The House

So, for those of you keeping track, Liz and I have grown up and bought a house. The settlement date is the 9th of November. We're pretty excited about the whole thing. We started watching DIY shows, thinking about paint colours and things like that.

I'm actually pretty nervous about all the work that we're going to have to do. I'm not the most handy person around. We're getting the outside and ceilings painted by professionals, but we're going to paint the inside walls. There's also a small amount of repairs needed for part of the roof. Apart from that, the house is pretty solid. We'd like to redo the kitchen and the bathroom eventually. We also want to plant a nice tree in the front. Perhaps a Jacaranda, an Illawarra Flame Tree, or a Trumpet Tree.

Here she is:



Here's the master bedroom with the bay window. The "sleep-out" section is in the background.



We're going to tear out these ugly cupboards in the kitchen and replace them with something nicer and more modern.



We have a coop! It was either for pigeons or chickens. We're getting rid of it. That's a pretty serious slab of concrete. I'll have to hire a jackhammer. That could take me days. I might befriend the neighbours before I get stuck into that job.



How cool is this old-skool built-in barbecue?



Here's under the house. The stumps are solid with no sign of termite infestation. There's room for a car or two in the background. There's also plenty of storage for tools and things. The washing machine goes down here too.



Here's the vestibule. I never thought I would have a vestibule. It leads into the living room and the dining room after that.



I'll post more photos as we move stuff in.