Saturday, February 18, 2012

The Hunting is Finally Over!

Some of you who have been reading my blog for a while will know that for the best part of the last year we have been house hunting. At the start of last year we intended to move to Auckland and spent the first 6 months house huting up there - with no success. After a 3 month break over the winter, we began house hunting here in Wellington after the DH changed roles and began spending all his time in the South Island.

We came close a few times but always missed out to others with more money to spend. A few weeks ago though on a summery Wellington day we popped in to view a home in our neighbourhood after work. Everything about the house was pefect and more. Except the agent anticipated that the property would sell just outside our price range. Slightly disheartened we didn't talk anymore about the property. The following day the DH went to the South Island for work and in the late afternoon the agent called to let us know that they had put a deadline on offers - the following day at 5pm.

We decided to give it a go all the same, encouraged by the agent when I asked if it was worthwhile given the amount we would be offering. And within half an hour of signing the offer, we got a call to say the place was ours!

So here is our new home...













The kitchen needs a little work eventually. It will be nice to put our own mark on the house :) We move in less than 3 weeks so we are knee deep in boxes. Before we move in we intend to paint the blue room. I'm off to get paint swatches today!

It's extrememly exciting! I am anxious at the same time. This will be a huge financial adjustment for us. There won't be a lot of fabric buying happening now! Nor will be able to use the LAQ without saving first! This will of course cramp the size of my projects... so I am thinking that there will be lots of smaller projects made around here. Cushions, baby quilts etc.

So there you go! Our new house! Our first house! Happy sewing everyone.

16 comments:

  1. Wow - this is so pretty! Love all the windows and natural light in the bedrooms and the back deck is great. Super jealous and super excited for you!

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  2. Oh Lara I am so happy for you - it looks like my dream house! Oh the stained glass, the deck and the weather vane on the garage - I be you can't stop grinning (when not grimacing at the packing!). xxx

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  3. Such a pretty house! And those stained glass windows are just lovely. Xx

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  4. it looks wonderful i can see why loved it !!

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  5. Exciting! So glad you got it! It'll be good and worth the budgeting it's going to take.

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  6. That is sooo cool... I am thrilled for you! You are going to love putting your own mark on the place :O)

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  7. Congratulations and it's a beautiful house that will be a lovely home for you!

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  8. Oh Lara! It's *gorgeous*! It looks so fresh and pretty - the deck...ahhhh...you'll have to get a swing to put in that tree where the previous owners have one. :-) It all looks quite Brisbane-ish. I love it. You must be counting the sleeps 'til you move in!

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  9. Congratulations! A new home is so exciting. It is beautiful.

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  10. Your new home is simply gorgeous absolutely lovely xxx
    I remember the first winter in our new home . . . we ate a lot of soup n bread . . . all our money went on the mortgage

    CONGRATULATIONS xxx

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  11. Oh its gorgeous, I love it!!!! you will make it yours in no time, and dont worry about the fabric, you will surprise yourself with what you have and how you really have way more than you thought :)

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  12. congratulations....a house is such huge and exciting news!!! it is beautiful. i love the ceilings!

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  13. Absolutely beautiful Lara, congratulations, it looks like a wonderful family home.

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  14. How very exciting for you Lara!! It's such a pretty looking house and seems quite spacious inside. Good luck with the move!

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  15. Hi Lara
    I am passing on the Liebster Blog award to you as an inspirational blog. To receive the award you need to post the Liebster Blog button on your blog and link back to my blog. You then get to choose five blogs of less than 200 followers who inspire you.
    Enjoy your lovely new home
    Liv X

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  16. your new house looks really nice. Congratulations! Will there be a space for your sewing studio? :)

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