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Saying Goodbye (and a Fun Look Back)

Hi guys! Just checking in to share the reason behind the blog being so quiet this week – I just returned from a road trip to Cincinnati for the closing of our old house. Monday morning I walked out the door for the last time:

Copper covered portico

and handed over the key to the new owners! Definitely a bittersweet time for our family but I think that letting go of our old house is going to help us move forward and start putting down deeper roots in CT (and I sure won’t miss the 22-hour round trip from CT to Cinci!).

We put a ton of work into the house during the seven years we lived there – some of my favorite transformations were our family room which went from this:

Before of fireplace

to this:

Family room with stacked stone fireplace

our home office which went from this:

Home office before

to this (I was so sad to leave that great bookcase behind!):

Home Office House Tour

our girls’ bathroom that went from this:

Girls Bath Before

to this:

Girls Bathroom Remodel

and most recently our kitchen which went from this:

Kitchen before

to this:

After of a budget kitchen remodel with refaced cabinets

Thanks for indulging me with this little look back 🙂  Now let’s look ahead – I’ve got a ton of projects cooking at our current house that I can’t wait to finish off and share with you guys!

Oh, and one last thing – did you guys hear that Target has plans to try out an in-store bar in one of their Chicago stores?  As if you and I needed another reason to shop at Target…

Kris-Signature

Want to see more pics from our old and new houses? Check out my house tours {here}!

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  3. Sandy R says

    September 25, 2015 at 8:47 am

    I loved your house. If I had been a potential buyer, I would have walked in, looked at those beautiful rooms and said “I’ll take it!”

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  7. savvy shopper says

    September 25, 2015 at 7:30 pm

    Kris, Lucky people who bought your house. I think you did an amazing job with it. Hope your back to school transition has been easy. We seem to be in a routine now.

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    • Kris Jarrett says

      September 29, 2015 at 8:49 am

      Thank you! It went to the sweetest young family who I hope will love it as much as we did! We’ve had a pretty uneventful back to school transition this year (knock on wood). Glad you have too!

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  8. Barbara says

    September 25, 2015 at 8:58 pm

    Were you able to sell the chandeliers from your old house. I bought from Pottery Barn several years ago a chandelier like yours…at that time the “crystals” were plastic. If you happen not to sell your crystals I would be interested in buying them.

    Barbara

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    • Kris Jarrett says

      September 29, 2015 at 8:50 am

      Hi Barbara! Yes, we ended up selling both of our chandliers. I’m surprised that Pottery Barn had cheap plastic ones on the chandelier you bought. Ours were definitely glass!

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  9. Lindsey Back says

    September 26, 2015 at 3:39 am

    Going back is so difficult, now it is closed you can look forward to the future in your new home and city. We left Australia for England leaving our home in rental hands. With hindsight we should have sold so that we could focus on our new life without the ‘baggage’ of a much loved home. Good luck and cheers to your future in your new home.

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  10. Robin says

    September 26, 2015 at 8:40 am

    House is sooo pretty. Lucky new owners. Can’t imagine a bar in Target–after a glass of wine I’m pretty sure I’d need a U-haul to get everything home!!! Wait–that’s the point, isn’t it??!!????. Have fun!

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  11. Garden, Home and Party says

    September 26, 2015 at 9:56 am

    Kris,
    Wow, you really did a beautiful job on your OH house. I loved the bookcase in the office and the addition of the stone in the family room was amazing. I love your CT house and I’m sure it will continue to shine with your great ideas and style.
    xo,
    Karen

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