First thing we tackled, aside from the wallpaper, was the bathroom. I could let Chrisje work the wallpaper together with her parents (to which I owe thanks, as the method we used to get the wallpaper from the walls is actually a trick we learned from them), while I prepared the bathroom removal. Actually emptying …
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When you enter somebody’s house, one of the things you really cannot not see is the paper or paint against the walls. As we mentioned before, our house underwent a renovation when the previous owners moved in, some 30 to 40 years ago. While they had been really playing it safe downstairs, with some kind …
A little over three months after getting the news that the house would be ours, we finally got the keys. This period is necessary for the notary to arrange all the official paper work and such, but that doesn’t mean it’s always feeling like an eternity 🙂 And then there’s the big moment, when you …
Do you know what is usually the starting point of the adventure called renovation? Those that have gone before us will be able to contemplate, those that still need to take the step will know at that time, but if you go househunting there will be some kind of click once you enter a certain …