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Young House Love » Our Third House » The First Day In Our Third House

| By Sherry Petersik | June 5, 2013 | 346 Comments

The First Day In Our Third House

We love being able to look back on Day One at our previous house (as clammy as the photos make us) – so we took a second to walk around our new house on Day One (in this case, the day all of our big furniture finally got moved over) and snapped these lovely photos. What do you guys think? Gorgeous, no? Our work here is done.

The living room:

Living Room Moved In

The kitchen:

Kitchen Moved In

Other side of the kitchen:

Kitchen Other Side

The office:

Office

The dining room:

Dining Room2

The guest room:

Guest Room

The hall bathroom:

Hall Bath

The spare room:

Spare Room

Clara’s room (here’s us frantically trying to get it ready so she had a place that felt like home – and a place to sleep).

Claras Room0

This is her room as it looked a few hours later:

Claras Room1

Words can’t describe how grateful I am that she’s so enamored with the place.

Claras Room2

Here’s our bedroom on Day One, as I was screwing the headboard back into place. Quick tip: every gal needs an accidental bouffant whilst using a power drill.

Boufant Bedroom

As for moving, this time we tried a new approach since we had overlapping time at our last house and this one. Instead of needing to squeeze everything into one big truck and move all on one day (which we had to do last time) this time we got to take car-loads of things over every time we went there. So if we were laying flooring we took a load each day we worked on that.

Packed Car

It sure looked crazy, but for the small to medium stuff it seemed to work great. And it definitely cut down on bubble wrap and boxes since just driving a few miles in the car (instead of stuffing everything into a rocky moving van) was a lot lower pressure. You can just cram things into the car in a somewhat thoughtful way, without meticulously wrapping every mirror and frame. And not only was it faster to pack, but unpacking went more quickly and created less waste too. No box graveyard like last time!

Trunk Packed

We also did one evening of moving that we lovingly called Family Caravan, where John’s parents brought their larger cars over and we did a run to the new house with some bigger stuff like dining chairs and console tables. It was amazing how much we could transport in a 3-vehicle parade over to the new house.

But we still needed a big moving truck to transport large items (beds, dressers, the sectional, our dining table, two daybeds, a few big armchairs, etc). So we recruited some hired help that John’s sister had once used for a move: four guys to lug stuff with us. We didn’t task them with any box packing or furniture dis-assembly (we did that all in advance since we were paying them by the hour). And thanks to all that prep we had the big stuff over to the new house by lunch! So our budget way to use moving help would be to do 80% of it yourself and just hire the big guns for the large stuff – which is hopefully just a few hours of their time.

Moving Truck

Not only did things go much faster, but it meant when they left we still had plenty of time and energy to start putting rooms together (we mainly focused on Clara’s so she could feel settled). Plus, John was still in hardwood floor recovery mode so he was grateful to be spared some manual labor. Oh and I knew we’d have moving luck on our side (wahoo, no ditches!) when our U-Haul had my home state of Jersey on it. Picture me doing a good luck fist pump all around the truck before we started loading. You know, as one is apt to do.

Jersey Truck

Oh and one of my favorite tips is to have small ziplock bags handy along with a sharpie. That way when you disassemble large furniture (John and I did that right before the guys showed up to help) you won’t get to the new house and say “uh, where are those screws… and what goes with what?” I just bagged them, labeled them, and shoved them into my purse. It’s a huge time saver, and a welcome stress saver after what could turn out to be a pretty long day of searching for nearly everything since your house is such a disaster area.

Bags Of Screws

My second tip is to take time to soak it up. We posed for a few nerd-tastic photos throughout the process. It really helps to keep spirits up during a pretty tiring parade of carrying things, stopping to breathe, and carrying more things.

Empty Din

Bet you guys didn’t know I was a windowsill ninja.

Empty Liv

So that was Day One and a few moving tips. And you’ll be relieved to know that: A) I’m no longer rocking an accidental bouffant, B) I’m also a top-of-the-car ninja, C) the sofa is put back together, the office no longer looks like a chair convention, but the house is still pretty nuts looking.

