Murdocks Mama: Big Purchases

Thursday, May 12, 2016

It's a Jeep Thing

A couple months ago, we traded in our 2012 minivan with 100k miles for a 2014 Jeep Cherokee. I'll admit, it's a little bittersweet, and totally unexpected that I came home with a Jeep instead of another minivan, but I would be lying if I said that driving a smaller SUV again hasn't been fun. We started looking for another vehicle because the van was out of warranty and the engine had been unreliable. I'm loving the white, but mainly that this car has just 25k miles on it {well 30 now} Not a ton of details shots since we've had it for a few months and as you can imagine, it's pretty 'lived in' with kids! ;) By total coincidence, we now have two Jeeps. Speaking of, I'll hopefully be updating you on our other Jeep soon.

Tuesday, May 3, 2016

Living Room Remodel

Our new living room is almost complete! T&E Construction came and added built-ins to transform this entire space! You can see the before's here, but basically it looked like a collage dorm. Because of the fireplace, we were unable to move the power behind the TV without the help of a drywaller, electrician, and new paint, so...my wish of built-ins got bumped to the top of the priority list! After that, we had new carpet installed & furniture delivered. Then it was time to shop for 'fillers' to go on the shelves. They're still pretty empty, but I want to get a bunch of photos printed before I get too much more.

I'll try to site everything below

Furniture from Homemakers

Marble/iron side table from HomeGoods

Lamp shades from AtHome

Lamp bases from Pier1 {old}

all old

The clock clearly needs moved up!

basket & blanket from Target

from AtHome

Candle from HomeGoods

Fake succulents from Target

Weight decor from HomeGoods

DIY | I wrapped a clean tin can with fake moss from Michaels and then wrapped it with twine wire also from Michaels

from HomeGoods {I think!}

Plant from HomeGoods

Gray pillow from AtHome {I think}| Multi pillow from Target

fake Plant from Target | mini fake Plant from HomeGoods

H {old} from Urban Outfitters {I think!} | mini fake Plant from HomeGoods

A bunch of our Shutterfly family photo albums

More of our house::

The rest of the house here. Jordyn's room here. Cullyn's room here.

Tuesday, February 23, 2016

Progress on the House! {paint + our stuff}

There are still several projects we want to do with the new house, but I thought I would show you are current look. After paint + our furniture.

The front door...

New light {World Market} installed by my dad

New hardware installed by my BIL ;)

New rug {Target}

The dining room...

a huge mirror {417DesignsIA}

A new rug {AtHome}

If you go out the patio doors by the kitchen, you walkout onto a large deck.

My desk {housing Adam's work computer when I took this photo}

Stairway to the living room

The living room {with a peek of our kitchen!}

Same decor as the condo {I order new photos for the frames which should be in today}

Ugh! I don't even want to share this photo because the cords make me cringe that bad! We're hoping to install built-ins around the TV soon! We're also planning to replace the carpet and get new furniture.

A glimpse of the downstairs entry way off the garage.

Main bathroom...

The downstairs toyroom/guest room...

The washer/dryer and utilities...

Ugliest room, without a doubt, but it houses some of my favorite new things -- a tankless water heater {holla!}, whole home humidity system {score!}, & a water softener {yes please!} #OldLady