Some more photos

Well, I did promise that I would work my way through the house and I have done this - well as much as has been possible of late.

The next room - opposite the Sitting room is our Master bedroom.

Nothing particularly special in here - we bought the bed when we first got married over 5 years ago, and was the cheapest one we could find. The bedsides were about $40ea raw pine that we stained ourselves. The doona cover was also a wedding present, and the cushions I made myself. Well, it may not be 'trendy' but it's cosy.

The next room adjoins the master - and has been the first time we have had an ensuite in the many houses we have lived in.

I absolutely LOVE the spa, although we rarely put the jets on. It's lovely to relax in there after a long day (What, we have water restrictions? No one told me!). Having 2 basins is good too - especially when we're getting ready at the same time... although how come I end up cleaning both? If it's his basin, shouldn't he clean it?

The next room that you come across as you move through the house is the Dining room.

After putting our old dining table in the space, it looked sooo tiny! It was a 6 seater, but it was not overly big and could have fit sideways in the space! Bear in mind that this 'room' is only approx 3x4m, so it is not a huge space. So, after a couple of months we decided that we needed something that was more suited to the space (and I inherited the old dining table as my scrapbooking desk). I love this table and chairs set, which was 8 seater but we purchased 2 extra chairs because they could fit without being too cramped. No problem fitting the whole family around it now!

Next, I will share the pantry.

We have a walk-through pantry (butlers pantry), which goes from the kitchen to the garage door, and has become the main traffic area when we come into and leave the house. The other side I will share with the kitchen, as it's the continuation of the kitchen bench with matching cupboards (and also the spot where everything gets dumped). Again, of all the houses we've lived in, this is the first that has a proper food pantry - all the rest have had a space less than 1/2 of what is shown in the pic. I'm not sure that the organisation of the goods in the pantry is right - I might end up re-arranging it, but at least we can now see where everything is!

Next is the spare room, which has become my scrapbooking room/Emily's play room.

It is NEVER this clean, and took about 5 minutes to become a disaster zone again - but it's all good. The only problem is when the baby arrives and I have to clear it all out :( I'm trying to come up with a place that I can put my space... Or alternatively, where to store the baby - LOL.

Last but not least - for the moment, Miss Emily's room (who is almost 4 years old).

I decided to tackle her room today, and finally stuck the decor stickers on her wall. They are really good - they are 'decofun' brand and stick to the wall without being sticky. I was a bit reluctant to stick things on the wall - but they don't leave any traces (I tested it!) and can be pulled off and reapplied if you stick them in the wrong spot or Jr outgrows them. They come in lots of themes but DD is a bit "princess" mad.

Well, that's it for now - the kitchen and lounge are still to come.

Sitting Room

Ok, so I'll do it one room at a time - that's about all I can keep clean (insert embarrassed face here).

The first room of the house that greets you as you come in the front door is the sitting room to the left.

The main purpose to this room is for guests when they pop over, so it is clean, comfortable and toy free.

We found the lounge suite at Harvey Norman's and loved it because the huge ottoman is actually a sofa bed (lid comes off and out folds the frame and base) which we thought may come in handy considering we don't have a dedicated "guest room". Now all I need to complete this room is a square chocolate coloured coffee/lamp table to either go in the corner near the window or where the lamp is at the moment. I also wouldn't mind getting a large free-standing screen, so that if ever there were guests staying they could shut the room off cos there are no doors.

Please note the big print on the wall on the right (which faces the street) - this is our first 'hole in the wall'. After renting for 5 years we sort of got used to the fact that we couldn't put up pictures and photos... so much so that this is the one and only picture hanging in our house. I do have plans for more though... I have even bought them, but some need framing... and we need to decide where/how they will hang - rooms, heights, frame style, etc.

More to come soon.

Wow, it has been a long time since posting!

Well, for those still following, we are still alive!
The time has just FLOWN since moving in, yet at the same time it feels like we have been here forever - which is probably a good sign that we have settled in.
The inside is complete - or as complete as it's going to get. All boxes are unpacked and everything is put away.
The outside is almost the same as the day we moved in! We have had the concrete done for the path to the front door and driveway. We are really happy with how it has come up.
We still have no fences - owner of the adjoining block has not responded (since before we moved in!) so we will look at taking things further in the next few months because enough is enough.
We would also like to get an excavator in and take the top 10cm of soil off to get rid of all the building crud leftover from the builders, eg. broken bits of bricks, roof tiles, concrete, plaster, nails, etc, etc. We have had a quote of approx $600 for the excavation, skip and removal, but we will need to investigate further because we only want to pay about 1/2 that. Especially since we will also need to buy in top soil to fill back in.
When we have fences and the soil is good then we will consider planting out our garden. I have rough plans and a good idea about what I would like as far as design and plants.
Until then we have our lonely little cycad at the front door... and the multitude of weeds that continually pop up after the slightest hint of rain.
I will consider what I have not shown and post some current pics of our house soon - complete with furniture!