Second Floor and The Yard

Hello everyone! It's been a few weeks since we have moved into the house, and I have finally found a bit of time to sit down and write. There have been a ton of things going on, and I have a lot of exciting pictures to share of projects we've already started. But first let's finish our pictorial home tour with photos from the second floor and the back yard. These photos were all either taken by the sellers or taken by me during our many walk throughs of the home during the buying process. So in case you didn't get enough eye numbing wallpaper and decor from my first post, I can delight you once again with intense matchy-matchy phenomena.

The gorgeous dusty pink carpet glides up the stairs to the hall landing and built in hutch area. We are still vibing on all that black stripe wallpaper folks. And the hutch was not forgotten when they went on the wallpaper rampage of doom. No nook or cranny was spared.

And now the Master bedroom with sitting area and bath. I think this room was the pinnacle of the decor shenannies, completely decked out with floral wallpaper that matched the curtains, that matched all the light switch covers, that matched the lamp shades, that matched the bed spread and shams!! Can we say dedication? Can we say thank you Sears catalog for the complete offering of amenities? Can we run screaming from this room now? Yes please.....

Just down the hall from the somewhat normal by comparison hall bath is a second bedroom that will send you soaring into the atmosphere.....on the Challenger....I cannot make these things up! What beautiful home stuck hard in the mid 80's wouldn't be complete without a full wall mural? Of a space ship?! Sadly, if my husband and I had been blessed with even one Y chromosomed child, this would probably have been a welcome sight. But with this room already being designated for 2 girl baby toddlers who love love love princesses and stuffies and tea parties.....it is just as doomed, ironically, as the ship it depicts. :(

Normalish bathroom! Outdated, but pretty normal.

The third bedroom was actually the least exciting in the house. No crazy wallpaper, or adornments. Just a bright paint color. A sigh of relief came to my lips upon entering it, knowing that at least one room in the house would not need to be put through a UFC cage match to attain aesthetic normalcy. Did I mention the entire hall is covered in our favorite wallpaper? No good deed here...no good deed...

Lets take a quick look at one of the main reasons we bought this precious jewel, the back yard! If you live or have lived in southern California, in a subdivision of some sort, you will understand why we absolutely fell in love with this area of the home. When you enter this back yard, it's like retreating to a park. Private, with mature trees cooling all corners. Relaxing breezes blowing through. It takes you away from the fact you're in a crowded neighborhood with neighbors at arms length. We were told there were several mature fruit trees on the property as well, including lemon, apple, cherry, plum, pineapple guava, and pomegranate. Being that my husband and I both enjoy gardening and plants very much, we skipped other houses with pools for the chance to have our mini nature preserve in the suburbs. Pictures don't do its qualities justice.

Okay, that completes the tour! Are you ready? Because we are already underway with projects big and small. We will have both indoor and outdoor transformations to share with you, as well as the occasional funny story or blurb about our lives here in California. Stick around a while! :)