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Our Kitchen Design – The ideas that we didn’t end up using

  • Posted on October 20, 2016
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Back when we started the process of creating a new kitchen, if you’d told me I’d end up with an all-white kitchen, I wouldn’t have believed you. It is so…
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Our Kitchen Renovation – The Before, After, and In Between

  • Posted on September 21, 2016
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Beginning in February this year, we undertook a massive project – renovating an entire house.   Part of these renovations included knocking through the boxy kitchen and dining room ajoining…
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The First Week in Our New House

  • Posted on May 22, 2016May 21, 2016
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Last Saturday was the day that felt like it would never come. Sam was back from his work trip, the builders were almost finished. We were FINALLY able to move into…
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Feeling the Stress – A Pregnancy / House / Life Update

  • Posted on May 4, 2016May 4, 2016
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It has been (almost) three months since we moved house and the builders started work.   Three months of living elsewhere. Three months of spending four hours a day in…
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Living Out Of A Suitcase

  • Posted on March 22, 2016March 22, 2016
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We’re now into week six of our huge house renovation project.   That’s six weeks of living out of a suitcase, alternating between our parents’ houses every couple of weeks…
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Our Bathroom Redesign – Initial Plans and Inspiration

  • Posted on March 7, 2016June 14, 2019
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It’s been three weeks since we moved house. So, that means three weeks of NOT being at home, bunking in with family instead whilst the builders are busy transforming our…
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Our New House – Building Work Begins

  • Posted on March 3, 2016July 22, 2020
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The builders started on the same day we completed on our new house.   As soon as we got the keys, they wasted no time moving their tools in, clearing…
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Moving On From Our First Family Home

  • Posted on February 7, 2016
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The weekend just past is the last one we will ever spend in our current house. We had our last pancake breakfast, Arlo and Rory’s little neighbour pal came over…
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Our furniture wishlist | featuring Furniture Village

  • Posted on July 19, 2015November 9, 2016
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If Sam had his way, we would never buy anything for our house. His motto is “Why buy more furniture? Just have less stuff”. Luckily, Sam rarely gets his way.…
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