Can’t wait to share all the photos as we get this thing together…

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Comments

  1. Margo@Needle little Balance says

    June 5, 2013 at 9:36 am

    You´re right. Your work there is done. Too bad, you´ll have to find another house ;)
    But seriously I love your former living room rug with your headbord. The greens look so nice and fresh together.

    Reply
    • Yvette says

      June 5, 2013 at 10:51 am

      Haha, Margo! Let’s give them at least a year in this place to see what they do…but then they’re on notice! We are demanding readers!! ;-)

  2. Karen says

    June 5, 2013 at 9:40 am

    So excited for you guys! I love the whole process of finding a new place, the day of the move (not the packing) and then the thrill of finding that “perfect” place for everything! Enjoy the experience as we will too as we go along for the ride with you!

    Reply
    • Mishellie says

      June 5, 2013 at 11:10 am

      Packing makes me so grumpy. Whenever I move I just want to take my big stuff and the stuff I love the most, and throw EVERYTHING ELSE out, but then it gets so much more complicated than that with sentimental stuff and… drawers that are disorganized and… ughhh ahha

  3. Julianne says

    June 5, 2013 at 9:41 am

    I know you guys are joking, but honestly, you have such amazing furniture and accessories, that the place already looks great! Thanks for the great tips on packing screws and such. I remember the pain of looking for those suckers from the last move. I will surely use your tip this time around. Can’t wait to see the changes as things progress! :O)

    Reply
  4. Manda Wolf says

    June 5, 2013 at 9:44 am

    It is starting to get there guys! You are better than us last time we moved we used up all the time we had between taking possession of the house and our lease running out to rip out carpet, refinish the hardwoods, title the kitchen and bathroom and work with some buddies of my husband to get the plumbing run so we at least had a sink and the downstairs bathroom working. We ended up just buying a bunch of plastic tubs and cramming stuff into it so we could load the U-Haul down and get out of our rental in 2 days. I really am jealous of you guys.

    I am also jealous of your photo taking abilities. Your homes always look so bright and full of light I would highly appreciate any posts in the future that would walk us though the setting you use on your camera and what not.

    Thanks and good luck!

    Reply
  5. Andrea J says

    June 5, 2013 at 9:49 am

    I’m so glad you guys make the most out of an event that is potentially very stressful! I personally dislike moving, after living in a different place for each of four years in college, then four more places after that! Also, are you thinking of going with a different color scheme for the guest room in this house? I’m liking the yellow rug with the painted bookshelf!

    Reply
    • YoungHouseLove says

      June 5, 2013 at 9:57 am

      We pretty much love all colors these days along with having a huge craving for lots of white and natural touches (wood floor, woven blinds) so it should be fun to see where we end up!

      xo,
      s

  6. Tina says

    June 5, 2013 at 9:50 am

    I love the “nerd-tastic” photos! They made me smile! :-) You all are too cute

    The dining table + chairs fit perfectly in the dining room! Did that chandelier come with the house? I can’t see many details from the picture but I like it with the table! Is that weird?

    Happy moving week!

    Reply
    • YoungHouseLove says

      June 5, 2013 at 9:56 am

      Oh yes all the lights you see came with the house, so we just dropped things in each room and snapped some pics :)

      xo,
      s

    • Michelle @birdsofberwick.com says

      June 5, 2013 at 2:01 pm

      Looks great! And I agree with others – the rug switch is great! Especially with Karl – he looks amazing.

      My question – did you move your chandeliers, etc from your old house to put in this house?

      Happy Un-Packing!

    • YoungHouseLove says

      June 5, 2013 at 2:11 pm

      Lighting conveyed, so it stayed (we think that’s a regional thing). More on that in the post we’re going to write with empty pics of our old house!

      xo
      s

  7. Susan says

    June 5, 2013 at 9:51 am

    Did you take pictures of the old house once all the furniture was out? That would be neat to see as well…

    Reply
    • YoungHouseLove says

      June 5, 2013 at 9:55 am

      Oh yes that’s on the agenda for Friday’a post!

      xo,
      s

  8. Diane says

    June 5, 2013 at 9:53 am

    Is that a crib in Clara’s room?

