When we first moved here, I posted some pictures of our villa, but it's changed a little (or a lot) in the last 7 months so I thought I'd post updated pictures of the downstairs (I'll make another post with the upstairs pictures later).
While my mom was here, I took advantage of her many talents and we moved furniture, hung pictures, did a little "redesign" and now it feels like a home. You can check out the before pictures here. Our villa came furnished so the majority of the furniture that you see was provided for us (incase you were thinking we picked it out or purchased it). We brought all the decorations and house knick- knacks.
This is what we now call Gavin's "playroom". All of his toys downstairs are in this area and he has really taken advantage of spilling his toys out on the rug, in his tent, using the chairs, and it has truly minimized the amount of toys that are scattered around all the other downstairs rooms. Plus, it's nice because the opening on the left, leads to the kitchen, so when I'm in there cooking, Gavin can see me and is more willing to stay in the playroom to play. We also moved Miles changing table downstairs for the time being so that we wouldn't have to walk upstairs every time his diaper needed changing. There is a vanity like area in his room that we will use as a changing area for Miles once we move him into his room permanently- he's still in a pack and play in our room.
This is our living room area. We brought the recliner with us, thank goodness, those couches aren't the most comfortable things in the world. We like how spacious the room is and we've set up the center coffee table for Gavin where he can play, do puzzles, color, or eat when watching cartoons.
Oh, yikes, sorry this picture is horrible. This is in between Gavin's playroom and the living room... it's our dining room (obviously). The window faces the beach, so we have a great view to look out to every day.
This was one of our first purchases since moving here and we finally got it hung a few weeks ago. It's an authentic Saudi window. Yes, a window. In Saudi, because women don't cover their faces while in their homes, their houses are surrounded by tall concrete walls and what windows can be seen are generally wooden or have some major designs on them to prevent anyone from being able to see inside their homes (and the women's faces).
This is the foyer of our house.
This front area was one of the areas we moved furniture around from so that we could have a place to put diaper bags, storage, etc for when we walk into the house. We changed this over a month ago and I everyday when I walk in, I think to myself how much I love it!
The wash room. Notice the sink and notice the door on the right.
It leads to the bathroom. Where there is also a sink. Hmmm, not sure why someone did that. Actually, it's for when Muslims pray, they have to wash their hands and feet before praying to Alla. This way, they don't have to go INTO the bathroom to wash. There is a sprayer in there, too. Just incase.
Our kitchen, which I love. I like how open it is and I have a long counter space, something I didn't have at our old house.
The curtains my mom made! Thanks mom!
Our office/desk area.
Stay tuned for pictures of the upstairs.
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Thank you for sharing your Saudi home! I cannot wait to see pictures of the upstairs.
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