Hope we like the neighbors

So far … So good.

I’ve met Evan, walking his two dogs…Steve, walking his dog and Tad, a neighbor, also a realtor who showed our realtor around Fountain Square.

Aside from that, I don’t think Charles and I actually have neighbors in the truest sense of the word, next-door.

The other house that was on fire in the last post, has yet to begin renovations, though I hear they are forthcoming.  The house to the other side, well, it appears vacant.  C and I both agree on that.  I think we may hear them if given the opportunity  — we’re a little close.

We knew this moving in though.  Fountain Square has quite a few houses set up this way.

On to the house.  We closed Feb 8th and the movers arrived on Feb 11th.

So — here is a tour…pre box delivery

This is the front door, entrance to the house, and what will be our family room/living room.  AKA, where the TV will be.

We have purchased a new sofa and chairs for this room.  VERY different colors in the same fabric.  It’s called DUMDUM Charcoal and Platinum if you’d like to google.

But you get the idea…I think contemporary is the word?

The sofa had to fit just right … it’s sitting on the other side of the wall you’re ‘facing’ in this photo of the Dining Room.  77 inches for the sofa.  We could’ve squeezed in 82 inches but at 77 there should be just enough room for a small end table.

In the dining room we have my Mom and Dad’s china cabinet, and dining room table.  Need some new hardware … update it … on the china cabinet, but otherwise it fits in well.

This is a view from the Front Door into the home.  Living Room to Dining Room to Kitchen

The kitchen remains awesome.

The ‘Breakfast’ area which is where the ‘bar’ that Dad picked up in Hawaii will go.  Photo to come if you haven’t already seen it on facebook….

The Laundry Room.  YAY I actually have a functional laundry room.

Once we build the garage, however, it will quickly become the mud room in times of rain, snow, ice, salt, and sand.  You access the mud room through our deck/yard.  Yard is generous description.  It basically used to be the parking lot for the duplex.  Rock, rock, and more rock.

Heading back inside we have a 1st floor master

One of 3 full bathrooms

1st Floor Master Closet

Behind me you can access our cellar.  Will be perfect for aging beer and wine.  Not sure what else.

One of the 3 bathrooms

Then we head upstairs to the 2nd floor master suite.

Have I mentioned that it is huge?

21 x 32 or something like that.

Monstrous.

aka requires a king bed

This photo doesn’t do it justice.  It’s huge.

We also have a landing….thinking it would do better as a second closet

The bathroom is pretty sweet.

Very tall rain shower

Jetted Tub

That’s all for now, at least until there is a room that does not have boxes in it.

It’s going to be a while.

Wind

I drove to work this morning in 4th gear almost the whole way…car took forever to warm up!!

So, we found a house

We fell in love with a neighborhood called Fountain Square

http://www.discoverfountainsquare.com

This house, built in 1890, is right in the middle of everything.

It is a complete and total, gutted, renovation — it has to be — as evidenced by the fire damage posted in a separate listing approximately 3 months ago.

Yes, those are flames.

Somehow in 3 months — the renovators turned that… into this!

As you may guess — this is my favorite room. 10 foot ceilings too.

We had some top notch inspectors who alerted us to a dud house a month or so ago, they confirmed that this renovation was much more on the up and up.  All the same they did generate a laundry list of very minor repairs.  You’re not an inspector if you don’t find something wrong.

Closing is scheduled for February 8th!

Enzo (and I) will be thrilled to move.  He’s going a little stir-crazy in our 500 sq ft apartment.

Charles has been down in Daytona, preparing for the 24 on January 26 – 27th.  It’s going to be 3 degrees outside tomorrow in Indianapolis.  [edited to add that the windchill is taking that 3 down to -19!!] Charles will enjoy a high of 78.

I would say it isn’t fair, except Charles really does enjoy the cold so he would rather be here.