Tag: House

The painting has begun

Day 2 began with massive loads of painting. After finishing the ceilings on most floors (only 3 small ones to go!) it was time to start rolling some colour on the walls. With great help from both my and my girlfriend’s parents, we’ve made a huge difference. See for yourself! Before & After: More is to come!

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*drumroll* House!

As Arjen mentioned yesterday, we own a house! We’ve been hard at work painting all walls and ceilings (yes, that’s a lot of square feet of wall!) and today the guys from the bathroom have arrived They’ll be working on our bathroom for the next couple of weeks to complete it and fully redecorate it to be tailored to our

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It's a colourful world out there

We’ve been busy searching for the right colour to paint our house / rooms with for quite some time now, and as the recent movers know: it’s a huge task to find that colour that fits your requisites just right. That is: if you’re lucky enough to know what you want. When you don’t have the slightest idea of the

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Counting down the days

Yes, yet another major event is planned in the near future: the 16th, we get the keys to our very own house. The last few weeks have been all about frantically trying to obtain all necessary stuff to fill the rooms with, and we are nearing completion there. I’ve added a little countdown on the sidebar to your right, just

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Status-update housing

On a regular basis, but slowly, the documentation needed to apply for mortgage is coming into our possession. As it is a painstakingly slow process, we’re hoping to complete it on May 2nd; just in time for our May 5th deadline! Mortgage-people: the first batch of paperwork is heading your way!

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