    Reply
    • YoungHouseLove says

      June 5, 2013 at 10:02 am

      Yup, she still sleeps in a crib by her choice, and the doc said a move is a big enough adjustment on its own (so he said to keep her in her crib until she asks to be in her big girl bed and not use the move to make her sleep somewhere else). It was nice to put the daybed in her room too, so she can hopefully make an easy transition whenever she’s ready :)

      xo
      s

    • Lizzy says

      June 5, 2013 at 10:44 am

      Speaking as someone who recently moved our 2.5 year old son to a “big-boy-bed”…keep her in that crib as long as she will stay in it!

      Despite being super tall, our son never had any desire to climb out. If we didn’t need the crib for our new baby girl, my son would still be in it. :)

    • Constance says

      June 5, 2013 at 10:58 am

      Good luck! We moved last year when our oldest daughter was Clara’s age and had success talking up her new “big girl bed” and “big girl room”, which I know you already do. She was so excited to move and sleep in her new bed that we lucked out and she wanted to sleep in it from day one. PHEW. Now if we could just get her baby sister to sleep in the crib instead of her rocker… Hmm.

    • Laura B. says

      June 5, 2013 at 3:09 pm

      I don’t know how you guys did it. All 5 of my boys were climbing out of the crib before 18 months. I had to but them in a bed to avoid head collisions with the floor. So funny how different kids can be.

  9. Heidi says

    June 5, 2013 at 9:54 am

    Did your dining room light convey? It’s beautiful! Your move-in picks look better than my current lived-here-for-three years situation. :)

    Reply
    • YoungHouseLove says

      June 5, 2013 at 10:05 am

      Yup, all the lights that you see came with the house (and are in the before pics here). Can’t wait to get a bit more settled and start attacking all the wallpaper! Haha!

      xo
      s

    • Heidi says

      June 5, 2013 at 2:45 pm

      Sorry, I meant the lighting fixture in your former house (from your lighting collection, I think). Did you keep it or let it stay for the new owners? Love your lighting collection, btdubs. I’m eyeing the farmhouse pendant but can’t decide on a color. :)

    • Heidi says

      June 5, 2013 at 2:46 pm

      Just saw your reply to a previous commenter, so never mind. :)

  10. bethblntn says

    June 5, 2013 at 9:55 am

    honestly, I LOVE the way the dinning room looks already. I’, a sucker for taditional colors (but not over doing it, thank goodness you guys got ride of that blue everywhere else) and old world charm like those built ins. The wicker really makes the blue look fresh and renewed and not so old looking. Kind of breezy; but I can’t wait to see what you guys do with the space. Whether you’ll toss them or keep’m I know you’ll make it look great! So many ideas, so much fresh inspiration! Hola new beginnings! :D

    Reply
  11. Jamie@addsomecharacter says

    June 5, 2013 at 9:56 am

    Move in day is so exhilarating! Love that we could share it with you. Our last move in day was during an ice storm, so I’m glad to see yours was a little less eventful. Congratulations on the new house and Julianne is right , the place is already looking so much brighter and happy with all your lovely furniture and accessories.

    Reply
  12. Penny Smith says

    June 5, 2013 at 9:58 am

    So does this mean you haven’t seen Game of Thrones?? After you do, cheap entertainment is watching the fan video of reactions on You tube!! It took me 2 days to recover from this episode. I guess if I had read the books I wouldn’t be so… Uhm…. What’s a non-spoiler word??? Surprised?!! Lol!! DON’T peek! Just watch it without looking at anything online!! Ahhhhhhh!!!
    Let’s just say it’ll take your mind off your blue trim! Hee!!

    Reply
    • YoungHouseLove says

      June 5, 2013 at 10:01 am

      AHHHH! We just watched it last night! SO INSANE! I’m sad.

      But I’m happy about the hot new couple… although my other favorite couple seems to have split up for now.

      xo
      s

    • Sarah says

      June 5, 2013 at 2:42 pm

      Sounds like you haven’t read the books, Sherry. I get it, they are a biiiiig committment, SO LONG. But honestly, worth it – I’m on my second read through (I’m trying to read them for details I missed the first time through). The show does an amazing job, but there is just some stuff they can’t do…the books give you a whole other level of detail.

