Keeping my fingers and toes crossed

Our long and arduous journey of buying a house might be finally coming to an end. The place we are in contract with is a short sale, and has been on the market since February this year. We were the second buyers to make an offer, although the listing agent mentioned that there was another interested party with a higher offer, that could just be a phantom bid though to try to keep us on our toes. 

Our agent forwarded us an email from the listing agent yesterday which said that the reluctant second lender has finally unofficially agreed to our offer price and will proceed with the paper work next week. Could this be true? Eight months of obsessively checking for new listings and hundreds of house visits later, we might finally become home owners! I am not going to celebrate just yet, having learned it the hard way back in August when we fell out of escrow. Interestingly, that house is back on the market. We realized it wasn't the right house for us and decided not to pursue it a second time. 


On a side note, we went to check out the Hillsborough Antique Show hoping to see and maybe find some amazing vintage pieces. Wow, what a let down. Most of the vendors there sold jewelry and silverware. There were a few furniture vendors but they were all priced at a premium. $800 for a pair of chairs is not a deal by any means. I also noticed that we were probably the youngest people there by at least couple of decades. We stopped in an outlet mall in San Leandro on the way back on a whim. The Nordstrom Rack store had a ton of great deals, but it was a zoo. My companion found several very handsome tops by Penguin at a great discount. I on the other hand left empty handed. It is definitely worth another visit. 


In the mean time I have been scouring the web for loft interior inspirations. Here are some of the things I would love to have in my loft...