I was eager to get started making our new house more like us.

I have a blank slate in the living room.

I’m not one to get all new things — I like my old stuff.

Charlie cleans and vacuums.

I add color.

Charlie’s the cleaner; I’m the set designer decorator.

We’ll be using the Verismo machine until we make our final move in the fall.

The very first thing I did in the new space was to set up a coffee station. We did not bring our espresso machine yet as we’re still using it at the old house but I have multiple coffee options.

The only bathroom with a tub gets a green shower curtain for now. (The off-white fixtures will also be replaced with WHITE!)

Next I hung shower curtains and towels in all bathrooms.  The Glade has only one shower curtain.  The other showers are glass enclosed which is ultimately the plan for the Bay House bathrooms.  Until that time shower curtains with plastic liners are the order of the day.

I brought the key board (where we hang extra keys) and hung it on a narrow wall in the laundry.

I was going to leave our key board (not musical keyboard) at the old house but decided to move it since I had actually made it.  I found the perfect unobtrusive spot.

The view from the master bedroom balcony.

The color palette for this house will be sky, water, sand and a touch of dune grass.  But I made one decision that will govern the entire house.

I ordered this for the overhead kitchen lighting fixture to replace a generic florescent one.

Instead of my beloved brushed nickel that I have used all over The Glade in fittings and finishes, I am going to use brass at the Bay House since it has a nautical history and character.  I’ll try not to get carried away.

Jo