      Is your other favourite couple Jon and Ygritte!?

    • YoungHouseLove says

      June 5, 2013 at 2:50 pm

      Heck yeah they are.

      xo
      s

  13. Penny Smith says

    June 5, 2013 at 10:00 am

    And you guys luck out with very usable kitchen cabinets to paint!! Here the “country curve top” is common! We DID luck out this last time, thankfully, but there are some UGEE LEE cabinets out there!! :)

    Reply
    • YoungHouseLove says

      June 5, 2013 at 10:11 am

      Not so much up close. Picture the bottom of all of them being chewed on by a dog and chunks inexplicably missing from a few of the drawers to the right of the sink (like someone intentionally gauged them out). So we’re not sure we can use them for the long term, but they definitely work for now! And we’d love to reuse them in the garage when John builds his workshop if we upgrade to newer cabs down the line (maybe in a year or two, nothing is going to happen right away since we like to live with a house for a while before doing big renos like that).

      xo
      s

    • Penny Smith says

      June 5, 2013 at 10:16 am

      Oh man! Couldn’t tell from the picture. :( New cabinets are always more fun! :) New doors and drawer fronts are an option I guess… I always wondered how that worked… If it was cost effective!

    • YoungHouseLove says

      June 5, 2013 at 10:18 am

      We looked into that in our second house but it was a ton (felt like for just a little more you could get all new cabinets and reconfigure things better, so that’s where we think we’ll end up). Time will tell!

      xo
      s

    • Laura B. says

      June 5, 2013 at 3:17 pm

      I know this sounds weird but I used auto putty from Lowe’s to fill in holes and form new molding on our very old piano. Of course, I then painted it. It doesn’t shrink and is very hard. Sanding is difficult so I formed it exactly the way I wanted it to dry. I also used it to fill holes in my doors where the stoppers on the hinge broke through. It worked famously and saved me having to purchase doors. It is weird stuff with two putty like substances you mush together to activate. Our cabinet maker is the one who recommended it but be aware that it can not be stained. It must be painted. When you have nothing to lose, give it a try.

    • YoungHouseLove says

      June 5, 2013 at 3:59 pm

      Thanks for the tip!

      xo,
      s

  14. Kea Bensen says

    June 5, 2013 at 10:00 am

    Ummm, a grizzly bear just burst out of your living room and walked across the page! cool ad.

    Reply
    • YoungHouseLove says

      June 5, 2013 at 10:09 am

      ARGH! That bear is KILLING us. We can’t see him (we think he’s served up regionally) and we have been trying to block him (we just don’t like ads that interfere with our content). He does sound hilarious though. I’d love to see him once, and then send him packing. Haha!

      xo
      s

    • Liz E. says

      June 5, 2013 at 11:14 am

      Haha, I read this and was so sad I didn’t get to see him! But if he’s a bother, maybe that’s a good thing :)

    • Annie Lee says

      June 5, 2013 at 12:12 pm

      I feel like I’m missing out. No bear ads here in Ohio. :(

    • Claire says

      June 5, 2013 at 1:25 pm

      Just saw the bear and he is *hysterical*. I’m in CA btw.

    • YoungHouseLove says

      June 5, 2013 at 1:30 pm

      I JUST WANNA SEE THE BEAR!

      xo
      s

    • Liz says

      June 5, 2013 at 3:11 pm

      I am missing out as well, no bear here….. Ontario Canada

  15. Julia @ Cuckoo4Design says

    June 5, 2013 at 10:01 am

    I do the zip lock bag trick too but somehow we manage to still loose them ;(
    Your new house already looks so much better.

    Reply
    • Tanya says

      June 5, 2013 at 11:02 am

      I actually tape (or somehow attach) the bags to whatever they came from. I actually used a curtian rod from an old apartment that I had not used for (5?)years (it happened to match one in my house)and was excited to see that the screws and bracket were still attached years later.

  16. Yadira Batres says

    June 5, 2013 at 10:02 am

    I love it you guys!!!

