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Pre-Renovation Renovations

Sun, 02 Apr 2017 17:22:12 +0000

Only small improvements instead of big reno. Though we haven’t done much of that either.

The Fireplace Mantel Rejuvenation Story - 2016

Mon, 03 Oct 2016 21:58:12 +0000

There are three fireplaces in our house and one must have been closed off. One of these was painted white, one of them looked refurbished and the third of the fireplace mantel in the living room really looked a bit worse for wear. So we decided to change that and while we were at it, we also reduced its size a bit and mounted it a bit better.

Digging in the Dirt

Wed, 14 Sep 2016 20:00:07 +0000

With the house came a tiny garden and a tinier front patch. The front patch looked a bit sad and devoid of any Frangipani tree (There seems to be an unwritten rule that every house on the street needs to have one).

Going against our inborn desire to follow the rules, we decided instead to go for drought resistance and a few specs of colour.

So equipped with a tiny trowel and 150kg of soil Martina went to work on a fine Saturday morning.

Our new home

Wed, 23 Mar 2016 21:01:18 +0000

After about 5 months of looking and a few failed attempts, we are now the proud and very happy owners of this cute little terrace in Redfern.

In a way it must have been meant to be, since it all happened within 5 days of us seeing the house and the owners putting their signature on the sales contract.

The timing otherwise was not the best, since the weekend before settlement we were driving our car to Adelaide and left on the first part of our long trip the day after settlement.
We also didn't have a car to actually move house.

Don't mess with strata

Tue, 10 Mar 2009 07:21:42 +0000

When we were back in Austria on one of the nights we ended up having a discussion with friends about the effectiveness of prison sentences compared to the old practice of pillorying. We decided that the latter would be a much better punishment.

Home Owners

Fri, 19 Dec 2008 10:31:06 +0000

Since today ~2:30pm we are now really the proud owners of our own little place with keys and everything. Let the moving begin!

Plan B

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 09:22:10 +0000

Plan B turned out to be quite successful, since we are now the proud owners of one fifth of 104/71 Victoria St in Potts Point. The rest belongs to the bank and probably will do so for quite some time to come.

Surviving our first auction

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:41:07 +0000

After the shock of being kicked out of our rented apartment we decided to finally make the leap and buy our own place. Which meant preparing for and attending our first auction.

Wochungssuche

Wed, 11 Jul 2007 06:43:28 +0000

Nachdem wir ja jetzt beide jeden Tag nach Mosman in die Arbeit pilgern und Martina und schon lange von einer Wohnung mit Balkon und Aussicht träumt, haben wir uns auf Wohnungssuche begeben.