Home Sweet Home!

The day finally arrived! We were packed and ready to leave by around 10 am. After packing both cars and saying farewell to our lovely tenants,  we got on the road and came back "home" at last!

The house was a mess of course,  and it was hard to figure where to begin. We could not even unload the cars as we had no idea where to put everything.

A couple of hours into the clean up, I decided to sit down and take a break. I think the Tetley Green Tea that I had at that moment was the best thing I had ever had tasted in my life!

I picked up Samy from the school as I didn't want  him to get on the wrong bus and end up at the stop by the rental place where he had been picked up that morning.  He was also excited to come home.

Our contractor only had a few small things to do around the house and left around 6 pm;  Our renovation officially ended today, 3 days ahead of the schedule!

PS, the wallpaper turned out really well, afterall! 

One more sleep

We are moving back tomorrow! Our renovation will officially end tomorrow, as well; 3 days earlier than scheduled!

We have been cleaning, packing and unpacking for the last few days and it is just the beginning.  Despite the moutain of work that is ahead of us to get the house up and running again,  we are excited to move back after 3 months.

I will be posting my next blog at "home"! 😊

Spring Cleaning - Day 1

The first day of cleaning did not go as planned. When we got to the house this morning,  there were already 4 people working away. It was a little uncomfortable (for both parties I think!) to work in the same space.  We tried to stay away, but it was not an easy task,  as they were working on the stairs and we needed to have access to the second  floor. We decided to leave after about 2 hours, however we were told not come back until Sunday morning as they were going to stain the stairs. So we pretty much lost the whole day. 

This is the last weekend before we move back and I am extremely stressed out about the next few days...and how to even begin to sort out this mess...

9 More days....

We have less than 10 days to go, which is great and scary at the same time. We are very excited to move back next Friday, but there is still a lot to do. 

The basement is well underway, the walls have been painted, the floor has been laid and the sideboards are up. The bar cabinet is scheduled to arrive on Friday, we are expecting the basement to be 90% complete by the end of this week. 

The unpacking, organizing and cleaning process will start this weekend, a true spring cleaning! 

We have also ordered most of our large furniture, although some of the pieces will not be ready until May. I wonder how many pages our next credit card invoice will be! 

I am stressed out again, there is so much to coordinate while working full time. We are still missing so many things, it will take a while for our house to become a home again.

It has been an interesting ride so far, I am not going to say that it has been easy, but we are fortunate to have a house and to have the opportunity to renovate it, as Samy keeps reminding us. We have also been very lucky to work with Maryam and Mahnaz. Thank you for being so patient with us!

M&M to the rescue!

I don't know if M&M have been reading my mind (or maybe my blog!), but they sure had some good news for us today!  Although the bar island is still out of the question, they have designed a custom  built cabinet in the entertainment area  that will give us the look and feel of a bar. In addition,  we will have a high side table to compliment the unit.

The basement already looks a lot bigger and brighter now that the pot lights have been installed and the walls have been removed.  I am sure once the new floor is down and the walls are painted, we will notice a big transformation.  In fact the basement will have the biggest transformation as it will have a completely different layout.

The appliances will be delivered tomorrow.  I am looking forward to seeing how the kitchen will look once the appliances are all in.

And the saga continues .....

For the records,  I am glad I am not a designer ... in addition to the lack of talent, I have very little patience for shopping, especially when it comes to furniture. We have been furniture shopping for almost two months and have hardly actually "bought" anything. 

The renovation is still in progress,  although our contractors have been working 6 days a week and they are still on schedule,  I am getting restless. We will be moving back on March 31st but that's just the beginning of another phase, especially if we still have not bought all the furniture.

We visited the house last Wednesday and after weighing all our options decided to give up on having a bar island in the basement as it would take up too much space. That was not good news.

The kitchen still drives me crazy, so I have been avoiding the area every time I have visited the house.  I hope I can at least get used to it by the time we are moving back.

The Persian New Year is also around the corner and for the first time in my life,  I will not be able to properly celebrate the day at home. 

I am sure everything will work out at the end,  all I can say is that it has been a long and stressful journey....

25 More Days..

The family room cabinets have finally arrived and although they are not completely installed,  the transformation is quite noticeable.

The basement is also well underway, the demolition is done and all the walls are up. It is now much easier to "see" what the basement will look like. 

I cannot wait to go "home". The reality is that although we will technically move back in less than a month, our lives will not go back to "normal" anytime soon😢

Mirror, Mirror On The Wall...

I was hoping to get more excited about the kitchen once the back-splash was up....  but.... I am going to listen to Thumper and say nothing at all...

Let's talk about something positive; I have to admit, My favourite place is the en-suite! The mirrors are up and they compliment our spacious and modern bathroom.

Although the mirrors in the second bathroom and the powder room are yet to be installed,  both bathrooms look very promising! 

I can't wait to add some colour ... how about some red🔴🔴? Who is with me?!❤✔