... to look a lot like Christmas!
Santa won't be able to miss our house this year :)
Showing posts with label new house. Show all posts
Showing posts with label new house. Show all posts
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Friday, November 9, 2012
Our Home : The Roof, The Roof...
So I still have been a little slack on the blogging scene but... I'll get there!
I've been meaning to take some photos of the home as it progresses, but I haven't been very good with that either. I'll try to take some shots on a lovely sunny day, so you can see the way that the light streams through the back windows in the morning and the front of the house in the afternoon!
One thing that we have been working on lately is our outdoor area. We don't have a huge yard, but we do have a lovely little deck which we are determined to make into a lovely area to entertain guests, or just sit and relax on a sunny day.
The picture below is a photo of the deck from the realestate listing, before we moved in.
With all the essentials taken care of, and lots of beer and pancakes filling their bellies, the boys worked hard and pretty soon our new roof started to take shape!
I've been meaning to take some photos of the home as it progresses, but I haven't been very good with that either. I'll try to take some shots on a lovely sunny day, so you can see the way that the light streams through the back windows in the morning and the front of the house in the afternoon!
One thing that we have been working on lately is our outdoor area. We don't have a huge yard, but we do have a lovely little deck which we are determined to make into a lovely area to entertain guests, or just sit and relax on a sunny day.
The picture below is a photo of the deck from the realestate listing, before we moved in.
As you can see, it was a little bit grubby and the garden was way overgrown!
A few days after we moved in, my parents came to visit and dad took this snap of the back deck.
We had cleaned it up a little, but there was still something missing out there!
Given the Melbourne weather, and the fact that I love being outdoors at any time of the day, we decided that a roof would be essential. We wanted to be protected from the elements, as well as being able to make full use of our deck all year round! So with that in mind, we got to work...
When I say "we", I mean Liam and our Chippy friend. I did have the ever-important role of making pancakes with berries and ice cream to fuel the job though!
Did you know that beer is also an essential tool for building a deck roof?
With all the essentials taken care of, and lots of beer and pancakes filling their bellies, the boys worked hard and pretty soon our new roof started to take shape!
My dedicated little workers bees did a fantastic job, and by lunch time the roof was complete!
Let me tell you, I could not be happier with the result...
We've still got a bit of work to do with it, but I'm pretty pleased with it for the moment! We've bought some snazzy new outdoor furniture to complement it and I'm looking forward to a summer full of BBQ and drinkies out on the back deck!
Next step is to pull up and replace all the existing timbers, and extend it our slightly. We're also in talks to create and install a water wall which I've got all sorts of ideas for! We have gotten a quote for some shade blinds but it's come back at a rather high price. Does anybody have any ideas for alternatives to keep the rain out and the heat in on colder evenings?
I'm looking forward to doing somemore cosmetic work over the summer, to pretty it up a bit.
Watch this space! xx
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Monday, September 10, 2012
Weekend Fry Up
One thing that I absolutely adore about our new house is all the natural light. The sunlight streams through the windows, casting warm rays over the living, dining and kitchen. It makes mornings such a joy, and it is almost refreshing to get out of bed to.
We're still busy sorting things out, and getting things in order, and on Saturday morning we had plenty of things to do before heading out for dinner with my family visiting from overseas.
We had a rather big night on Friday at the Hawthorn vs Collingwood game, so I decided to put my lovely new big kitchen to use for the perfect thing to get us going over the weekend.
Light sourdough toast with crispy bacon rashers, crunchy hashbrowns, meaty beef chipolatas, creamy scrambled eggs, fried onions and sauteed mushrooms & spinach. YUM!
On Sunday morning, we had another busy day ahead of us with friends coming over for lunch. Again we had lots to do and a lot of cleaning on our hands (new furniture and appliances = a lot of packaging/boxes and mess!) before they arrived so sustenance was required.
We're still busy sorting things out, and getting things in order, and on Saturday morning we had plenty of things to do before heading out for dinner with my family visiting from overseas.
