Tour of the House (36 Pictures!)

Hey, why not take a tour of our new house? We don't have many pictures on the walls or anything yet, but slowly it's coming together. As a bonus, anyone who completes the photo tour is eligible for a free stay in the guest room at your convenience! (Valid only in the United States, including Alaska and Hawaii. Residents of Puerto Rico not eligible. Some rules and restrictions apply; please see blog operator for more information.)

Walk in the front door and look in at the living room:



Cross the living room for now and go through the door past that blue chair, into the kitchen:



Turn left to admire the brand new microwave and the brand new red teapot. So cheerful!



Enjoy the views north and east from the kitchen windows, and admire the craftsmanship of that clever cutting board on the counter.





Pivoting to your right, you see Chloe's feed station and the pantry cupboard, which holds a lot more food than you'd think. You might think to yourself, "Wait, I pivoted too quickly--I want to see the little deck off the kitchen!" But Becky forgot to take a picture of that, so you'll have to redeem your FREE STAY to see that detail. (Offer expires December 31, 2020. Taxes not included. Void where prohibited.)



Having pivoted 180 degrees, check out the sturdy steel front door and step back into the living room.



Turn to your left and scan the south side of the living room. Boy, in this natural light it's a lot easier to see the difference between the yellow and the green. The green isn't quite that minty in reality, though. But close enough.





Now walk toward the hulking furnace in the hallway there.



Whirl around in time to see Chloe creeping up onto the couch. Sternly tell her to get off. Check out the wee closet under the stairs while you're there.



Whirl back around (whoa, careful, don't let all this spinning make you dizzy) and continue into the laundry room. How about that utility sink?



Itty bitty stacked washer and dryer. They may be small, but they are the first washer and dryer I have ever in my adult life not had to share with other residents of a building. I don't have to go upstairs or downstairs to use them, I don't have to put quarters in them, I don't have to wait impatiently for someone else's load to finish. Luxury indeed.



It certainly is nice to have all that counter space in a laundry room, isn't it? Politely pretend not to see the air-drying socks slung over the handles of the drawers.



One of the odd little features of this house is the way you have to walk through the laundry room to get to the main bathroom. Ah well, here it is with its little shower and new cabinetry.





Turning around in the bathroom, you look back out toward the living room. Notice the clever pocket door between the laundry room and the bathroom.



Oops, you almost forgot to peep in here--as you come back out of the laundry room, look to your right and glance into the very tiny second bathroom. There's a roomy linen closet behind the door of this one!



Now turn and enter the master bedroom behind you. Wow, someone really should have straightened out that comforter before they went and documented it.



Chloe's bed looks nice and vacuumed. Walk toward that corner.



Turn around to leave the bedroom. Aww, someone's following you!



Maybe you enjoy, as I do, the original details like the doorknobs and even the closet doors.



Walk back out into the living room. Hey, did you notice that new couch the first time through? It's nothing fancy, but this is its first home! Notice that it's stopped raining.



Time to go upstairs.



At the top of the stairs turn right and look around in the music room. Wow, it certainly is...orange, in here. At night when it's only lit by candlelight it's quite cozy, though. You might wonder, My goodness, how many guitars can one person possibly need? The correct answer approaches infinity, I believe.





The other room at the top of the stairs will be the guest room / storage space / office. (Guest room! Why, that means you'll be using this room when you redeem your free trip!) (Must be 18 or older at time of purchase. May not be combined with any other offer. All rights reserved. Please keep arms inside the vehicle at all times.)



It's a nice room. When the rain is rattling on the metal roof above, this room feels quite cozy. The window looks north up Martin Luther King Boulevard, along which a light rail line is being constructed. When it opens in 2009, the light rail will run from the airport to downtown Seattle, right past our house. Convenient!



If you could see inside these boxes (obviously there is more unpacking to do), you might wonder, My goodness, how much yarn does one person need? Again, the correct answer approaches infinity.



And another closet; both upstairs rooms have little closets. We pulled up the corner of the carpet in one of them, and found fir underneath. Ahh, another potential project!



Look back across into the music room.



This is the little nook at the top of the stairs. I'm thinking bookshelves.



Turn and retreat down the stairs. Feel free to use the handrail as the stairs are slightly steep. Retrieve your coat from the hook at the bottom of the stairs.



And that's the end of the tour. Thanks for visiting! Be sure to see the concierge on your way out to get details on redeeming your free stay! (Rated E for Everyone.)