Temporary Solutions

I am pleased to announce that Jake is happy with the house "we" picked to live in for the next year! Yay!

By the time he got home from camping I had not only bought us a house but had already planned all of our remodeling activities :)

I know, I know, we've got enough to do. But I can't help but put our own stamp on this house to really make it feel like home. For a year. 

First things first, that kitchen. Eeek. We've been seriously spoiled with our current house. We have more drawers and cupboards than we even need. There are even a few empty ones! We'll certainly be downsizing! The new kitchen is a small galley kitchen with very little cupboard and counter space. And it's oak (Pronounce O-Ack for my Yellow Platoon peeps 😜). We thought about just repainting them but the door design just isn't my style. So we're planning on keeping the cupboard boxes, painting them and replacing the door and drawer fronts to a shaker style. 

New counter tops, sink and an updated backsplash should bring this little space into 2016! 

 

We are planning on moving the fridge for a little bit more counter space and building a large pantry for functionality in the "eat in area" since there is a full dining room as well. 

 

If we were staying here, and if I got the house for our original budget, I'd be tempted to take down a few walls. But we're trying to spend as little as possible.

The rest is just a little painting here and there. It's mostly neutral colours already, so that's a plus for me.  We've had our fair share of painting already and there will be plenty more in our future. 

I'd like the update the front of the house a tiny bit too. Nothing too drastic. Replace the horizontal siding with shakes, beef up the posts and maybe at a bit of craftsman touches to the peaks. 

 

We have to move the fence back a bit too to fit our vehicles in the driveway... 

So that will get a little update by default. 

Let me say, city living isn't really our thing! 

We have way too much stuff!!

We actually spent the last 4 days purging. Jake took 300kg to the dump, and there is still more! We're planning on having a massive garage sale in the next week or so too. 

It feels good to have less. Really good! 

It should hopefully make moving twice in the next year easier. 😬😬😬

So there you are, all up to speed! We get the house September 1st so there likely won't be much to report until then! I hope!