We're In!!!

We have moved in and it feels great! We moved in over the Easter weekend and we already feel at home, in fact we had to make several trips back to our old flat (obviously) and each time we were there it just didn’t feel like home! We are in with the beautiful smell of fresh paint and we have the fun task of arranging the furniture and hanging paintings and unpacking boxes......no really, it is great fun!

Here are a few pics of the handover.

Joe really didn't want to take this picture as he had just finished a hard days work but we had to get him in there.



Here's the hall way that Sariah is obsessed with running up and down......we've not quite been able to do that in our last couple of places.......



This is a great shot of me stamping my authority on this Kitchen......but as we all know this lasted about 2 seconds whilst the photo was taken and I was put back in my place....




Jared was a great help with the move..... and in photo bombing this one :)

This is one of Sariah's favourite parts.....Joe gave us our garage remotes and hers is hot pink

Her excitement for the pink remote was quickly crushed in recognising that we had already been sent our first bills to the house

So the move was all Thursday night with a heap of help from the men in the family, we went until about 11pm. Then it was up first thing Friday to do all the small bits and pieces and try and organise the home. Then we flew to Melbourne on Friday night to spend time with the family and to go to Erin and Nando's beautiful wedding. We then came home Sunday night and first thing Monday morning some great friends were around helping with the unpacking, lifting, sorting, floor protecering, flat pack assemblying and so on. Here's a pic of the crew...excluding Ant who was off hiding.


So we would now say that we are completely unpacked and settled. There's a list about a mile long of things to do but i'm told that will never get any shorter.

We are absolutely thrilled with the house and a huge thanks to joe for doing such a great job. He has put so much time and effort and it certainly has paid off.

Oh and James how's that for featuring??? 4 photos in one post! :)

Almost there.......

Here's a few updated pics from the last week.

We had our front door, a couple of internal doors and the stair rail french polished and it looks fantastic! The guy who did it has such great skill! I have been marvelling over it but Sariah doesn't see the workmanship of it...it's really not that easy!



Here's just a shot of the kitchen and dining, It's hard getting a picture of that room so you'll all just have to come and see it!
The waterproofing all got done this week so all that's left to be done in the bathrooms is to hang the mirrors and install the shower screens, it's apparently happening on Thursday


The wardrobes were put in this week, no doors on them yet but that will be done in the next couple of days.

So all we are really waiting on now is the gas to be connected and we can get in there! We'll be doing the big move this weekend :) We can't believe it's finally time! Sariah is already organising the house warmingS so we'll see you soon!

We have power!

Check out a couple of pics under lights!

Bath

Just a quick pic of the Bath......

The wardrobes are all going in right now, the plumbing is all connected and there isn't really much to go.

Not long now :)

More pics!

Our Kitchen now with benchtops....woohoo!!!


Our ensuit all tiled up and finished
The beautiful deck which I just whipped up on the weekend....still to be stained obviously.
Our carpeted floors :)
And the bench top again.....we love it!!!

The Kitchen arrives!

Today was definitely one of the most exciting deliveries! (The bathroom tiles and the floors were my next two favourites!!) Elias manufactured our kitchen off site, according to our specifications, and then began the installation today. From the pictures you will be able to see this is done in pieces, e.g. the polyurethane cupboards and draws come separate from the stone bench top. We decided to go for 'alpine white' 40ml waterfall bench, I cant wait till that is delivered! The gap in the island bench is for the dishwasher, and the kick board hasn't been placed on yet.
This picture is for James, as he said John doesn't feature enough in this blog :)
This is my beautiful 90mm oven, imagine the Masterchefing I will be doing in there!
Our pantry and laundry cupboards were also made by Elias which were installed today too...
In other news, Joe informed me we seem to have a spider issue in our area, probably due to all of the excavation that is going on around our block. This is very concerning for me, however, Joe said he has a pest guy who will soak the house in spray if needs be, so I am slightly comforted.
John's great idea this week was...why don't we get a pool? Initially I said flat out NO. Then he kept going on and on about how great the price is that he's gotten, and that it will increase our house value by $50,000...etc etc. And now I'm being worn down by his constant references to swimming and sun...so we are considering the option. The pool would be resin and not concrete/tiled. I'm not sure I know what resin actually is or looks/feels like, so we will go to the pool place on Saturday to check it out. If anyone happens to know about resin pools, please let me know!
Sariah :)

A few more Pics...i'll let them do the talking