Last night I came home from work to discover I have lawn. Lawn! No more mud, but a beautiful new front and back yard! Not to mention gardens waiting for plants. After nearly 9 months of living in, walking through and picking my way around mud. Finally! Despite the fact that we’re nearing the end…
Tag: new house
Shiny new playground
It’s not lost on me for one second just how ridiculously lucky I am to have been able to, with my hubby, undertake this immense renovation project and be able to design something exactly the way we wanted it. I feel sort of self-conscious sometimes talking about what we’ve done here, knowing that others can…
We are in!
It’s been a bit of a bumpy start but we are home, sweet home! I say bumpy because when we arrived, the upstairs bedrooms were freezing cold, and the basement was roaring hot; we discovered we didn’t have a working shower and had to live without for days, and well, the place was — and…
Rural life
So our move hasn’t gone quite according to plan. We did move one big load of our belongings to the new house on December 7, but the house wasn’t ready for us to live in it yet, so we piled our stuff in the rooms that were finished and turned right around and came back….
One week left
This is it! Our last week before we move into the new house. I wasn’t sure a week ago if things would be ready but now it’s looking very close indeed. It’s amazing how much can happen in a short time. As of Friday night I started a much needed vacation — originally I booked…
Island and cabinetry
Our kitchen island has been installed (no countertop yet), as well as the beginnings of the living room cabinetry. Everything is a little saw dusty but otherwise looking fabulous. I’m not yet sure when the new Ikea cabinet facings will go in but likely soon. The beginning stages of our move start this weekend —…
I messed up
So… I kinda screwed up. The kitchen cabinets were installed last week, and it soon became clear that something was wrong. See those cabinets? Do they look pink to you? Yeah. I thought so too. And so did Chris. And so we found ourselves at Ikea on Saturday morning looking at their display of cabinet…
The count down is on
Hello November! I am SO HAPPY TO SEE YOU! You’ve arrived just in time. I don’t think I’ve ever been more thrilled to see you! We’re now in our final month before the house is due to be ready. December can’t come soon enough. We’ve had more than a few frustrated outbursts. These can’t be…
The big dig
On our way home from the cottage last weekend we stopped into the new house and low and behold the deck, she was gone! The exterior waterproofing is underway and going very quickly. We were sad to see the awesome huge deck go, but it was a necessary evil, and we’ll be able to build…
Hello there…
Boy, it sure has been a while, hasn’t it? I’ve been taking a hiatus from my blog for a while, dealing with life, or rather, uprooting it completely. If I could have planned how this year would have unfolded I’m pretty sure I wouldn’t have chosen to take on a major renovation wherein I would…