WE GOT THE HOUSE!!!! WE GOT THE HOUSE!!!

As I am certain you can tell, we are sooo super excited to finally be able to say that we are homeowners!!! It was down to the wire but it came through. Now we can make some serious changes to our lifestyle! I cannot wait to place our family mark on our house!

Here are the pictures of the house that I pulled off the MLS, as you can see, there is some opportunity here. First thing to happen will be a good thorough cleaning. I may hire someone, not even kidding.



The house sits on a large corner lot with no real close neighbouring houses. It has wonderful trees and a gorgeous desk that I can't wait to BBQ on! It has a nice presentation but we have plans for making it look even better. New garage doors and some landscaping and it will look newer already!



The living room had hardwood put in about three years ago and it is in great shape. The walls need to be painted, putrid green is not my preference...



I also do not like the look of wood baseboards so they will be painted a crisp Ultra Pure White. The walls will be a nice relaxing set of colors (you know I have them picked already, right?)


As you can see in the kitchen and dining room the light fixtures need to be updated. Thankfully Home Depot has a great sale on this weekend on lights and toilets cause we could use both! Oh and there is the small matter of the missing stove...yup we'll need to pick up one of them too! Looking for a cheap one for now...the nicer one will come later. The fridge is pretty new and is a side by side with a water dispenser and ice machine built in. That will come in handy even though I'm not a lover of the side by side style. I MUCH prefer the freezer on the bottom style of fridge. But for now it will keep the food cold... and yes, the required dishwasher is right there...I don't think I could live without it. When we redo the kitchen it will have to be moved, it is illegal next to the stove as it is right now.



The basement has a 'gorgeous' retro 80s bar complete with a mirrors, almost shag carpet and paneled walls. It is showing its' age and has some wear and tear. It will eventually get redone but for now a coat of white paint will freshen it up.

As I alluded to earlier, the toilets need to be replaced as they are all leaking. We think that it is because they winterized the house that the seals dried up and are now leaking. But Home Depot has a great sale on right now on them so I'll be able to pick them up for a deal.

So that is the basics for now...we take possession on Aug 21st and I have the whole weekend off to clean and paint! I'll take pictures as we go along. We are so excited and we know that you all share in our excitement!