May
31
2012

La Hacienda Photos

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Here are the photos of our new home. Well ones I've taken thus far. There are a few more by using the photo icon above.

We don't have the place decked out at all, because, well, we just moved in. But you'll get the idea.


Photobox ImageFront Door

Sweet double french doors. It's kind of funny calling it the front door. There's also the sliding kitchen door to the left, and sliding doors off on the right door. Take your pick as to which door you want to go in. But technically speaking, this is the "front" one.



Photobox ImageThe main entrance / living area



Photobox ImageSame thing, but looking in the opposite direction towards the front door.



Photobox ImageKitchen

We've looked at several (albeit smaller) houses with this floor plan (including next door, and across the road), none of which had skylights. The skylight in the kitchen (and each other room - 5 in total) are amazing and make the world of difference with the lack of any windows on the south wall.



Photobox ImageDining Room



Photobox ImageLiving Room

Look at that 33" CRT, in all it's glamor and glory! Ha!

The living room has a sunken floor and vaulted ceilings. And a beehive fireplace. I can assure you, that's not going to be used anytime soon (still have about 7 months of summer to go! [wink] )



Photobox ImageMaster Bedroom



Photobox ImageMaster Bedroom Attrium

Yes, that's what we wake up to every morning. It's tough, but someone has to do it. Would have made a great new home for Genevelyn. She threatened that she'd jail break out of there. I'm inclined to believe her.



Photobox ImageMaster Bedroom Attrium

And that's what it looks like inside the attrium. It could do with a bit of a cleanup. But it's rad. And amazingly great when you're entire south wall is the neighbors fence (hence no windows).



Photobox ImageGenevelyn

Speaking of Genevelyn, there is the girl right there. Keeping guard in the living area. Or something like that.



Photobox ImageOffice

Well, soon to be office anyway.



Photobox ImageRock N' Roll Room

The Les Paul gets it's own room. [smile] At least for this photo.

The soon to be Rock n' Roll room. Otherwise known as the "soon to be the formally known as the seafoam green room" room. [wink] Doesn't look like much right now, but after some paint, and the magnitude of items we have for the walls, and maybe a jukebox at some point, it's going to pretty cool.



And then you have the outside. Desert landscaping the way, just the way we want it. No two car garage. No lawn I should mow. No painting our faces in picket fence white. (Well done to anyone who gets that reference!)



Photobox ImageOne thing virtually all of the walled villas in the area have are cool Spanish style gates. Can you say "you had me at Spanish style gate"?!? I can!



Photobox ImageFront patio just inside the gate. Full length glass sliding doors from the kitchen look out on this.



Photobox ImageNorth side of the house, taken under our Palo Verde tree. Yes, that's right, Palo Verde tree. We also have a Saguaro. If you'd told me five years ago I'd have a yard with both, I would have laughed. Or more likely drooled. The garden couldn't be much closer to what I've always wanted.



Photobox ImageAnother view of the yard, with sed Palo Verde tree.



Photobox ImageThe decently sized back patio. And yes, that's a clothes line. Not exactly a Hills Hoist, but it's pretty incredible that the house we liked had a clothes line. How very Australian!



Photobox ImageA shot down the side between the front and back.


We've also got a couple of bathrooms, a huge studio (originally the garage 35 years ago) and a bonus room (third bedroom off the entrance converted into a more open room) which I don't have photos of. But you get the idea.

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