This one is interesting...

After being out with our realtor for a couple weekends looking at houses all over the metro area, we think we've found a house that we are interested in. I didn't experience a magical moment like I wondered if I would, but when we first looked around the house we started talking about how we would use the space, how our furniture would look and ideas we had for updates to the house to make it our home. I would say that's a good sign!

Initially we weren't head over heals with the house itself, but the location is perfect! It's near 79th Street and Westfield Blvd in the north central part of the city. You can pick up the Monon Trail just around the block practically. The area is wooded where the houses sit on larger, contoured lots. Whole Foods is just 15 blocks north, indoor soccer is about 5 miles north, and indoor tennis is about 2 miles southwest. Living the healthy, active lifestyle we currently drive 30 minutes for each way, will be cut to a 15 minute drive round trip!

The house was built in 1970. It appears to have been impeccably maintained over the years. Nothing is in disrepair, however, there are some updates that will need to be done. The kitchen is original but in good shape. Everything is in working order, though not our taste. The exciting thing about the kitchen being out of date is that we can design a new kitchen that fits our needs and taste and it will be exactly what we would like to have, rather than having a nicer kitchen that someone else designed. The master bathroom and closet area will also have to be remodeled. We would like more modern amenities than it currently has and luckily the bedroom/bathroom area are big enough to be able to make it what we want. Likewise, the other bathrooms will need to be updated as time goes on.

As for flooring, the entire house has original, solid hardwood floors that look great. Surprisingly the house isn't covered in wallpaper. The dining room and kitchen are the only rooms that have wallpaper and the kitchen would be remodeled anyway. The paint in the rest of the house is off white; not exactly what we would choose but certainly not something that we would have to change right away. It has what I would call a semi-finished basement, an attached garage, a screened porch, a family room and formal living room. Plenty of space for sure! There are five bedrooms which includes the master and a bonus room that Sky will most likely use as a music room until the basement is completely finished. To top it all off, the lot has woods in the back with a creek running from the side yard through the back.

We plan to go back for another visit to make sure that we aren't just remembering our fantasy of what this house is. Fingers crossed, if it is as great as we remember it, we might have to make an offer!