Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Big news!

"Row of Houses" by August Wren - Jennifer Orkin Lewis

I'm interrupting my regularly-scheduled Instant Art Collection this week to announce some big news: we got a house! Finally. Most of you know we've been looking for a long time, and I honestly wasn't sure if it was going to happen. I've heard some horror stories about house hunting in this area though, and overall, I feel very lucky. It's a small, one-story brick house (only 1170 sq. ft.) about 20 minutes outside DC. And yes, even though it's just 20 minutes away, it feels like uncharted territory for us. We will need to buy a car for one thing, the sooner the better. Actually, I alternate between being really excited and kind of overwhelmed by all the work we need to do (and money we need to spend); sometimes I go back and forth several times in the span of an hour. But mostly, I just have to remind myself that this house means I get to have a studio/office of my own, a place to spread out and make a mess and create big projects or little projects or whatever I feel like making; that thought usually calms me down and brings a smile to my face. And we also will finally be able to get a dog (that is, if we can afford one after all the house bills and car bills-eek!).

I will share photos at some point after we move in and get some furniture in place, art on the walls, etc.

Also, how cute is the illustration at the top of the post? Check out Jennifer Orkin Lewis's shop; she sells fantastic colorful prints from her watercolors and oil paintings as well as digital illustrations.

15 comments:

  1. Congrats!!! This must be so exciting.

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  2. How exciting! i'd love to have a cute little house with room for a studio! have fun decorating :)

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  3. Congrats!!! You're going to love having your own space.
    Your house sounds similar to mine in size and distance from town. Could be bigger some days, but most days it's just perfect :)
    Can't wait to see how you decorate!

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  4. Congratulations! Have fun with the move and decorating!

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  5. Congratulations on finding a house! I don't doubt that it is overwhelming (we're going to be out of an apartment in a month and don't know where we'll end up, either). However, I know that everything will work out for you; having your own space to decorate (or destroy, haha) will be lovely. Again, congratulations!! Best of luck in finding a car and moving items and everything else.

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  6. Congrats! Thats so exciting . Good luck with the car hunt!

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  7. Congratulations Mary!!!!! I'm so excited for you!!
    I want you to know that I actually said "YAY!" out loud when I saw that you could finally get a dog! Hahaha, so yea, I'm really excited for you!

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  8. MARY! This is AWESOME! Congrats! I saw your tweet and knew what it would be about, so I had to get up and get my computer. :-)

    I can't wait to see pictures! When do you close?

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  9. Thanks so much for all the sweet comments, guys! We're really excited. :D

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  10. Congratulations!! That is truly fantastic news :D Hope you get to get a dog and can't wait to hopefully hear more about your projects!!

    Thanks for the really lovely, thoughtful comment! Those are my favourite types :P Not to mention it was so full of ideas! All my friends seem to be planning birthdays right now, so I'm definitely going to be referring back to your comment for ideas :D

    Good luck with getting everything done! Just keep thinking about all the cool things having a house means you can do! Rhi xx

    The Wildest of Dreams

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  11. Congrats on the new home! I'm sure it feels great to have an office of your own. I live about 20 minutes from Seattle, and really, it's not that far!

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  12. Yay! Congratulations! Really exciting news. :)

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  15. Congratulations!! That must be exciting! And I do hope you will have the chance to give a little dog a furever home :)

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