Travelling Outfit

So here is what I wore on the way up to the cottage last weekend. I know it is a bit late, but I just downloaded the picture.

Jeans: Gap trouser style

Top: Old Navy

Sweater: BR Outlet

Necklace: BR Outlet

I'll try for a closer picture next time I post an outfit :-)

Soo....

Yep, that's right. Me and the Mister are HOMEOWNERS!!! Can you believe it?

I went on Thursday to meet with the termite inspector. He was this little old man who has been in the business for something like 40 years or so. He had actually inspected and treated the house in 1983. While he walked around, so did I.

I'll be honest, I was worried I was having buyers remorse. I was stressed about having picked just one house and the whole idea that I'd have to stop looking freaked me out. However, after spending the hour there on Thursday, I felt SOOOO much better. I love it! It felt like home without trying. Even with the current owners furniture.

The inspection came back clean and the little old man told me it was a solid house; one that he'd let his daughter buy. My dad hasn't seen it yet so I took that as a good second choice :-)

So there it is - we have bought a home! Either that or we are walking away from our deposit haha.

Creepy Crawlies

Creepy little buggers eh? Termite inspection is today - cross your fingers! I will snap a few more pics of the house :-)

And finally...

View from the back of the yard looking towards the house

The yard - skinny but long. The lot is 161 feet which is way bigger than most in my city.
There are two decks that were just built - I love the clear glass between them. So smart! Now we need some patio furniture!

Pictures continued

Here is a closer view of the kitchen looking towards the back of the house

Bathroom - probably the only room we would renovate eventually. It is totally fine/nice for now, but we'd love two sinks and a deeper tub. Okay I'd like the deeper tub ;-)
Bedroom 3
Bedroom 2
And here is the master. What do you think of the colour? I'm thinking it needs a paint job.

More pictures

Okay so I'm back to post some more interior pictures of the house - it has been staged a bit and freshly painted. I was sure at first, and all I could think is "who lives like this!"

So in no real particular order (blogger isn't easy for me ;-):

Here is a view of the formal living room and dining room

Here is a shot of the kitchen. I heart the kitchen. It has a dual fuel range (gas on top, electric inside), a bosch dishwasher (quietest on the market, or so I hear!) and a fancy fridge! There is a breakfast bar at the end that fits two. Which is perfect, since we are two :-)
Here is a shot looking from the family room into the kitchen. I love the french doors that open onto the back deck!

I also love the family room - most homes in my city don't have a family room on the main floor so this is a huge bonus!!
Here is another of the dining room - love the french doors with the stained glass!
Close up of the living room - fireplace used to have a coal insert but now it is gone. Don't love the pink tile, so that will get changed eventually and hopefully a gas insert.

I'll post more in the next post - I'm afraid if I attach more now it will mess up what I've done!

I didn't see this coming...

Ummm yeah - so the Mr. and I house hunted for about 6 months. The search was long, starting with no inventory in the winter, to a crazy spring market of bidding wars (we lost two), to the summer of 2009. Where there was nothing.

Until Canada Day Weekend.

We were up at the cottage where it was rainy and cold (where IS the summer?!) so we did a lot of indoor activities, including browsing the web for houses and we found it. The one.

It had just come on the market and looked almost perfect for us. It was on a street we like, had all of the features we were looking for, and was renovated to our taste!

Oh yeah, it was IN OUR PRICE RANGE!

So we came home from the cottage early to go to the open house. Beautiful day to see a house. Birds were chirping, the sun was shining. It was meant to be.

We walked around and it was perfect. Not in a 'oh my god I've never seen anything so amazing' way (we've seen a LOT of houses and a few that were out of our price range) but in a 'this place is so beautiful, has everything we want, feels like home and we can afford it' kind of way.

To me, the practical decision maker, it was perfect.

So we put in an offer on the Monday (yep, the NEXT day), and after a few sign backs, we became the (conditional) owners of our first home!!!

It was conditional on a few inspections that took place later in the week it passed with flying colours (for a house built in 1901)!

Here is the front of the house:

This blog will be a little window into our home and how we do what we can to make it ours. Hope you enjoy your stay!