Almost on Our Way...

So I think (and hope and pray...) that the worst is behind us with the move. The moving company arrived on Monday and went to town with the packing - by midweek, most of our house was looking like this:

By Friday, everything was packed and loaded in the van. And it fit. Barely.

Then it was on to cleaning our house from top to bottom. When you're selling your house, you typically give it a once over and call it good but we're renting out our house so it needed to be spic and span. Every drawer. Every floor. Every windowsill. Every bathroom. Every baseboard. We cleaned it. (The "we" included my parents - thanks mom and dad!). And we had to patch and repaint every hole in the wall. Our house had a ton of them. I thought we'd never be done. But after hours and hours of cleaning and spackling and painting, we finally finished. I've got bruises on my knees from cleaning floors, a blister on my thumb from sanding spackle spots, and dried paint all over me. But we are done. It's crazy seeing the house completely empty.

Monday morning we head out for our 12 hour drive to Connecticut. Since we have two cars, there's no sharing the driving on this road trip. Normally, I would dread it because I'm a much happier passenger than driver but after busting butt from sunup to sundown all week, I'm kinda loving the idea of 12 hours of sitting on my tush. I finally got on Instagram (I know, I'm late to the party) so you can follow along {here} for glimpses of our road trip and new house. Wish me luck!

Slipcovered Furniture: Yet Another Reason I Love It

The family and living rooms that I'm most drawn to have a few things in common, one of which is slipcovered furniture. Who wouldn't want to sink into one of these comfortable, inviting beauties?: 

{BHG}

{Simply Seleta}

{Holly Mathis Interiors}

{Coastal Living's Ultimate Beach House}

{Bemz}

{Lonny}

Having two kids and a dog, I also love the practicality of being able to remove the slipcovers to clean them. And in a worst case scenario stain, buying new slipcovers is a whole lot cheaper than buying a whole new couch or chair. With our packers/movers here this week, I can now add another reason to love slipcovers to my list. Unlike my other upholstered furniture, I don't have to worry about the slipcovered chairs or sofa in my living room getting dirty in the move.  

because the slipcovers were simply taken off and packed safely away in a box. If the un-slipcovered chairs or sofa get dirty or scuffed up, it's no biggie.

It's a small thing but anything that I can cross off of my worry list at this point is appreciated! The movers started loading the truck today and the worst thing broken so far is a lightbulb - here's to hoping it stays that way...

It's Finally Here...

Guess what pulled up in front of our house today? 

Yep, the week of our move is finally here. The day didn't start off so hot - the movers were several hours late because their truck wouldn't start and they had to wait for a replacement truck before making their way to our house. Fortunately, the guys assigned to our move are great - friendly, conscientious, and fast as heck packers. In five hours, the two of them packed up about 1/2 of our house. We're now living among lots and lots of boxes:

It's hard to see all of the things that make our house a home get taken off of the shelves and walls and put into boxes.

{Burlap Art by Elizabeth}

But I am super, super thankful that the packing service is included in our moving benefits. I can't imagine how long it would have taken us to pack the house ourselves. This past week I made sure to take pictures of each room in our house before everything was dismantled so I can continue the house tour that I started with my tween daughter's bedroom last week. Nothing like waiting to take you on a house tour until I'm on my way to a new house, right?