tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859524457376306460Sat, 19 May 2012 21:11:22 +0000http://www.mycutelittlehouse.com/noreply@blogger.com (Dawn)Blogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859524457376306460.post-800384392596337231Sat, 19 May 2012 21:06:00 +00002012-05-19T14:11:22.557-07:00 Flowers that matched sprung up the other day! The house I bought was generally in good shape with most stuff upgraded or replaced within the last five years. I got a great deal and didn't have to fix up hardly anything at all. Rumor has it that the guy living here was a landscaper, which explains all the fantastic flowerbeds and the little patio out back. I had no idea what, if anything http://www.mycutelittlehouse.com/2012/05/it-is-nice-having-yard.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dawn)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859524457376306460.post-1617161569043519000Thu, 26 Apr 2012 18:20:00 +00002012-04-26T11:29:57.327-07:00 Current state of the Living Room I stopped updating My Cute Little House's blog because I didn't like my living room and I struggled to figure out how to make it work. Who wants to read a blog about me moving things a few inches this way or that way and complaining that I should have known better than to buy a beige sofa? I basically went to IKEA and replaced all the mismatched and black http://www.mycutelittlehouse.com/2012/04/current-state-of-living-room-i-stopped.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dawn)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859524457376306460.post-1672399736573496662Sat, 12 Nov 2011 00:06:00 +00002011-11-17T20:35:03.099-08:00 I expected this blog would be a great place to chronicle my adventures and experiences living in my cute little house, but so far it's all gone pretty smoothly. There wasn't a lot in the way of mishaps and misadventures once I got moved in. I sold my old furniture and got some that fit this space and now it seems exactly right. With all the built in cabinets, there is a place for everything http://www.mycutelittlehouse.com/2011/11/living-in-cute-little-house.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dawn)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859524457376306460.post-7525089342576803702Sat, 22 Oct 2011 06:51:00 +00002011-10-21T23:56:45.764-07:00Armed only with a floor plan of my little house before I moved over here, I knew I'd need to buy new furniture that fit in the room. I set about looking at every sofa in every store both in town and on the internet. And I came up empty. I was willing to pay for some nice furniture, just wanted it to be something spectacular and comfortable since I'll likely be sitting on it for the next 15 http://www.mycutelittlehouse.com/2011/10/if-sofa-is-beige-then-what-color-is.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dawn)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859524457376306460.post-6769119023991298659Tue, 11 Oct 2011 01:53:00 +00002011-10-10T19:15:11.954-07:00I was out eating dinner the other night with the guy who's real estate guy I hijacked to buy my cute little house. He seemed interested in the details, probably because he just bought a house himself in the same neighborhood, and had once been outbid on a house on my street. He wondered if I had a basement. Do I have a basement? I have a whole 2nd bathroom in my basement! I laughed the http://www.mycutelittlehouse.com/2011/10/do-you-have-basement.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dawn)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859524457376306460.post-7981502195716490872Fri, 07 Oct 2011 01:41:00 +00002011-10-06T18:41:20.036-07:00 My windows, which are all odd sizes, were all already outfitted with lovely new replacement windows and custom blinds before I got here. Which was a selling point. But now that I live here, these blinds are terrible. I mean they're nice if you like blinds but I like sunlight coming in in the morning. Oh and the cat messes with the blinds all night trying to get in the window so he can see outhttp://www.mycutelittlehouse.com/2011/10/gotta-start-thinking-like-homeowner.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dawn)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859524457376306460.post-765358265530706190Sun, 02 Oct 2011 20:19:00 +00002011-10-02T13:22:29.124-07:00I was leaving yesterday and a nice couple out walking their dog remarked what a cute little house I have. I wanted to tell them it has a blog at mycutelittlehouse.com. I obviously picked exactly the right domain name. Meanwhile, I've been selling my old furniture on Craig's List and buying other people's old furniture that would be more functional and appropriate for the space I have now. It's http://www.mycutelittlehouse.com/2011/10/what-cute-little-house.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dawn)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859524457376306460.post-8585913516083131315Sat, 01 Oct 2011 05:48:00 +00002011-10-02T12:42:13.153-07:00 I knew going in that this house wasn't perfect. Because it's so small, there wasnt a lot of money to be made by selling it, so they just fixed it up quick and dirty to look pretty. Not a lot needed to be done to make it liveable, but there's plenty to do if you want to fix up stuff. My real estate buyer agent also advised me not to put a lot of money into the house since it won't increase http://www.mycutelittlehouse.com/2011/09/its-not-perfect.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dawn)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859524457376306460.post-6850755635911509663Fri, 30 Sep 2011 03:25:00 +00002011-09-29T20:35:24.813-07:00 Brought everything but the kitchen stuff over. Mostly because the kitchen is where I was putting all the electronics while we moved the furniture in. So now the TV is hooked back up and it turns out there's a huge amount of room in my walk-in closet. Which is great because I have a huge amount of clothes. This closet holds what I've got, some extra hangers, all my boots and sneakers and my http://www.mycutelittlehouse.com/2011/09/everything-fits.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dawn)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859524457376306460.post-7858472162095245825Thu, 29 Sep 2011 06:01:00 +00002011-09-29T20:34:04.707-07:00 Because the house is small, it seems really important the order of things I move in. I got the dressers in first and moved in my clothes, because where they fit determines a lot of where everything else goes. Glad I did it this way because it gave me something to do while I waited for the cat tree delivery and the cable guy. Bought a crazy huge quality cat tree hoping it will hold up and ill http://www.mycutelittlehouse.com/2011/09/strategic-moving.