Our Sylvie is One and We are Home

Hello everybody, we are now fully moved into our new house in Te Atatu Peninsula, and absolutely loving it. It's been a long journey to this point but we are now finally at 'home'!

As some of you know, this was a house according to the real estate agent, that was 'in much disrepair' and 'ripe for renovation'.

Originally built as a two bedroom home in the 1950s there have been two additions so now there are four bedrooms, an office, two bathrooms and two lounges. Those buyers with a keen eye for property need to view this. Lots of possibilities for you to roll up your sleeves and get stuck in to a project. 

Here are the original Trademe photos:

 Front door at right - sitting room

 Dining room

 Master bedroom

Bedroom 2 (Orla's future nest)

Spare bedroom right of kitchen

Spare bedroom left of sitting room

 Office

Bathroom 1

 

Bathroom 2/Laundry

Floor plan

And so it came time to roll up sleeves and get stuck in!

Kitchen with hanging cupboards/servery removed

Front door on left, opening to sitting room, leading through to dining room/kitchen...

View from front door to dining room...

Spare bedroom left of sitting room...

 

Bathroom...

Transformation begins...

 
Spare bedroom right of kitchen

View of exterior, ranch slider in master bedroom removed to make way for new window.

Spraypainting walls...


 Sanding floors...

Masterton contents packed...

... and ready to go!

On the road, car piled high...

Sylvie turns One, day before we move in.

Special birthday pressie from Granny Di

First experience of chocolate cake

At the back step.

At the front step!

New bike from Auntie Jeck...

 Reunited with cousins Oscar and Maisie..

Kids with Sidnie, our temp nanny.

Video of our new blank canvas...

Cleaning, completing and colouring in begins...

 The most amazing project manager in the world...

Matt, the sparkie giving us light and hot water...

Some of our stuff piled up in master bedroom

View of wooden floors...

Hallway to bedrooms, pre carpet

The joys of unpacking tupperware

 Colouring in complete!

 

Spare bedroom left of sitting room... now playroom!

Master bedroom

Bedroom 1

Office

Bathroom 1

Bathroom 2/Laundry - right of kitchen 

Lots of love, the Hills of Te Atatu Peninsula!