We Are In The House!!

Well, we've been in for over a week now, but I've been super busy getting settled. We LOVE it here. Already feels like home.

There's so much to show and blog about, so I'll have to do it little by little so that I still have things to talk about a month from now :)

Let's start with one of the more critical things we had to take care of. We have a half bathroom on the lower level, which looks right out to the front porch. It looks like this:


This picture does not do a good job of showing just how visible you'd be to someone at the front door if you were sitting on the toilet. Or even more awkward, how easy it would be for the neighbors across the street to watch you go to the bathroom at night. We knew we had to do something, because after a week of having to go all the way upstairs to go to the bathroom, it was already getting old.

I didn't really want a blind or shade there, because there would never be a time when we wanted the blinds open. Plus I didn't want to block out all the natural light that comes in through that gigantic window. What to do, what do do....

Well, I found this "window film" at Home Depot. For only $24, it seemed like a quick, easy and inexpensive solution. I have to admit, I was weary that it would look cheap (which for 24 bucks, it is!), but I decided to give it a try. Plus it would definitely bring color to our very neutral home, hide the perfect view of the toilet from the outside, and still let light in.

It was very easy to put on. You just measure and cut the appropriate sized piece from the roll, spray the window down with soapy water, peel the backing off, and place the film on the window. It comes with a squeegee to remove air bubbles, and since the window is wet, you can the film around until it's even on all sides.

And now, the window looks like this:


No need to do the top, since it's below eye and toilet level :) Plus we still want to be able to see who's at the door when it rings!

So, here's the bathroom now.


Not sure that this will stay up for all of eternity, but it's a good solution for now.

On a side note, it is really easy to match other bathroom accessories (towels, soap dispensers, decor) to this window film since it contains just about every color of the rainbow!