Sunday, November 16, 2008

Making our house our home . . .

Hey all!!
Yes it has been a while since we've posted anything on our blog, but with good reason . . . We've been SO busy trying to get things done along with living everyday life (work, study etc) . . . But fear not . . . I have devoted my Sunday afternoon to taking some more pictures and battling with this internet connection (its dial-up,so has taken forever) . . . So please, enjoy the pictures of our new home . . .


Above: This is a picture of the house with the deck which was just finished during the week!


Above: This picture shows the deck from the side of the house where the garage is . . . so you can see it spreads pretty much all along the front of the house . . .


Above: This shot was taken from the front of the block (left hand side) . . . you can see the garage as well as the deck/front of house . . .




Above: Again another shot of the front of the house. Linc's car is the grey one on the right and Lou's car is the black one in the background . . . Its hard to see but there is rope marking out where the driveway will be going . . . Lets hope those guys come and get started in the next week or so!!

Above: This shot shows the front sitting room (on the left as you come in the front door). As you can see we've had the carpet laid this week, so now we're debating whether or not to put Linc's old yucky green couch in there or stick it in the rumpus room . . . At this stage anything is better than nothing . . . : )

Above: This shot is taken in the master bedroom (on the right as you enter the front door/opposite the sitting room). Here you can see the new carpet again, the double entry doors, and the passage way through to the wardrobes/ensuite area. You can see Lincy's wardrobe towards the back of the picture. Lou's wardrobe is just opposite. ERM Linc, why is your bike gear just sitting on the floor and not in your wardrobe?!?!?



Above: This is another shot of the master bedroom - this shot was taken from the doorway and shows the front and overhead windows . . . More new carpet . . . who'd have thought that having carpet would make people so excited?!?!? :D



Above: This is a shot of the his/her sinks and shower in the ensuite off the master bedroom.


Above: Here is where Linc and Lou are currently sleeping . . . Japanese style . . . we've turned our bed into a futon and believe it our not but our new futon is actually in Lou's wardrobe . . . hehe . . . yes folks, I know some of you didn't believe me when I told you we were sleeping in my wardrobe, but we are . . . But don't worry, its not a long term thing . . . we got tired of having black sacks over our windows while waiting for window furnishings so we've moved in there . . . Window furnishings should be here in the next fortnight or so . . .


Above: This shot is taken standing just inside the front door . . . on the left you can see the opening to the sitting room, on the right is the opening to the master bedroom and then follow the hallway (with the fantastic solid timber floors, which have just been recently sanded and polished - thanks to Lisa & Wes for having us to stay while this was happening). . . which leads into the kitchen/family/meals area . . .


Above: This shot is taken from the entry hallway (on the left, just passed the sitting room entry) . . . here is the passageway which leads to the garage . . . on the left handside is the broom closet, on the right hand side are the openings to the walk through pantry and the walk in linen closet and the door at the back of the picture leads to the garage . . .



Above: This is a shot of the walk through pantry taken from the passageway to the garage . . . on the left hand side is the base of our bed, which will be moved to a bedroom tonight (I was in too much of a rush to take the pictures and didn't have time to move it beforehand) . . .


Above: This shot is of the walk in linen closet . . . looking a bit bare at the moment, but fear not there are more items in storage and in the laundry awaiting folding . . .


Above: This is a shot of the kitchen area (benchtop in the foreground looking slightly messy, but we've been busy and I haven't been given approval to hire Rosario just yet) . . . you can see the stove in the background, the black rubbish bag (we need to find a nice bin for the kitchen) and Lincy in the background slipping out of the shot . . .


Above: This shot is of the dining/melas area, which is just opposite the kitchen shot you saw previously . . . here you can see our 8 seater dining table (which was squashed into our little unit at Cartwright Street) and in the background you can see the window and one of the sliding doors leading out to the outdoor room . . .


Above: This shot is of the family area, which is just off the kitchen/dining area . . . here you can see our two couches (which again were squashed into Cartwright Street) and our new coffee table that we bought for a bargain recently . . . it has a matching lamp table which is hard to see in the background of the picture (between the two couches) . . .



Above: This shot is again of the family room, but taken from a different angle (the kitchen and dining area are behind and the other sliding door is to the right) . . . In the back of the shot you can see the new tv unit we bought, which matches our coffee table and dining table . . . You can also admire our nice timber floors . . . :)


Above: This shot is taken from behind the kitchen island bench . . . you can see that the dishwasher has been installed (Good work Team Bow-Sullivan) . . . all we're missing for this is a nice stainless steel frame/stand for the microwave so it sits in its little space better . . .





Above: This is a shot taken from the family area and looking back up the hallway we've just travelled down towards the front door . . . On the right of the shot, you will notice Lincoln doing what men do best . . . housework!! GO LINCY!! You are so talented at housework!! :)











Above: This is a shot of the rumpus room, which is just off the family room . . . again we've got carpet . . . you can see Lincy's vacuum (he loves his Dyson, so much so he persuaded his Mum to buy one) . . . and in the background is our old tv unit and tv . . . which look very out of place in such a big room, but again all things we have are better than no things and we'll eventually get around to replacing them in time . . .


Above: This shot is of bedroom 2 . . . you can see the entry on the left of the shot and you can also see the entry to the walk in wardrobe . . .

Above: This shot is of bedroom 3 . . . you can see we've already moved in one of the single beds and all its waiting for is a visitor to come and stay . . . (maybe it will be more appealing when there's something covering the windows?!?!) :D

Above: This shot is of bedroom 4, again a single bed waiting for a visitor . . .


