All Systems Are Go

Well we have been biting our tongues, we didn't want to say anything until everything was confirmed. But now that is, we can share the good news.

We got the house!

We move in approx two weeks and although we have arranged the internet to be set up almost immediately upon moving in, understandably the updates may be a little slow while we settle. So here is a little taster of what to expect over the coming months...

Kitchen - We need to put up some shelves in the larder/pantry, install blinds, redecorate and add accessories.

Living Room/Dining Area - We will be replacing sofas and dining table eventually, we also need to install curtains, paint some furniture, remove the wallpaper and redecorate, add accessories.

Half Bath - We need to give it a bit of paint, install some storage and some redecorating/accessories to make it less dull.

Entryway - We need to build our house hub (storage for coats, schedules, key hooks etc), fill some holes and redecorate, repaint the heater, install a curtain over the door (privacy and to keep in the heat when winter rolls around).

Stairs - We plan to sand and stain the banister and look into extending the banister to ceiling.

Bathroom - We just need to install some storage and redecorate/add accessories.

Master Bedroom - We need to re-build the wardrobe, build a new bed (Hubby is a little tall so his feet stick out the bottom of our current bed), build a TV cabinet, bedding and curtains and redecorate.

Kids Bedroom - We plan to build a wardrobe and possibly some other storage. We need new curtains and cushions and we want a reading nook etc. We want a toy area, quiet area (for reading/relaxing/calming down) and learning area.

Office/Craft Room/Guest Room - We plan to turn the smallest bedroom (which is still rather large) into an office and craft room for me and Hubby to work along side each other on our own projects without falling over each other. This means building a custom double desk, lots of storage and a relaxing feel. We also want to move our sofa bed in there when we get a new sofa, so that when family/friends stay over we have somewhere for them.

Gardens - We will be going from a tiny courtyard out back and a patch of concrete out front to a decent sized front and back garden with lawns, hedges, decking, a pond, a tree and so there will be a little work to do. Mostly cosmetic. Cut lawn, the pond is currently a plastic pre-build and so we want to make it blend in a little better, we want to install flower/veg beds, re-stain the decking, repaint the bench/seat unit, add a shed. Just generally add our personality to it.

So as you can see, we will be very busy bee's and that should mean lots for you all to read and enjoy (:

Faffing with Fabric

We have been faffing with fabric for a couple of weeks now while dreaming of the new house, we have ordered a few samples and are still waiting for some but we have already fallen in love with a couple of them. We ordered swatches and searched around for the best prices of what we liked and that is how we stumbled upon threadandloop.co.uk which is where we intend to do most of our ordering from as they seem to hold all the fabrics we had fallen in love with from across the internet!

So on with some pictures, I have included close ups and full shots. Full shots are from google and iliv, close ups are from threadandloop.co.uk and please remember that these are just the ones we like so far. We have more samples on their way to us as we speak!

This fabric caught our eye as it is fun and colourful, without being a whole block of colour which can be a bit much. We plan to use this for curtains and then feature the colours in other places through out our sons room.

This fabric is only £8 per metre and is 140cm wide.

It may not look it, but this is actually a PVC/Oilcloth type fabric. We knew we wanted polka dots and so I spent hours searching (I honestly started to see spots) and just as I was giving up hope I discovered the "Great Spots" range. And right there was Lime/Kiwi and it was perfect. Fun fact: Hubby dislikes green and swore he would never have it in the house (despite owning green things like clothes). yet he took one look at this and fell in love with it.

This is £10 per metre and is 133cm wide. 

As I am sure you have realised by now we are a fan of cottagey things. I grew up in a quiet country village and so those cottagey things make me feel safe and secure. They make our house our home. And so we knew we wanted a patchwork style duvet cover and we couldn't find anything we liked, until we were looking at fabric and saw this. Funnily enough I saw it and thought I would show Hubby, he saw it and ordered a sample because he knew it was perfect. Reminds me why I married him ;)

This gorgeous fabric is only £8 and is 140cm wide (so a little too thin for a duvet cover, but we will add a border and that will resolve that issue).

And we plan to use this adorable fabric for some cushion covers, probably for the front room. We have some huge comfy cushions that are big enough for floor cushions and right now the covers aren't our thing. But they have sentimental value as they are the same cushions and covers I had for sofa/floor cushions in my childhood home so having them in our new home is really exciting. The covers will be carefully stored away in the attic and we will sew these new ones to make it a little more us.

This fabric is £8 per metre and is 142cm wide.

We will be faffing with more fabric over time, but these are all we have picked out of our current samples. We have more on their way to us as we speak.

Happy Dance! House Hunting

Oh my gosh! Sorry for the lack of updates but I have barely had chance to stop and eat let alone get online. This will be quick but I will try to cover everything.

Last week.
Tuesday was supposed to be our second viewing of the bungalow, we had the wrong time and asked to rearrange.
Wednesday we were informed it was now let agreed. It sucked and the search continued.

Nothing special jumped out at us, but there was some options.

This week
Monday something amazing happened. Our current estate agent posted a property to rent that is a few houses from my Nan who I absolutely love and used to spend all my time with.
Tuesday we were the first viewers (it was posted after closing time the night before). We said YES! It is not only gorgeous BUT we have free reign to decorate and the option to buy in the future. Perfect. We met the next viewers as we were leaving. We drove home and had a missed call from the estate agent, the couple we met wanted to view our house!
Wednesday they viewed it. Loved it and said it is at the top of their list. They went home to sleep on it and said they would be aiming for moving in at the end of May if they take it.
Today we are paying the first lot of fees and then the gorgeous family home will be officially let agreed and paperwork begins. Assuming we pass all the checks (we should but I worry) we will be moving in approx a month. Exciting!!!!!!!!!!