Goodbye Tree, Hello Sun!
We have been going back and forth a bit with the Lerum Kommun (local council) since moving in about a tree that covers most of the front of our house, is HUGE, unhealthy and that the entire...
View ArticleBathroom Sneak Peak
So our first fully renovated room is nearly complete. I have been documenting the whole process so once it is done, I will do a complete blog about it, but it is getting exciting so I wanted to share a...
View ArticleLiving in a Construction Zone
Living in the middle of a house that is being completely remodeled has its moments, you buy a house that is around 160m2 and you can only live in around 25m2, but it will all be worth it in the end....
View ArticleRenovation Restart…
We have had a bit of downtime since Christmas when it comes to the remodel, and I think that is really important otherwise I think this project would drive us mad and it is probably the best advice...
View ArticleDrainage Dramas
Leading up to this day, I was nervous. We have a block of land that isn’t really ‘digger friendly’ and many people were skeptical about whether is was even possible to drive a digger up to the house...
View ArticleA whole new look…
Changing the facade is underway! This job we have outsourced… there are two guys who are doing an incredible job. Our original facade was an old rough render which had been patched and painted a...
View Article‘You now have the best house in the Neighbourhood’
It was a risk, buying a house that looked like complete and utter #”%&, but we saw the potential. At first it wasn’t fun to see our friend’s reactions when they saw the house. Even with all of the...
View ArticleOak Balcony Cladding
After the facade was completed, we realised the old balcony cladding had to go. Fredrik had decided when we got the door that he wanted to clad the balcony in Oak to complement the door, so he had...
View ArticleIs it the same house?
Well, it has been a while since I last blogged, mainly because I haven’t been doing much apart from growing a big baby in my belly which is soon to pop. However, we can now officially say that all...
View ArticleBedroom and Hall reno!
So, it has again been a long time between posts… but still plenty going on. I have’t done any reveal of the new floorplan downstairs, it was a pretty major change through just adding a hall way. Our...
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