    For some reason ya make moving seem easy, which I guess it could be when you take your time and you’re not in a rush.

    Quick question, are ya planning on leaving the living room, and bedroom rugs that ways, since the one from your bedroom is in the living room, and the living room one in your bedroom. haha I don’t know if any one else notice.

    Ether way it looks good,is a whole new look

    Reply
    • YoungHouseLove says

      June 5, 2013 at 10:08 am

      Yes, we thought switching them worked better since room dimensions are different here (our bedroom’s big and our living room’s more cozy) whereas our last living room was GIANT (so the green rug was the only one that worked in there). So far we love the blue/gray rug with Karl. Can’t wait to share more pics as we go!

      xo
      s

    • Kate says

      June 5, 2013 at 2:07 pm

      I LOVE the rug switch-a-roos! They look great!!

  17. Christina says

    June 5, 2013 at 10:03 am

    I know you guys move things around your house like crazy… but I’m loving the rug switch between the living room and master bedroom rugs! I hope you find plenty to enjoy about moving in. I think putting everything in its place it kind of fun- like shopping for your home all over again.

    Reply
    • Cori says

      June 5, 2013 at 10:44 am

      I second this…I LOVE the new placement of the rugs. That’s the advantage of having a whole-house color scheme (ala Sue the Napkin)…everything is interchangeable! The house is looking great already, and I can’t wait to see how it all comes together!

  18. Suzanne in NW Illinois says

    June 5, 2013 at 10:07 am

    Oh, great tips, and lovin’ the pixs! Sherry and/or John, will you guys be changing the “brick ranch” note in your search engine look ups? They say “See what happened when two newlyweds renovated every inch of their old brick ranch and took on a slew of DIY projects on the cheap”? I mean, you added a second floor.

    Big smiles,
    Suzanne in NW Illinois

    Reply
    • YoungHouseLove says

      June 5, 2013 at 10:14 am

      Hahah! That’s so funny because it’s so old that’s from our first house (we’ve been married 6 years now, so we’re not newlyweds anymore either!)! I don’t even know if we know how to change that – will have to dive into the code and see :)

      xo
      s

    • heather says

      June 5, 2013 at 10:36 am

      If you’re in WordPress you can go to Setting–>General and there’s a tagline spot in there (second box down). Good place to start first. I think that’s where the search engines pick up the description! As always a change will take the search engine some time to catch up. If it’s not there, or you’re not on WP then….ppssh who knows.

    • YoungHouseLove says

      June 5, 2013 at 10:39 am

      Wahoo! Just got it done. Might take a while for Google to “spider” it though :)

      xo
      s

  19. Penny Smith says

    June 5, 2013 at 10:10 am

    Ok-I keep trying to get out of my friend who read the books-don’t ya think he’s gonna be a LITTLE PTS’d that his family was murdered whilst he “consummated” his marriage?? I mean really!! Oh, and I KNOW!! Either he (JS) comes back for her or she kills him for leaving… Or she kills him when he comes back for her!! Lol!! Didn’t ya think he was gonna scoop her up on the horse when he ride by?? :) Yeah-the fan reaction video is kinda funny!! The guys are drinking their drinks and staring, the women are freaking out… There are some f-bombs, so if clara is in earshot! Lol!

    Reply
    • YoungHouseLove says

      June 5, 2013 at 10:13 am

      Haha, I’ll have to check out the fan reaction videos! I can only imagine! I was gasping. Like a lot. It was obnoxious.

      xo
      s

    • Angel says

      June 5, 2013 at 12:50 pm

      AHHHH

      Please dont post spoilers!

  20. Lisa M says

    June 5, 2013 at 10:11 am

    Does that mean Karl is staying? I was nervous he would be too big for the living room and you guys would end up getting rid of him, which would be very sad!

