I GOT IT!!!!

[malta blue]

I have been house hunting for months, and searching for victorian homes, specifically.

Tonight, we finished signing the contract. :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

Ta da:

[bigwillq]

1. Congrats!

Best of luck to you and yours with the new home. It's a beauty. :hi:

[malta blue]

9. Thanks so much. It has been a very taxing process.

:hi:

[YellowRubberDuckie]

2. That's lovely!!!

Lucky!
I love the artistic touches. I'd love to see the inside. Looks like loads of hidden treasures are hidden away inside!
Duckie

[malta blue]

8. There are so many fun little nooks and bookshelves all

over the house. There is not a single square room - not even a bathroom!

[Guava Jelly]

3. That is a beautiful home

Congrats!!!
Veeeeeeery Niiiiiice.
:)

[malta blue]

6. Isn't she purrrty?

I have to confer with the town before I paint, but I don't care!!!

[idgiehkt]

17. What color are you going to paint it?

I think the shade of blue and the trim are adorable; I really love slate blue, though. Is the roof in good condition?

That is an absolutely gorgeous house, congrats to you. :toast:

[malta blue]

23. The roof is slate, and in good condition. It looks discolored

in this picture though. I am going to leave her blue for now. She was pink. Eventually, I wil paint it a golden sand color with rust and slate blue accents. With all the trim and accents painted blue as well as the house, you don't really get to see all the little accent dots and such.

Thanks for the good wishes. Mr. MB is having to contain himself as he is still working.

[Haole Girl]

4. Cool looking house

When/if you get time, could we see some pics of the inside?

:hi:

[malta blue]

5. here is a shot going down the front stairs

I will need to paint the interior to my taste, and redo the kitchen in time, but space wise, it is perfect!

[Haole Girl]

11. Wow...nice!

Thanks..and congrats!! :hi:

[MissB]

12. Lovely!

And I have to ask - are you going to keep the fake ivy on the stair case? :rofl:

[malta blue]

13. bwahhhhhaaaaahhhhh

:rofl: :rofl:

I like the idea of red, but the shade they selected is a little too pink for me. I have going to repaint all of it....

[idgiehkt]

20. yes

that color is a little bit strong. It's a beautiful staircase, though, and I like that hint of stained glass on the front door. It looks very homey, I'm jealous. :)

[malta blue]

26. Besides the red, all the trim throughout the house is a dark brown

paint, and we are going to change all that to white, as well as the shutters and use accents on the shadow boxes under all of the windows.

All the windows in the house have the interior shutters too.




and remove all the wallpaper too

[idgiehkt]

37. that is stunning

what a pretty room. I love it.

What about the pale yellow in that room, are you keeping that? I can't imagine the exterior being pink...there is an artsy community of old victorians in my hometown and many of them are painted colors like pink and purple with darker trim. In that neighborhood it looks fine but standing alone or on a row of white and similarly nondescript houses it might be kind of garish.

[malta blue]

43. I am going to repaint that room - probably keeping it

a pale yellow or pale green, but like I said, all the trim and shutters will be white.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

69. Cool house!

I can't wait to see what you do with it! Congrats! :toast:

[LostinVA]

7. Congrats -- it's a great feeling, huh?

And, what a pretty house!

[malta blue]

10. Thanks. The three of us have been

stuffed like sardines in my little townhouse. Now we can have real dinner parties:bounce:

[GOPisEvil]

14. Great house!

Madrone will be jealous. She wants one of these for us someday.

Make her more jealous - how many bedrooms? ;)

[malta blue]

15. are ya ready...

4 bedrooms, living room, family room, 2 offices, 4 bathrooms, .75 acre backyard, all just one little block from the one stoplight in the village!

[GOPisEvil]

16. OMG!! That's perfect!!

Congratulations! :toast:

[malta blue]

24. Thanks!

:hi:

[Madrone]

19. That is SO our house!!

Exactly/similar/something like that fo SHO! :D


Lots of rooms too - I LOVE it :)

[GOPisEvil]

22. LOL!!! Think we can gang up on her and steal this one?

:D

[malta blue]

28. Aw c'mon....

I lost three houses in bidding wars in the past month. I really needed to win this one!