We had a rather big night on Friday at the Hawthorn vs Collingwood game, so I decided to put my lovely new big kitchen to use for the perfect thing to get us going over the weekend.
If that's not the breakfast of champions, then I don't know what is!
Light sourdough toast with crispy bacon rashers, crunchy hashbrowns, meaty beef chipolatas, creamy scrambled eggs, fried onions and sauteed mushrooms & spinach. YUM!
On Sunday morning, we had another busy day ahead of us with friends coming over for lunch. Again we had lots to do and a lot of cleaning on our hands (new furniture and appliances = a lot of packaging/boxes and mess!) before they arrived so sustenance was required.
A golden brown omelette, filled with spinach, bacon, sausage, fried onion and a sprinkling of parmesan!
You'll be pleased to know that it did the trick. The house was pristine by the time everyone arrived! :)
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
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Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Friday, June 29, 2012
When House B becomes Plan A!
Thank you all so much for your lovely comments on my last post! It's such an exciting time for us - I keep looking at the photos of the house, and I love it so much! I think that it's just beautiful, I'm so glad you all seem to agree!
As most of you guessed, in the end House B won the battle!
House B has now become our plan A, and I couldn't be happier!
Thank you for all your helpful advice on the dilemma! I had some wonderful tips from you, and it really helped to clear my mind and gave me a guide on what I should focus on. I hadn't really shared the house-hunting process with many of my friends, so it helped tremendously to have advice from all of you lovely ladies, and also to have a bit of wisdom from some who had done it all before. I am ever so grateful! xx
As suggested, I decided to draw up a list of pros and cons of each house -
When I said that House A was the perfect right-now house for us, I was really lying a little. I'm sorry about that. If it makes you feel any better, I was lying to myself too! I could just imagine being in that stunning open plan living room with a little balcony perfect for indulging in wine and cheese platters... but what was missing from that scene was the every day annoyances and inconveniences we would have to put up with. In the end, I came to the realisation that House B was a much better fit for us, not only in the future, but right now too.
I am now the proud owner (or I will be in exactly 28 days!) of a beautiful three-bedroom two-bathroom double storey townhouse. As you might have seen from the picture in my previous post, it's a gorgeous little thing and I cannot wait to get moved in! Unfortunately it is currently tenanted on a fixed lease until the end of December. Once the lease is transferred we are going to discuss with the tentants the possibility of breaking it early, but in the worst case scenario we should be in our new home around Christmas time (ahh, the wait is going to kill me!).
So now begins the fun of planning and buying new things to decorate the house! If the renters decide they want to stay until the end of their lease, we will have quite a while to plan and save up to buy everything that we need! I'm so excited.
Can you give me any tips, or inspiration for setting up and decorating a new home? xx
As most of you guessed, in the end House B won the battle!
House B has now become our plan A, and I couldn't be happier!
Thank you for all your helpful advice on the dilemma! I had some wonderful tips from you, and it really helped to clear my mind and gave me a guide on what I should focus on. I hadn't really shared the house-hunting process with many of my friends, so it helped tremendously to have advice from all of you lovely ladies, and also to have a bit of wisdom from some who had done it all before. I am ever so grateful! xx
As suggested, I decided to draw up a list of pros and cons of each house -
As you can see, House B won in a landslide!
I am now the proud owner (or I will be in exactly 28 days!) of a beautiful three-bedroom two-bathroom double storey townhouse. As you might have seen from the picture in my previous post, it's a gorgeous little thing and I cannot wait to get moved in! Unfortunately it is currently tenanted on a fixed lease until the end of December. Once the lease is transferred we are going to discuss with the tentants the possibility of breaking it early, but in the worst case scenario we should be in our new home around Christmas time (ahh, the wait is going to kill me!).
And look at the size of my new kitchen! <3
So now begins the fun of planning and buying new things to decorate the house! If the renters decide they want to stay until the end of their lease, we will have quite a while to plan and save up to buy everything that we need! I'm so excited.
Can you give me any tips, or inspiration for setting up and decorating a new home? xx
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
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