    Reply
    • YoungHouseLove says

      June 5, 2013 at 10:11 am

      Heck yeah! He’s like 5 pieces that can be reconfigured, so we figured out a way to “edit” him and make him fit right in :)

      xo
      s

    • Crystal says

      June 5, 2013 at 12:05 pm

      I was thinking the same thing about Karl. I am glad you are keeping him because we just made the plunge and bought the love seat with chaise version. We are loving him so far! (I can’t believe I am referring to my sofa as an actual person- I am blaming you guys for this! haha)

  21. Kristen | Popcorn on the Stove says

    June 5, 2013 at 10:11 am

    For each of our three moves, we’ve had 1/2 month overlaps and it’s always been a big help. For our last move, we bought maybe 8 boxes total and just kept reusing them before passing them along. We would fill up each box, bring it to the new place, and start putting stuff away (at least, what we could put away). For the stuff we couldn’t get in our car, we hired some great movers who got everything finished in about 2 hours! It was an incredibly easy process :)

    Reply
    • YoungHouseLove says

      June 5, 2013 at 10:12 am

      Yes! We did that too! We had 7 boxes and just reused them and reused them!

      xo
      s

  22. Penny Smith says

    June 5, 2013 at 10:12 am

    (Thanks for the GofT chat!! None of my friends are current in it and I was DYING to banter there!!) lol!

    Reply
  23. Wendy @ New Moms Talk says

    June 5, 2013 at 10:13 am

    Oh, I love moving!

    12 hours after discussing a possible move out of state, we decided to do so. Instead of it being 2 years down the road, it’s 3 months!

    We’ll be doing the “pack the car to the max” tip when we drive up in August to visit family.

    Thank heavens for jobs that allow us to get up and move whenever we like! (We’re both writers and I teach.)

    Reply
  24. Allen says

    June 5, 2013 at 10:14 am

    Love the br/lr rug switcheroo!!!

    Reply
  25. HK says

    June 5, 2013 at 10:17 am

    Completely Off Topic – just found it and thought of Clara. Felt food for her kitchen. http://whilewearingheels.blogspot.com/p/i-heart-fake-food-tutorials.html

    Reply
    • YoungHouseLove says

      June 5, 2013 at 10:20 am

      Love that!

      xo
      s

    • Donna says

      June 5, 2013 at 1:41 pm

      Oh, how cute is that! The lemons look so real, and the pineapple is so adorable! A grocery stand would make for a great homemade present for Clara, and any future sibling she may have. Glad you guys are starting to get settled!

  26. Jenny says

    June 5, 2013 at 10:17 am

    I must say thank you for the inspiration on moving. We are moving this coming weekend and I always hate moving, but somehow you guys make it seem fun. Looking forward to seeing how you redo this house for inspiration on our new house too!!!!

    Reply
  27. Hillary says

    June 5, 2013 at 10:19 am

    Love, love, love it! Clara’s room looks awesome! (Btw, I kept my daughter in a crib until almost 3. She never tried to climb out–and I didn’t have to have her coming into my bed to wake me up in the middle of the night–she just stayed put and fell back asleep! Let her sleep there as long as she chooses! LOL)

    Reply
    • YoungHouseLove says

      June 5, 2013 at 10:23 am

      Haha, I hear that from my friends too! My BFF’s girl slept in a crib until she was 3.5 and now is in a bed and the adjustment went fine, so I hope C’s is smooth too!

      xo
      s

    • Megan says

      June 5, 2013 at 11:04 am

      We kept our daughter until she was over 3 too in her crib. She loved it and never tried to climb out. It wasn’t until she could almost touch the sides with her long body that we switched her. We already had the bed so we just bought some fun sheets (that she picked out) and made the switch. It was easy!

    • YoungHouseLove says

      June 5, 2013 at 11:14 am

      Sweet!

      xo
      s

  28. Anele @ Success Along the Weigh says

    June 5, 2013 at 10:20 am

    Can’t wait to see more! Great tip with the screws too. We usually do that and tape them to the back of whatever we took apart (unless it’s fabric or something where it won’t stick) Whenever we have extra screws from something we’ll label them before going into the toolbox black hole so we at least know what it goes to if the manufacturer was nice enough to give extras.

    Reply
  29. Elle says

    June 5, 2013 at 10:20 am

    For anyone reading the comments looking for moving tips – if you’re moving this way (slowly), you can also move all your hanging clothes easily. Take an armful of stuff on hangers, fold the whole armful in half and put it in a laundry basket. Put basket in car, rehang armful in new closet. Bam! There are now a few things in your disaster of a house that looks organized already.

