The Bates Residence

So we've been in the brown house for about a week now. It's an older house and was built in 1920 but it's been fully remodeled top to bottom. New windows, new steel siding, new carpet, new drywall, new kitchen, new bathrooms, etc. It's got 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. It's on a full lot so we've got a big backyard for Vessel to play in and we live 2 blocks from a really great park. We have an awesome attic for storing stuff in. I'm so excited to have more space and have my very own room for crafts, sewing, and scrapbooking!! We have nice neighbors on all sides of us. Everyone has been so welcoming to us, dropping by to introduce themselves, bringing us dinner or treats and housewarming gifts. It's in a good neighborhood on one of those streets that have elm trees lining the boulevard. I love it. Plus we're still in the ward boundaries so we don't have to leave! We have big plans for next Spring. We will be building a 2 car garage, extending the already existing deck, and adding a fire pit for night parties hanging out in the backyard and roasting hot dogs and marshmallows. We will also plant a garden next Spring. It is so exciting to finally have a place to call our own. The house isn't perfect, but it will be a great 1st house for us. And I know we'll have a lot of good memories here. We have been so blessed and I can't thank the Lord enough for all He has provided us with. I will post more pictures soon. Please bare with me, as we are still kind of unpacking and all that fun stuff. Maybe I'll even make a video and give y'all a virtual tour. Here are just a few to get started.

Our street

Our House

Our NEW used bikes on our sweet porch

Back yard

Side of the house (we live on a corner lot)

Leading to the downstairs....pretty amazing, right?

Part of the family room I like to call our little reading nook. I want to get a big beanbag chair for the corner for sitting and reading. On the other side of the room will be our entertainment center, couches and chairs for watching movies.

Living Room

We were so happy to get our couches back since they'd been in storage for 3 months! It will be nice to get our end tables and lamps.

The living room extends into the dining area. I hate bare walls so I'm thinking we'll have to get a big piece of artwork for the emptiness on that back wall

The dining room
(we will be putting up trim around the windows and doors in the near future...)

The kitchen
We loved this built in cubby to put our cookbooks and medicinal marijuana in... ;)



Downstairs bathroom (guest bathroom)

I put all the shells we collected from beaches in Japan and the Caribbean in jars to display on this little shelf.

The upstairs bathroom
The color scheme I've got going is dark greens, gold, and rust colors. I've had quite the dilemma picking out towel color combinations.

Mike installed one of those curved shower curtain rods. It's awesome.

There ya have it. For now I hope this is satisfactory for those inquiring about the house!