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dawn)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859524457376306460.post-2829815630622700946Tue, 27 Sep 2011 05:08:00 +00002011-09-26T22:26:26.513-07:00My strategy right now is to go through everything and declutter before I even start to pack. My white cottage with the green cabinets and blue bathroom wants totally different furniture than the zebra/hot pink I have right now in every room. So I'm going from what I call "traditional tacky" to what I'm calling "modern cottage". Because as pretty as shabby chic stuff is, my tastes are more bold http://www.mycutelittlehouse.com/2011/09/moving-day-is-getting-closer-and-closer.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dawn)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859524457376306460.post-7998755781858456848Sun, 25 Sep 2011 21:03:00 +00002011-09-25T14:36:50.058-07:00 My patio was covered in moss and weeds. I'm terrified of yard work but I felt like maybe this was a project I could handle myself. I googled it to find out and came up with this helpful video from this guy telling me all I need is a stiff push broom and some oxy-clean. Today was a nice day and I don't have any other projects on the table at the moment so I set about cleaning my patio. I http://www.mycutelittlehouse.com/2011/09/patio.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dawn)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859524457376306460.post-4026436051161270600Sat, 24 Sep 2011 03:08:00 +00002011-09-26T20:33:37.571-07:00 I like flamingos. But this is not my yard. It made good financial sense to buy when I did. Problems in the economy are driving home prices lower, interest rates lower, and since the stock market is swinging wildly from day to day, it seems that putting money into a house isn't a terrible place for it. Afterall, you can live in a house. My house payments will be cheaper than my already-cheap http://www.mycutelittlehouse.com/2011/09/fyi-this-pic-is-from-backyard-of-house.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dawn)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859524457376306460.post-4413507506586047916Fri, 23 Sep 2011 01:22:00 +00002011-09-22T18:55:27.548-07:00 Unlike most of the people of America, I prefer to take baths at night than showers in the morning. For me, standing under running water first thing in the morning is some cruel form of torture. When I want to get clean, I want to take my time and soak in a tub. It's even better if that tub is in a roomy and beautiful bathroom. Bath time is one of the most important things I do for myself. http://www.mycutelittlehouse.com/2011/09/lets-talk-about-my-bathroom.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dawn)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859524457376306460.post-101246055284342602Thu, 22 Sep 2011 01:30:00 +00002011-09-21T18:32:46.682-07:00 The seller kept it nice till I made an offer. My lawn is out of control. And I don't have a lawnmower. Or time to buy one. Or learn what to do with it. I hired a service to mow my lawn at least for now but its been raining so my lawn is still not mowed and its getting close two months now. I'm starting to believe there is no grass and it's actually all just weeds. Been pricing lawn mowinghttp://www.mycutelittlehouse.com/2011/09/please-mow-my-lawn.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dawn)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859524457376306460.post-3708112164552411990Tue, 20 Sep 2011 03:38:00 +00002011-09-19T20:45:49.224-07:00 Got the carpet installed today after a major/minor freak-out yesterday when I noticed on the paperwork that the color carpet I picked is called "Airy Blue". Sure I not only looked at it right there in the house on a bright day, but I picked it with no thought because it was clearly "THE ONE". Spent the next few hours second-guessing myself and doubting my memory until I convinced myself to gohttp://www.mycutelittlehouse.com/2011/09/did-i-pick-blue-carpet.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dawn)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859524457376306460.post-7996840863140256765Tue, 20 Sep 2011 03:01:00 +00002011-09-19T20:19:56.323-07:00 Before   while I was waiting for the carpet installer to get there. Spent awhile moving it back and forth along the wall but no matter where I put it, it was still in the way and there was either no place for cat food, or no place for cat litter. Not sure why it took me so long to think of moving it completely to the other side of the room. After The previous folks who lived here used http://www.mycutelittlehouse.com/2011/09/moved-fridge.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dawn)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859524457376306460.post-5495153229908740337Sat, 17 Sep 2011 21:28:00 +00002011-09-17T19:31:28.027-07:00 I love the color but I'm not crazy about the idea of living with painted wood floors. Part of the expense of the house, as I saw it, was getting some carpet for the rooms that need it. The house is small and the rooms are small, so things that could be major expenses for bigger houses just don't cost that much to do here. This little house charmed me into wanting to live in it with it's http://www.mycutelittlehouse.com/2011/09/floors-are-painted-wood.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dawn)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859524457376306460.post-8514089995617217761Sat, 17 Sep 2011 01:06:00 +00002011-09-17T15:03:34.284-07:00 before I move into the house properly, even though I bought a good house that didn't need much work done to it. Since the house I bought was a lot cheaper than anything I'd originally intended to buy, I ended up with spare cash on hand for things like carpet and living room furniture. I looked for a new sofa longer than I looked for a house. Ended up going with a near-white one. If the http://www.mycutelittlehouse.com/2011/09/some-things-need-doing.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dawn)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859524457376306460.post-5545940667625500078Fri, 16 Sep 2011 00:24:00 +00002011-09-17T14:59:04.767-07:00 It's only just small but along with that came a small price tag and a small interest rate which makes it cheaper than my current rent. It's in great shape with lots of great updates and built-in storage, which is important in a small space. Not much to do besides move in and then blog it. Or blog it and then move in.http://www.mycutelittlehouse.com/2011/09/i-bought-cute-little-house.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dawn)