Housewarming Party Recap

It took me a while to feel like the house is actually our home. For a long time the moving process was iffy (or a complete no-go, as it was for almost two years) so for the first month we lived here I was all paranoid that the bank would call and be like, "Just kidding! You have to go back to the condo! P.S. have fun moving that table again."

But now it's finaly sinking in, which is handy because our housewarming party was this weekend! About 35 people rolled through Sunday afternoon, ready to devour chili, watch football on the projector, and see the house. It was a blast, and it's good to know we can throw a party that big without killing each other or anyone else. Points for us.

And since the place was the cleanest it's been since closing day, I thought I'd take advantage and snap a few pictures. We have to start with my favorite room everrrrr:

Behold: the plate wall! It happened at 10:30 on Saturday night. We sure are wild.

The dining room makes me feel like An Adult. I don't know that I'm ready to host Thanksgiving, but maybe a dinner party would be okay. If we serve nachos.

The kitchen got a dash of pizazz with a tablecloth and some of our food-related art:

The family room is pretty much the same, except... What's that behind the couch?

It's the Expedit! I expect you will be extremely useful, friend.

The upstairs bath is looking quite dramatic these days. When we moved in the walls were a tan color (to match the almond bathtub), and the mirror and light fixture were way too low above the sink. I'll have a real progress post about this later, but here's where we are right now:

And since we never decorated our bedroom in the condo, I thought I would get on that a little sooner in this house. One of Hubsey's aunts adorably asked us if our furniture was from Pottery Barn, but it's really the Hemnes bed from IKEA with thrift store tables.

It's not showing up, but our duvet cover has a modern flower pattern. It's dope.

The lamps are IKEA, too. They're called Barometer, which is the only IKEA name I've come across that's also a word in English. I. Am. In. Loooooove. I stare at these things hardcore. All the time. I want to go back and buy one for every room. We don't need any other lamps! 

Ahem.

So that's the progress we've made in a little over two months. And if you're wondering about the other rooms I didn't show you, they still have a bunch of stuff dumped in them. Not interesting, trust me.

How was your weekend (and Monday, since I'm a day late with this)? Did you have a housewarming party when you moved? Are you also drooling over the Barometer lamps, or am I weird?