[GOPisEvil]

31. Well...if that house were in Kalamazoo, you'd be in trouble...

...but since it's not, I think we'll let you enjoy it. :D

[malta blue]

35. Phew...thanks a million.

Although I do live in the coldlands too.

[Madrone]

29. That depends.

Where does she live? ;) I won't live just ANYWHERE you know - I mean, Texsux is bad ENOUGH, even on a temporary basis. :D

[GOPisEvil]

32. Grrr...

:spank:

[malta blue]

36. Upstate NY

cold...you wouldn't like it

[Madrone]

40. Shoot, woman!

I'm from Michigan (aaaahhhhoooooooooah come to the land of the ice and the snow....). Lake effect, and all that jazz. I live in WA now (in the cold, snowy mountain part). I've never been to NY, but I just KNOW I'll love it more than Texsux. :D :o

[malta blue]

44. LOL

:rofl:

You can handle anything our weather throws at ya!

[hippywife]

18. It looks lovely.

I hope you will be very happy there.

[malta blue]

30. Thank you. Mr MB is like a little boy

right now. He can't believe we actually got this one!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

21. My dear malta blue!

Wow, sweetie!

It just looks fabulous!

Biggo congrats!

When do you move in?

Damn, it's nice!

:bounce: :bounce:

:toast: :toast:

[malta blue]

33. Thanks Peggy!

We are looking to move in the friday before Memorial Day. It worked out perfectly since the sellers wanted to close by June 1. Plus, my mom will be coming from the Dominican Republic and she can pack and unpack for me:evilgrin:

She is already using decorating software to plan how we are going to repaint, etc.:rofl:

[Courtesy Flush]

25. Here's mine

Mine was a rent house for years before we bought it, so everything was in poor condition. Yours looks like it's in great shape.

You almost have to own a Vic to appreciate how wonderful it is. Friends only see the upkeep and expenses. Old houses become part of you. You really grow to love them.

Buy electric blankets!!!! :)

[malta blue]

38. How beautiful.

Luckily, it is steam heat and there is at least one radiator in every room. I used to live in an 1860 farmhouse with no heat on the second floor. Thankfully, the dog liked to sleep under the covers too!

The sellers have done ALOT of work on the house. The basically have just the finishing touches left, and I get to do that part.

My husband was apprehensive about the entire old house thing. Once I got out of old farm and into a new townhouse, I just wanted my farm back.

[NC_Nurse]

27. It's just lovely!

Congrats! :toast:

[malta blue]

41. Thanks NC_Nurse!

Nice to see you today!:hi:

[Callalily]

34. My dream is

to own a Victorian home also. So happy that you dream has come true. Congrats! Invite us all to the housewarming.

[malta blue]

46. There are many dinner parties to come...

The dining room is a nacho cheese color with sunflower borders:


Sorry for the bad picture - but we at least have a real dining room now!

[crim son]

39. Hey! That's MY house!!!

I want a Victorian too and yours is beautiful. The inside looks gorgeous too... love the dark wood trim. I'm so envious!!!

[malta blue]

47. Thanks crim son

Hey - how did your showings go??

[crim son]

53. We haven't heard anything and I'm assuming it's a no-go.

My day will come, hopefully some time this decade. :hi: Thanks for asking!

[malta blue]

55. Keeping my fingers crossed for you...

oh - and for me too - I still need to sell this little townhouse I presently own.:puke:

[leftofthedial]

42. wow!

great looking place!

[malta blue]

48. Thanks so much!

We are so happy!:hi:

[Shine]

45. Whoa, it's gorgeous!!!!! I love the color.

:bounce: Congrats, girlfriend! :toast:

May your new home be the source of many happy memories. :loveya:

[malta blue]

50. Thanks Shine!

:hug:

Mr MB has started planning his wine cellar and contacted all his Napa buddies to tell them to ship him his collection which he left there when he moved here.

