I'm sure you've just been DYING to see the house we bought. ;) I wish I had better photos to share, photos of the house in, oh let's see, SUNSHINE. But since we have been deep in the throes of a hard, seemingly endless winter, these are the best photos I can get.
I mentioned in my first post that this is not the house we ever imagined when Cory and I dreamed of our forever home. 1950s Cape Cod? Dormers? Traditional style? Nope. Not what we were looking for. We wanted something more like this:
KIDDING. But wouldn't that be something?
Anyway, we really were looking for a modern, contemporary house similar to this one:
We both love the clean lines and modern materials in contemporary homes. Our vision was to have an industrial modern home that had a mix of old and new. But let's face it. We live in small town America and this type of home is a rarity in this area. A part of me is disappointed that we won't ever build a modern home that is totally customized for our family, but I've quickly embraced the possibilities that our new home offers.
So Cory and I don't LOVE our house as it is. Why did we buy it? Potential. We see tons and tons of potential in the home. It has ample space and many quirky features that we plan to transform a bit and highlight as features of the home. I never thought we would remodel EVER again, but I admit that I'm a wee bit giddy about all the plans we have.
The REAL selling point for this house was not the house itself though. It was the property. Those of you who know us well may be shaking your heads and thinking, "Wait. Didn't you want lots and lots of land? Like, a FARM sized property?" And the answer is yes. Yes we did. During our long and tedious house hunting experience one of the must-have items for us was lots of land. We were looking for a minimum of five acres. In fact, we put an offer on a property just a month before purchasing this house that was 20 acres. But that offer didn't pan out. Thank goodness it didn't.
Immediately after that offer fell through Cory said he wanted to look at a house in the borough of Chambersburg. I thought he was joking. Cory is a land man and he was the one who really had insisted on lots of acreage. We also were leaning towards moving to a different school district. So I was naturally surprised that he wanted to look at this house.
Then we went to see the place. I think Cory fell in love as soon as we pulled into the driveway and all those gorgeous old trees welcomed us. The house sits right in the borough but you would never know it. It is surrounded by huge old trees, has a surprising 1.25 acres, but best of all is situated directly along the Falling Spring. In fact, the spring runs the entire length of the property. It is picturesque, peaceful, and enchanting.
There are views of the water from almost every room in the house. The one above was taken from the sun porch (which will be demolished . . . details coming soon . . . ). And this one was taken from what will be Dixon's bedroom:
It's like a little slice of heaven. The sound of the running water is so relaxing. Ducks have taken permanent residence along the stream and the trees house many birds. I could sit outside - or inside with the windows open - and enjoy this feature forever.
The property sold us.
So there she is, folks! You've gotten a glimpse of the outside . . . . inside photos will come soon!
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