We bought a 50 year old house...

We have lived in one of the most beautiful cities in the world for the past three years and have been renting a very nice house, but something was always missing.  When a property belongs to someone else, you treat it differently.  Don't get me wrong, we have treated this home with love and the utmost respect, but lines are still subconsciously drawn in the sand.  You don't paint your walls the colour you want, you don't put as many holes in the walls for your favourite art, the investment of time and money in the garden is minimized because the land isn't yours, and it goes on...  

But that is all about to change for the Pain-o-Weitz household.  
We bought a new house!!!  
After being married for 8 years and not having our own home...we thought it was time.  
And as the title of the blog says...we've got some work to do!

#renovations   #kitchenredo

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   



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