Decorating Fever

Now that we know where we're going we've done nothing but daydream about what our new home will look like. We have never really had the chance to make a home our own due to the fact that we have moved at least once every year. This next move will be a semi-permanent one, in that we'll be settled there for at least 2-3 years. We have a housing website www.ahrn.com that allows us to preview rental houses around Tyndall AFB, so we have a pretty healthy favorites list going on. Next step is the idea of decorating!

When we first got here to Texas we went from a three bedroom house into a one bedroom apartment, so we  had to downsize like crazy! We ended up taking four truck loads to Salvation Army. It felt incredible to get rid of so much. Needless to say we don't have much in way of furniture. A couple weeks ago our bed frame broke, so now we are down to a mattress set and night stand as our only bedroom furniture. As for living room furniture we have a set of free couches that I got from a friend four years ago, a TV (which is sitting on a Wal-Mart particle board cart) and a rug.

We went furniture window shopping yesterday for the first time. The experience definitely made us feel a little more like adults. Together we've never purchased home items before. In fact, the most expensive purchase we've made as a couple was two round trip plane tickets to Paris, France last year. We're so excited to finally get to start purchasing pieces for our nest. These are some items we've been drooling over!

We really liked the way the bed was put together, very sturdy and the side support beams can't break off from the headboard (which has happened to us twice now).  And who doesn't love dark cherry wood?

For our TV in the living room

We really like the leather couch idea because of all the hairy animals we have. The hair won't stick and get embedded into the couch. We also love to entertain, so a couch like this can hold many people, but yet it's not so big to where it limits it's placement in a room.

I love trunks, and always have wanted one for a coffee table!

We have always wanted a stand alone desk, one free of clutter and junk and we want to place it in a room like......

this. We want it set up away from any walls, free-standing with a wonderful collage of our family or maps behind it!

We have been married for almost three years and finally get to start nesting! It's been a long time coming but SO worth the wait!