We are just thrilled!:bounce:

:loveya:

[Shine]

56. Oooohhhhh, wine cellar, eh? Very cool.

I loves me some good wine! :thumbsup: How nice to have a "collection".

I'm thrilled for you guys, too. Congrats, again. :toast:

[malta blue]

58. The freaking wine...

right now our 1 car garage is stuffed to the gills with 15 cases of wine, along with tons of storage bins. Then there are the 25 cases of "the good stuff" he left behind in Cali so that it would be stable. Now with this house, there is actually a small room in the cellar which he is going to convert into a full blown "look at all my wine" cellar.

Wish you could come join us for a glass!
:toast:

[Shine]

60. Dang, me too!

MrShine doesn't drink, but I do, so whenever I open a bottle of wine it takes a while to get through it, unless we have company or it's the holidays.

I DO love a good glass of wine, though. I'm not snobby about it, I just don't drink the cheap shit if I can help it.

Life is too short for THAT! :D

[malta blue]

61. Life is too short to drink bad wine...but hey

we are drinking a wine that retails for $6 a bottle as our everyday wine, and it is just right for a simple dinner. Now, with my husband and his crazy cooking fits - we always have to have several bottles of every varietal available, just in case.

BTW - you do use the wine gas right? That way an open bottle will last longer and you don't have to waste any....

[Shine]

63. No, I haven't tried that. I use a thingie that's like a pump-by-hand

it's supposed to do the same sort of thing, I think. I don't know too much about the wine gas, truthfully. Isn't it in some sort of pressurized can? Nothing worse than wasted GOOD wine, you're right...

[malta blue]

64. The pressurized can that feels empty. Just a couple of

presses on the can, and presto - a bottle can keep up to a week safely.

[Cabcere]

49. Congrats, malta blue!

:bounce: What a lovely house. :loveya:

[malta blue]

51. Thanks so much!

:hug:

[Left Is Write]

52. Congratulations!

[malta blue]

54. Thanks L I W!

We are so happy!:bounce: :bounce:

[Redstone]

57. Gaw Damn! Excellent. Nothing like a Victorian. Oh, YES!

Redstone

[malta blue]

59. I could not have said it better myself!

That is how I felt as we were pulling up to the house...I just grabbed Mr MB's arm and said "Oh My GoD...look! That is our house!"

And he is so happy that he can walk to the coffee house just about a block away!

[Redstone]

62. For many of us in America, a Victorian house is just Home, pure and simple.

As I said, enjoy!

Redstone

[LibraLiz1973]

65. I don't like your house

I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


You are so so so so so so lucky- I am green with envy. I've wanted a victorian forever.

I love the interior photos you've posted tonight- you are in luck lady!! That's great. Congratulations.
It looks like an AWESOME house and I think you will be very happy there.
Keep us updated with pix, I love looking at houses like that.

What does the kitchen look like?

[malta blue]

66. LOL - Thanks so much!

I feel blessed to finally find a house that I love (and not get outbid on it).

The upstairs is like a maze, and the attic is even finished as a playroom!

The kitchen needs help:



BUT - it has this killer sink:


I can live with the floor for a while, but the wallpaper must go - oh and the faux copper ceiling too.

[LibraLiz1973]

67. That sink is awesome

It would look great with an older looking faucet too- but that looks like the new "pull out" model and those things are SO convenient. I think the kitchen has great bones. But I definitely get the thing about the wallpaper- I hate wallpaper!!
Especially taking it down.

HINT: Use a wallpaper scorer and then spray a 50/50 mixture of HOT water and fabric (like downy) softener.
The wallpaper will come right off.

[malta blue]

68. It is one of the pull out kind - Mr MB is so happy with that part!

I am actually having someone come in and take down the wallpaper and paint - I am a lucky lady!

[UrbScotty]

70. Cool! Here's my house!