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key west house tour – move out day

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I’ll tell you it was kind of weird to watch this video. Time is such a funny thing. We’ve been in Aruba for less than three weeks and already it is home. I think that could be why we can continue to do this whole let’s-pack-up-and-move-somewhere-we’ve-never-been-every-few-years thing with some level of success. We somehow focus on and find true enjoyment in the challenge of everything being new and we put every ounce of energy we can into making where we are now home. And it works. Kind of a good psychological study on the power of choice. But this isn’t a psychology blog … as far as you know. 😉

So looking at this video reminded me that, somehow, someway, this little Key West gem is also our home. Maybe left behind, for now, but definitely not forgotten … and still very near and dear. And seriously, what a bummer we didn’t get to finish it before we left. #UnfinishedBusiness

And thanks to all of your requests I took one final walk through to record exactly how we left her. And here are a few noteworthy points in the video:

  • 42 seconds in you can hear our sweet neighbor’s nice words about the transformation we made to the place, Joel was literally packing up the car to head to the airport while I was making this video
  • 1:02 – that’s the sound of Joel coming in our front gate, when it came on the video the girls perked up and stared at the front door here. I kind of love they still recognize the sound, it was sound of us coming home to them. 🙂
  • 1:46 – pink. tile. overload.
  • 1:58 – my camera battery died so sorry for the jump from the bathroom to the kitchen
  • 2:11 – I dare anyone to show me an uglier kitchen wall
  • 4:00 – I painted the aqua stripe on the stained door to cover up the hole I patched where the dead bolt used to be. Because who needs a dead bolt on their bedroom door? And I really wanted to keep that side of the door stained.
  • 4:32 – LED strip lighting tutorial coming soon, it is seriously so cool … and easy.
  • 5:00 – more info on the wood slat walls here
  • 5:13 – more info on the tile we used in the bathroom and closet here
  • 6:50 – I can’t believe I didn’t show the bathroom door on the way out, that wall with Curacao landscape above it on reclaimed wood is one of my faves in that house.
  • 7:15 – the first video views of the outside of that cute little cottage, and yes, the exterior painters came and finished, with more beautiful light blue like we did on the underside of the roof of the front porch

Enjoy the video! (If you’re reading this in your email or a reader you will have to click over to the blog to see the video, sorry.)

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Comments

  1. Loved seeing this… It brings it all together. I admire your ability to see the outcome and the patience to make it happen. I have an instant gratification problem and I’m older too so I rush things. You are living life and that’s wonderful! Hold on to that sense of adventure and you will have great memories! Thanks for sharing!

    • Thank you so much for the kind words, Bonnie! We try hard to not let our desire for constant improvement get in the way of enjoying the process, and a little life, along the way! It can be very hard, instant gratification is so, well, gratifying. 🙂

  2. Hello Karah, I loved watching your video on your moving day and especially your comments about loving where you live and making the most of the time you are there but embracing a new adventure and making a new life and home in a new place — great words to live by. The love and hard work you invested in your Key West home are evident as you walked us through one last time, but I think “it” will be waiting patiently for your return!!

  3. So fun to see all you’ve accomplished. LOVE that big lamp on the back porch/seating area! Can’t wait to see what new projects you’ll find yourself in in Aruba!

    • Isn’t that lamp great?!?! We got two when a local hotel remodeled their lobby and got rid of them!!

  5. Wow ! It all looks great ! I love your master bathroom ! Can’t believe you’re off to your new adventure, Good Luck !!!

  6. What an awesome home! I know you’ll love your new adventure, though.

  10. Oh my word, that pink bathroom makes my heart beat all kinds of happy.