8 Months in...

Well we've now been in our beautiful home for 8 months. It's so lovely! We've been working hard outside mixing concrete for our footings for out retaining wall which will wrap from the left side of the house around the back. Eventually, and I hope very soon, there will be a deck off the back of the house that will wrap around to our bedroom. We haven't had the best of luck with rain. Every time it looks like it's ready for us to do some work we get more rain. We have clay everywhere and once it gets wet it is soooo sticky and you sink into it. Very annoying!!!

We love our big lounges in our living room. We've had many naps on them because they're so big and comfortable!

I am enjoying weekly shopping trips to Kmart to find bits and pieces to style the house... And the monthly trips to the trendy homewares places for bigger/ more expensive things. It still seems empty though!  We are still hunting for a large rug for our living area and the dining area. Although, I like the thought of not having a rug under the dining table... I would hate to ruin it with food stains! Big problem, I know! I'm a bit of a clean freak.

This weekend we finished our laundry. We installed some cupboards and a gorgeous Ash gum bench top. I love the white gloss cupboards in there. One day we might even have them in the kitchen...what an effort it all was.

Last week we worked hard to sand and paint the wall around our fireplace. I'm so happy with the result. The plan is to install floating timber shelves on either side of the fireplace. I've already been collecting things to put on the shelves! I'd really like some nice pieces of oak to match our flooring for the shelves.

Basically the inside is finished now. I still have bedrooms to style and furnish, we'll get there though. I can't wait for everything outside to be done. More pics to come!