house envy

 Okay. I’m going to admit this with my outside voice. I have some SERIOUS house envy happening.

My jaw dropped to the floor when Chad and I walked into the house he’s purchasing.

From the outside the house is very, very cool but looks small. That is, until you get to the inside and realize it’s three open levels with massive skylights. His dad designed this house in the mid-1970’s but it is worthy of Architectural Digest today. I cannot believe how modern this house looks. Everything, except the interior paint color, is original.

“Holy shit, Chad! This is INCREDIBLE!” I was still in disbelief.

He smiled down at me. “Told ya my dad was good!” 

The owner that recently passed away was half of the couple his dad designed the house for. Her husband passed away in the late 1990’s. These were the original owners and it had never been sold or changed since being built.

When he called the daughter of the deceased to tell her he would buy it, she went on and on about how out of date it was and would need a ton of updating. Because of this and the fact she wouldn’t need a realtor, she offered it to him for one-third of what we thought she’d ask. Chad was in such disbelief he asked her twice to repeat the price.

“I’ll give your lawyer a check for the full amount today, if that’s acceptable,” he stated.

After he hung up the phone, I just looked at him.

“I don’t think this house needs updating at all!” I spoke up.

He smirked at me. “Neither do I. All it needs is a fresh coat of interior paint. It must not be her style because my dad always thought ahead and designed for the future. Look at these cabinets and floors, Red.”

I was definitely looking at everything. Outside there are huge, mature trees. There is a large plant atrium in the middle of the house. The master bedroom has an enormous flat skylight. It’s like living in a luxury tree house! I am sincerely envious of his new house.

He’d just bought a to-die-for three-bedroom, four-bathroom house for an unbelievable price!

“Oh my god! I might just have to move in here,” I joked.

Chad snickered and replied, “I know I’d like that!”