Today's post is to show what we have been up to for the past 5 months since we bought this grotty little house. We made our last run to the DIY store yesterday and, apart from a few little finishing touches, it is ready for tenants.
The agent has put it on the market and we hope to have some potential tenants around to view it over the next few days. So we will not pat ourselves on the back until it is occupied but we are ready to show off! I hope you will be able to tell which are the before pictures and which are afters.
The outside now has a car port, parking for two cars and some nice plants which thrive on neglect.
We hope the kitchen speaks for itself and the bathroom, which was absolutely revolting, is now clean and pleasant. It was hard not to add bits and pieces we liked but, whenever the temptation arose we reminded each other of Sarah Beeney's mantra, 'You are not doing this for yourself' and managed to resist most of the time.
The bedrooms all now have built in wardrobes and ceiling fans, but my favourite places are the outside seating areas (alfresco dining in the agent's ad.) Ian has been working on. He was very insistent about doing them, even though I thought it would be more important to spend time on the inside of the house but, I think you will agree he was right. He has even created a soft matting area for any children to play on.
We had to be careful not to get carried away and put in a garden which would probably be neglected but, in Australia you need to be able to live outside especially when eating,and I think what he has come up with is just the ticket.
Today's post is to show what we have been up to for the past 5 months since we bought this grotty little house. We made our last run to the DIY store yesterday and, apart from a few little finishing touches, it is ready for tenants.
The agent has put it on the market and we hope to have some potential tenants around to view it over the next few days. So we will not pat ourselves on the back until it is occupied but we are ready to show off! I hope you will be able to tell which are the before pictures and which are afters.
The outside now has a car port, parking for two cars and some nice plants which thrive on neglect.
We hope the kitchen speaks for itself and the bathroom, which was absolutely revolting, is now clean and pleasant. It was hard not to add bits and pieces we liked but, whenever the temptation arose we reminded each other of Sarah Beeney's mantra, 'You are not doing this for yourself' and managed to resist most of the time.
The bedrooms all now have built in wardrobes and ceiling fans, but my favourite places are the outside seating areas (alfresco dining in the agent's ad.) Ian has been working on. He was very insistent about doing them, even though I thought it would be more important to spend time on the inside of the house but, I think you will agree he was right. He has even created a soft matting area for any children to play on.
We had to be careful not to get carried away and put in a garden which would probably be neglected but, in Australia you need to be able to live outside especially when eating,and I think what he has come up with is just the ticket.
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