    I love that you guys have almost a couch-worth of throw pillows in your kitchen/breakfast nook area. I need more throw pillows in my life.

    Reply
    • Jackie says

      June 5, 2013 at 10:57 am

      You can also use a tension rod in your car to hang your clothes. One of my college roommates did this and I was really impressed :)

    • Mishellie says

      June 5, 2013 at 4:43 pm

      This is DEFINITELY what I did when I moved in/out of college, my parents house, my apartments… so much moving in your twenties. This is a godsend.

  30. Melissa says

    June 5, 2013 at 10:23 am

    I am so excited for you guys and can’t wait to follow along on the journey! :)

    Reply
  31. Michele from IL says

    June 5, 2013 at 10:23 am

    What a great idea with the baggies for the screws!

    Reply
  32. Janelle @ Two Cups of Happy says

    June 5, 2013 at 10:24 am

    I really like your funny moving poses. Haha. Candid photos are the best! I caught my mom lint rolling my brothers suit at my sister’s graduation last week and I think it’s one of my favorites. Makes me want to take more pics of everyday life.. :)

    Reply
    • YoungHouseLove says

      June 5, 2013 at 10:34 am

      So sweet.

      xo
      s

  33. erin says

    June 5, 2013 at 10:28 am

    totally agree with moving small boxes in a card load at a time! we did that when we first moved from our apt to our condo. and it really made things easier!!!

    Reply
  34. Deneen says

    June 5, 2013 at 10:28 am

    Well with Jersey on the side of the U-Haul, how could you go wrong!!!lol From one Jersey gal to another, best of luck in your new home. As always can’t wait to see what you dream up!

    Reply
  35. katie says

    June 5, 2013 at 10:28 am

    How exciting! I love that you show the day one… this is keeping it REAL REAL! lol. :)

    Reply
  36. Steph says

    June 5, 2013 at 10:30 am

    You guys make moving look easy. :)

    And I LOVE the nerdtastic pictures. Right after I closed on my house I brought all of my friends over to see it (at like 1am after we’d all had a few drinks) and there is some pretty funny pictures. Including people sitting in my bathtub. And a cut-out of the Most Interesting Man In The World.

    Reply
  37. nick says

    June 5, 2013 at 10:31 am

    What are we calling that color on the walls in the living room? Salmon? Pink? Orange-salmon-pink?

    Reply
    • YoungHouseLove says

      June 5, 2013 at 10:34 am

      Haha! I’d call it Spicy Salmon. In the words of Tim Gun, it’s “a lot of look.”

      xo
      s

    • nick says

      June 5, 2013 at 12:23 pm

      hahah perfect.

  38. Megan @ Rappsody in Rooms says

    June 5, 2013 at 10:31 am

    Hooray! Way to make moving looking pretty stress-less. You guys are getting good at this. :) Love those funny pictures!

    Reply
  39. bridgette milton says

    June 5, 2013 at 10:32 am

    Love the new house!

    What are your tips to getting rid of an “old house” smell?

    Reply
    • YoungHouseLove says

      June 5, 2013 at 10:33 am

      We just throw open windows and doors, scrub everything down (floors with a swiffer, cabinets and closets with a spray bottle of vinegar and a rag, etc). Removing old carpets really helps too!

      xo
      s

  40. Katie says

    June 5, 2013 at 10:33 am

    But hey, dem floors look GORGEOUS!

    Reply
    • YoungHouseLove says

      June 5, 2013 at 10:35 am

      WOOT!

      xo
      s

  41. Amy @ a new old house says

    June 5, 2013 at 10:33 am

    Sounds like the move went really well! Our last move was in the pouring rain, which just made it miserable!

    I noticed the rug swap between your bedroom & the living room- looking forward to hearing the details of that decision! Nice that either works so well with your bedroom decor.

    Thanks for sharing the move-in craziness photos with us!

    Reply
  42. Jodie says

    June 5, 2013 at 10:34 am

    I’m loving the dining room. Can’t wait to see what you do in there!

