A Kinda, Sorta "House Tour"

Well, folks, Mike and I have been in our new place for one month, and despite all of the chaos, I have to say that we've accomplished quite a bit.  Since it's still a work in progress, and we're expecting a little baby lady any day now (official due date is SATURDAY!  WOOHOO!), I am not sure how "finished" the new place will be.  So, until I can give you the grand tour, here's a few peeks into our new place!

The Basics:  We are currently living in my hometown in the southwest suburbs of Chicago.  The place we bought has 3 bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms and a full finished basement with an unofficial bedroom/office.

When we moved in, we immediately replaced all of the carpeting upstairs with hardwood and extended the hardwood in the living room into our kitchen.  It was a NIGHTMARE. (But, it's gorgeous!)

The Basement:  The basement houses our old couch and TV from our apartment and will likely serve as our TV area / baby's play area / storage / guest bedroom - we're not really quite sure.  Maybe a bar someday?

The First Floor:  The main level contains our kitchen, living and dining room (it's an open concept), laundry room, powder room and guest bedroom (where we also put in hardwood floors) with full bathroom.  Currently, our old bedroom set is in the guest bedroom, along with the baby's bassinet.  We plan on making the guest bedroom our "home base" for the first few weeks with our little girl as I will likely want to avoid stairs and we don't have our new bedroom set yet!

Some pieces on the first floor:

"Coffee bar" from Craigslist.  I know many of you saw this on Instagram already, but we REALLY love this piece.  The seller finishes vintage furniture.  Plus, that turquoise color is going to be one of the "accent" colors in our living/dining room.  There's still a lot of work to be done, but imagine a different color wall (a dark taupe) and a "gallery wall" of frames above it.

Coffee Table:  West Elm I know this looks really "rustic" to some of you, but my husband and I tend to have a pretty unique taste.  We are in love with this table - plus, it matches our dining room table.

Dining Room Table: Walter E. Smithe.  I bet you're thinking, "WHY DOES SHE CONSTANTLY TAKE SHITTY iPHONE PHOTOS?"  Honestly?  I'm lazy.  Plus, my camera is packed in my hospital bag.  But, we love our table.  The chairs are "industrial" and the table is a rustic wood.  Imagine an area rug underneath, and those horrible curtains in the background GONE.  

Couch:  CB2 It's hard to tell from my iPhone photo but it's a darkish brown "tweed".  And, it's super comfortable!  We plan on purchasing two chairs as well in our accent colors to compliment the couch.

The Second Floor: The second floor consists of our master bedroom with full bathroom, the baby's room and another full bathroom (which will be her space).  There is also a loft space which houses Mike's OBNOXIOUSLY large desk (pic to come)!  This will be his "office".

Since we don't have our bedroom set purchased yet, here is our inspiration.  We're going with a gray, white and yellow scheme!

Potential Bedroom Set:  A mixture of Craigslist vintage furniture and World Market

So, there you have it!  It's a work in progress, but we're pretty happy! :)