATHROOM STORAGE IN THIS HOUSE WHATSOEVER. Wait. Are you a potential buyer? I will TOTALLY throw in that Ikea shelf! Oh, and yes, that is garish fabric map of Italy on the wall (I LOVE IT) and a watercolor of a Venetian canal above the shelf and between those and the dozen more prints of Italian buildings in the hallway upstairs, the agent was all, "So! You're into Italy!" Missing from this picture: basket of baby medicine, Elmo potty chair, kid toothbrushes, two diaper pails.

My bedroom. Hello lime green wall! Yeah... I've never really wanted to post THIS picture on my blawg because green wall! mismatched furniture! Phillip's college bed! Bleargh. Missing from this picture: nine thousand old magazines and cords on Phillip's side of the bed (THE SIDE YOU CAN SEE) and the pack and play which, until Friday, took up permanent residence at the foot of the bed. It's now the dark thing hiding behind the rocking chair. Can't move THAT to the garage. 

 

My bathroom aka The Room I Hate Most In Our House. Note to people starting families and looking at houses to buy: you do not want to give children baths in a tub with glass doors. HATE. Also, I feel like this bathroom is a throwaway. You can't really tell how poorly it's designed from this picture (you can't tell there are cathedral ceilings and a CHANDELIER either) but this is IT for bathroom storage. That stupid cabinet right there. Also, the sink is tiny and you end up spitting toothpaste on the faucet. I've always wanted to paint it (look at all that white tile! it'd be so pretty against a color!) but after painting the red bathroom (no picture of that, sorry) I am bathroom GUNSHY. Missing from this picture: well, picture the sink without being able to see the tile surface. Yeah. LOTS O' ASSORTED RANDOM CRAPOLA.

I am not going to show you the picture of the closet (WHICH: WHY IS THAT POSTED ONLINE? GAH.) 

 

The kids' room. You've seen this before, but this is the Official Photo. Missing from this picture: ten trillion items of clothing stuffed under and behind every piece of furniture. Also a space heater, a small plastic set of drawers I miraculously found space for in the closet, stacks of cloth diapers on the shelf, diaper bags and jackets from the pegs, and all the Assorted Random Crap that ends up on top of the dresser because Certain People Don't Put Things Away. AHEM. 

AND THERE YOU HAVE IT. Any takers? I will say that the idea and title for this post was stolen (again with the stealing!) from Style Lush Cribs (which, when the idea was first floated, my response was something like: "HAAAAAA that is FUNNY! And no. Absolutely not.")

Comments

[Carrie]

I think it looks great! Hope someone buys it soon!

[Annie]

I love your house, Maggie! If this were 4 years and three kids ago (okay, and if we lived in Seattle) we'd buy it! I hope your super realtor finds the right people to come in there and love it as you have. We'll be asking Saint Joseph for some help on this one!

[Annie]

Oh I forgot - do you just LOVE those pendant lights in your kitchen? I know we just moved in to our house, but I'm already making lists for when we re-do different rooms, and pendant lights over the counter are definitely on that list. What a beautiful kitchen - and yes, realtors really know how to make rooms look huge, don't they?

[lindsay]

It's lovely. How could it NOT sell? Does the staging ever work on YOU and make you not want to move?

[Dr. Maureen]

Ooooo! So shiny! And yes, your first floor looks ginormous. I'd totally buy it if I lived in Seattle and had money and no kids.

[Raven]

Love it!

The staging (and all he hard cleaning work) looks awesome!

[Ashley]

It looks gorgeous! I love the lime green wall and the autumn orange entryway. Want to come out to Florida and pick out some paint colors for me?

[C @ Kid Things]

Your place is gorgeous! You'd never be able to tell it was a gray day, everything is so bright and shiny.

[Becca]

Pretty! Very pretty!

[Redbecca]

You totally worked your butt off and it shows. Your place looks amazing! I hope it sells quickly, Maggie.

[Sarah in Ottawa]

Your house is lovely and, based on having seen many parts of it, the photos do it justice. Now - praying that offers come in soon!

[Elizabeth]

OH YOUR FLOORS. YOUR KITCHEN. YOUR SHELVING AROUND YOUR REFRIGERATOR. Sigh.
When can I move in?
Also, I love your ottoman, and I must know where I can buy one.
Also, do they sell the fabric bins (like your blue ones) that come in the Expedit right at IKEA? One would assume so, but I thought I'd check.

[Elizabeth]

OH YOUR FLOORS. YOUR KITCHEN. YOUR SHELVING AROUND YOUR REFRIGERATOR. Sigh.
When can I move in?
Also, I love your ottoman, and I must know where I can buy one.
Also, do they sell the fabric bins (like your blue ones) that come in the Expedit right at IKEA? One would assume so, but I thought I'd check.

[Linda]

Your house is adorable. Someone has to buy it.

[Jess]

This house is beautiful! Yes, the middle floor looks ginormous, and also GLAMOROUS (as does the kitchen). And! You've totally validated our decision not to install a glass door on the tub in our hall bathroom right now! We were going to do it and then I thought no, that will be such a pain when we're bathing future kids in here. And I see already that I WAS RIGHT, even though we don't have kids yet and I haven't actually tested this theory myself.

[HereWeGoAJen]

It looks so pretty! I would totally buy it! Also, you've done a wonderful job getting it all ready to look not-lived-in. That's hard.

[Christina]

oooooooh ahhhhhhhh. I'm very very impressed! It looks so pretty and spacious and totally like the "after" on an HGTV show. I am amazed at how well you decluttered and the absolute lack of toys and baby stuff! I kind of stunk at that. I tried (oh how I tried!) but what on earth were the kids to DO all day with no toys?!!

Hope your house sells fast!!

[Melissa]

I'll take it! :)

It's an end of an era! Only one more neighbor to move on out!

[Christiana]

Yes, your middle floor/living space looks ginormous from these pictures. And Sure! If you can move it to FL. Only I really want at least 3 bedrooms. Which is, you know, part of YOUR problem. But I digress. But your house is beautiful.

[christine]

So lovely Maggie. I'm so impressed at your "showroom" quality, a clear indication at how hard you worked last week. Our house has very similar hardwood floors, which are so beautiful, but show EVERY smudge, spill, footprint... My next house must have lighter floors. What do you use to keep them clean? I'm using a steam mop at the moment which works for like 5 minutes, because hello, a toddler lives in this house.

Anyway, here's hoping your house sells quickly!

[craftyashley]

I would also totally buy your house if: 1) I didn't have these three kids, and 2) I lived in Seattle- which I dream about doing one day. Stinky Vegas and hot weather... but where we have jobs...

[barbetti]

Your house is beautiful! Those wood floors make me swoon! And I love how bright and open it all seems.

[-R-]

Fantastic pictures! I would totally come look at it if I were in Seattle and wanted to buy a townhouse.

[jackie]

Fancy! Your living room *does* look ginormous and shiny. Thank goodness for stagers. Someone's totally going to buy it. Hopefully you don't have to keep it clean too much :)

[Marie Green]

I love your house too! It looks airy and bright and cheerful. I love the living room/kitchen, and I love the green wall, and I love the kids' room. It's really a lovely place, and someone else will think so too! I really think so.

[Shox NZ]

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