Northern Utah Parade of Homes 2012

Well, I know there was already a post this year about Parade of Homes, but we were privileged enough to experience two of them this year!!  And I'd just like to say that it is the best date of the year for us.  (We both love looking at houses a ton!)  And bonus, it lasts a few weeks! 

This Parade of Homes was in our neck of the woods in Davis, Weber, and Morgan counties.  It says it was in Box Elder county, but there were no houses in Box Elder county.  However, that is where we are currently house hunting, so we have seen some homes there in the past few weeks as well.

Here are some highlights of this year's parade.  It's over now, so I don't feel too bad posting my favorites.

This wall color was in tons of houses.  I love it!

So many houses had chandeliers in almost every room.  We all know how much I love chandeliers.  And this one is pink!

Lots of houses were very kid friendly.  Isn't that hut alcove so much fun?  And there's a window seat behind me, with shelves!  I'd stock up on books for sure!

This was my absolute favorite house.  It looked like a Victorian house with modern touches.  It was made by a custom builder.  I didn't care for the floor plan on the main level, but still, so amazing!

Inside the "Victorian."  Awesome ceiling!  The kitchen is upscale vintage as well.  Just my style!

Bathroom inside the "Victorian."  Gorgeous!!

Decorative toilet inside the "Victorian."

Awesome, modernized chandelier.  (Different house.)

I love the alcoves for the beds in this bonus room!  The one on the left looks like it's a mine.

Such a fun bathtub!  What kid wouldn't love to bathe in a firetruck!?  It looked like it could be removed, and that there was a real bathtub underneath.

It was rare not to see a kid's area underneath the stairs.  This one was Angry Bird themed.  Ha ha ha!

 Mario themed bedroom.  So easy to do!  They were vinyl stickers.

Ever thought of plantation shutters on French doors?  Great idea!

I LOVE this colorful chandelier!!

Baseball themed room.

 HUGE range.  I love the burner in the middle for gigantic pots!

 How is our housing adventure going?  Well, the house we liked, and got the ball rolling for had some other offers.  Our offer was contingent on us selling our house and being able to close in September or later.  Two other offers made the same weekend as ours also had contingencies, so whoever was able to move forward the fastest would get it.  Then, just a couple of weeks after we made our offer, someone swiped it out from underneath all of us with an offer that was officially accepted.  Sad, yes.  But it's okay.  We'll get over it.

We are keeping our house on the market until that house officially closes.  (You never know what is going to happen with an accepted offer until closing.)  We're also keeping our eye out for other houses we might be interested in.  There are a couple that we are currently interested in, so we'll see what happens.  I'm so excited and nervous all at the same time!  There still is the possibility that we will remain where we are, though.  That is also fine with us.  I just seem to have been bitten by the moving bug lately, and am itching for a new adventure.

Well, I hope you enjoyed the pictures.  Wish us luck on our house hunt!