Master Bedroom, Master Bathroom, Kitchen and Dining room pictures



I thought it was time to post some more interior pictures of our fixer upper house, in this case of the master bedroom, which does have a seperate bathroom (unlike most houses in Germany). The master bathroom is the only newer part of the whole house, new white tiles, rather new white tub, sink, toilet etc. The master bathroom is to the right in this picture, you can spot the dryer vent, as this rather large bathroom will house the washer and dryer.

 

bathroom with wood paneling, bathroom to the right, and access door to the oilheated oven in the living room on the opposite side of the wall.




after wood paneling had been removed, new windows already installed





if you look towards the other side of the room, your back facing the bathroom door/bedroom window, in this picture you can still see the warm water pipes running along the bottom of the room; all the plumbing, heating and electrical systems had to be removed and be replaced.

 

still with paneling and copper water pipes



shower (was built handicapped accessible)





bathroom is large and handicapped accessible

 













this is the layout of the first floor, upper left is dining room, then kitchen upper right (there is a door in between dining room and kitchen, which is not on this plan), then hallway and staircase further down,
then even lower a kind of foyer to the left of the plan, that foyer leads to the right into the master bedroom.
Bottom left of this plan is the living room and bottom right is the master bathroom, these two rooms are housed in the later addition to the house (probably from the 1960's) which has a roof top terrace on the second floor.
On the very bottom of the plan you can see and odd shaped small balcony.




Here just a few pictures of the dining room:

 with its wood burning stove and remnants of previous layers of wallpaper.

Well, this is the kitchen, very 80's German style, not much to it, but everything is working

 view from dining room through arch into kitchen

 

We are still very excited about moving and very thankful for all the work my parents have been doing on the house. We wouldn't be able to do this big step without their help and commitment. I know this is going to be a huge adventure for all of us involved and it will not happen without tears and feelings of loss on many sides. The girls are coping considerably well so far. Natalie suggested to turn our house into some sort of "little America", a place where they can speak English as much and as often as they want to, watch English movies , do all the stuff they are used to, eat American food (luckily we found Kraft Mac and Cheese in the local supermarket last summer!), celebrate American holidays and just create a new home away from home. :)