    Reply
  43. Sarah says

    June 5, 2013 at 10:36 am

    I really want your secret on how to store things. I moved 3 weeks ago and there is one entire bedroom filled with boxes. But even if we unpacked them we would have no place for 100 board games. And where do you store your Christmas decorations?

    Reply
    • YoungHouseLove says

      June 5, 2013 at 10:39 am

      Those are in tupperware bins in the attic. So they just came out of our last house’s attic in the tupperware, got moved that way, and got plopped right into the new house’s attic (actually they’re in that unfinished storage room, which you can see on our House Tour page) :)

      xo
      s

    • Maureen says

      June 5, 2013 at 11:01 am

      Will you be posting any pics or video of that unfinished storage space? Or did I miss that…

    • YoungHouseLove says

      June 5, 2013 at 11:13 am

      Oh yes, there are pics of that on the House Tour page and we did a Listy McListerson for the new house with pics of that as well :)

      xo
      s

  44. Sarah says

    June 5, 2013 at 10:37 am

    Two things I LOVE: The color of the floors upstairs, brings out the awesome rugs, especially Clara’s! And that the dining room table and chairs still fit nicely in a space, one of my favorite pieces of yours!

    Some may think the place looks chaotic but I can see the potential so much more once you moved your belongings (style) in! So excited for you all!

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  45. [email protected] says

    June 5, 2013 at 10:37 am

    I see some chairs in that new office that I don’t remember seeing in the past three years. My brain must be going, or are those new? #spillbeansplease :)

    Reply
    • YoungHouseLove says

      June 5, 2013 at 10:38 am

      Let’s see, the gray chair on the back left is from the corner of the kitchen (across from the fireplace at our last place) and the brown leather one is from the corner of our office (under the big number 7 that we hung on the wall).

      xo
      s

  46. Ashley@AttemptsAtDomestication says

    June 5, 2013 at 10:37 am

    Oh moving. Definitely not my favorite thing to do because of all the chaos it creates, but I can’t wait to see how things come along in the new place! :)

    Reply
  47. christina @ homemade ocean says

    June 5, 2013 at 10:38 am

    HOW FUN!

    I LOVE THAT CLARA IS ALREADY RIGHT AT HOME IN THE NEW PLACE :) THAT LITTLE GIRL IS SUCH A GEM.

    AND THE ZIP LOCK BAG TIP…HOLY BLOW MY MIND.

    NOT SURE WHY I USED ALL CAPS. THIS POST EXCITES ME APPARENTLY!!!

    Reply
  48. Peggy says

    June 5, 2013 at 10:41 am

    There is nothing like the feeling of moving in and figuring out where everything goes. Really love the new house and can’t wait to see the transformation…

    Reply
  49. Susan (Between Naps on the Porch) says

    June 5, 2013 at 10:42 am

    I can’t wait to see you work your magic in your new home! It’s going to be a grand adventure and just think, every single thing you do this time around, you know you’ll be there for many years to enjoy it and reap the rewards. Savor every moment, we are living the “good times” right now! :)

    Reply
  50. Lisa E says

    June 5, 2013 at 10:42 am

    I’ve moved many times and only had the luxury of movers when I was married to military. That makes it so much nicer and I think next time I will hire some myself as I’m no spring chicken any longer. :) Good thinking with you guys being in floor laying recovery mode as you say! I really am glad you enlisted some help! You seem to have this stuff down pat. We would tape the screws and such to the furniture but I’m liking the baggie idea better. I’ve done that after the fact, with extras but never labeled. Such a simple yet smart idea. As others have mentioned, I do really like the switch with the rugs. The blue in the one really pops against Karl. Love!

    Reply
    • Karen says

      June 5, 2013 at 11:28 am

      I’m married to the military as well, so we’ve moved 4 times in the last 4 years. For our most recent move (just across town), we recruited a bunch of my husband’s Army friends with trucks and paid them with homemade lasagna and brownie sundaes. Everyone went home happy!

    • YoungHouseLove says

      June 5, 2013 at 11:44 am

      That’s awesome!

      xo
      s

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