Readers, we have completed. We have the keys to our new house. We have been to Homebase and spent huge amounts of money on paint and tools and ladders. And we have painted. Ah, VOCs -- the lovely chemicals that make paint smell so ... painty!
We've also made some rather nice discoveries about our new home. We have a freezer! What we thought was another cupboard in the kitchen turned out to be a good-size three-door freezer! The central heating works beautifully, which is a good thing given that it's been snowing here. And the boiler provides a great hot spot for proving bread (or which our future cats will sleep on). Contrary to my mother's warning, the rooms actually seem larger than we had remembered. And PJ's already discovered that crow-barring the panels off the chimney breast in the conservatory will probably be a good idea (just as well given that he's already done one).
The downsides? There's a little slope and lip on the drive that makes reversing in somewhat challenging. The garden needs a fair amount of work, not of all which can be done with a blowtorch and some tar. And the skirting boards could do with replacing in the lounge. But these are details, mere details. Overall, two thumbs up!
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