Above: This is a shot of the hallway facing towards where bedrooms 3 and 4 are situated . . . you will also find a toilet and bathroom down this end of the hallway . . . On the right hand side you can see the arty-farty opening to the family room (you can sort of see the back of one of the couches) . . .



Above: This shot is taken from the same spot as the picture above, only facing into the leisure room .. . not much in there other than the telephone and Linc's mobile . . . this is where I am now sitting doing this . . .but I've brought in the beanbag for some comfort . . .

So there you go . . . the most recent/up-to-date pictures that we have of where we live . . . as you can see, we have done a lot and have a lot more to do . . . so we will keep you posted as things start to progress more . . .
Don't forget to leave your comments here or send us a message to let us know what you think . . .
Lots of Love,
Lou & Linc
xxx

Saturday, September 27, 2008

WE GOT KEYS!!!

WOW . . .
We FINALLY GOT KEYS!! Can't you believe it?!?! We can't!!
We did our walk through with the Senior Site Manager on September 12th and oh how exciting it was to actually walk through the house, do the inspection and take our keys!!!
We've taken heaps of shots of the house (as it was on the handover date) and of some more work that has been done since . . .
You will see in some of the shots that the solid timber floor has been started and we are hoping that they will have that finished early next week . . .
We are thinking about moving in there in around 2 weeks (there will still be some work to be done - the floor guys have to come back to sand and polish the timber and then when thats done, we will have the carpet installed . . . so stay tuned!!

ABOVE: This is a picture of the tub in the main bathroom.





ABOVE: This is a picture of the main toilet. As you can see the tradesmen have already been busy here and brought along their own roll!!! :D



ABOVE: This is a picture in one of the guest bedrooms . . . the shot is taken from the far corner of the room and shows the wardrobe (on the left) and through the doorway you can see part of the hallway and the bathroom/toilet doors.


ABOVE: This is a picture of the laundry room . . .



ABOVE: This is another shot of the laundry room, this one showing the sliding doors leading out to the side of the house!



ABOVE: This is a shot of the leisure room . . .



ABOVE: This is another shot of the main bathroom




ABOVE: This is a shot of the shower in the main bathroom



ABOVE: Another shower shot . . .


ABOVE: This is a shot of the sink in the main bathroom! Don't you just love the caesar stone benchtop?!!? :)


ABOVE: This is a shot of the family room area. As you can see they have started to lay the floor in this area .. .


ABOVE: This is a shot of the rumpus room . . . the tradies are storing some of the wood in here!











ABOVE: This is a shot of the hallway where the bedrooms/main bathroom is . . . you can see there is a dishwasher abandoned up at the top end . . . only until the floors are down in the kitchen and then it will go back to where it belongs!!



ABOVE: This is a shot covering bits of the hallway/family/dining and kitchen areas . . . you can see there are patio doors which lead out on to our deck area in the outdoor room! Again note the nice new floor!! Its starting to look more like a house every day!! :D



ABOVE: Just a quick shot of the walk through pantry . . . it has been prepped for the timber floors to run through here . . .



ABOVE: This is a shot from the kitchen side of the island bench . . . again more tradies tools, lots of wood and stuff that they need . . . where the blue cords are is where our dishwasher will live and on the left hand side you can see where the microwave will live!



ABOVE: This shot shows what is behind the kitchen island bench that you saw in the image above. Again we've got caesar stone benchtops here and we've got what looks like a fab oven (can't wait to try it out!!). You can also see our glass splash backs!!




ABOVE: This shot is taken from the family/kitchen area and shows the long hallway out towards the front door!




ABOVE: This shot is taken in our bedroom . . . standing in front of the window, you can see the double entry doors and the hallway which leads through to the ensuite. You can see Lincy's little wardrobe on the left side of the hallway and opposite that is Lou's walk in wardrobe! YAY!!!



ABOVE: This shot was taken standing in the ensuite hallway of our bedroom and shows the nice big front window we have . . .
Note the view . . . no plants or driveways yet, but we're working on it!! :)



ABOVE: This shot is taken standing at the front door and looking down the hallway to the family/kitchen area. On the right hand side you can see the doors to the Master bedroom. On the left is the entry to the sitting room . . .



ABOVE: This is the walk way from the main hallway which leads into the garage. On the right hand side is a doorway which leads to the walk through pantry and there is also a walk in linen closet. On the left there is a broom closet. The wooden floors will run through here also . . .


ABOVE: This is a shot from the kitchen into the dining area. Again there is another sliding door leading on to the deck. Here we will have our big dinner table and chairs!! Who wants to come for dinner??!?!?




ABOVE: This is a shot of the sitting room at the front of the house. You can see another big window facing the front (as in the master bedroom) and there on the wall is our gas fire .. . which looks fabulous when its turned on!! Oh yeah and its remote control!!! :D


ABOVE: This is in the master bedroom - on the right hand side is the entry to Lou's walk in robe and in the background you can see the ensuite tiles/sinks.



ABOVE: This shot is of the tub in the ensuite. A nice big window facing out into the yard .. .will need to get some nice blinds to give us some privacy here when we're washing! : )



ABOVE: This is a shot of the shower in the ensuite which is opposite the bath you just saw above!



ABOVE: This is a shot of the shower and the toilet in the ensuite of the master bedroom!


So there you are . . . some more pictures giving you a peek into where things are
at and what we are doing . . .
There is a lot done, but SO much more to do . . . but thats half the fun eh?!?!?! : )
Let us know what you think!!

Lots of Love,
Lou & Linc
xxx