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HOMELY TOUCHES INSIDE...
Once the dust had settled in the back yard, it was time to add a few homely touches to the inside to prepare it for us to begin the...
Rosalie
Feb 1, 20201 min read
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SATISFACTION GUARANTEED
Beautiful rich soil all nicely spread, the removal of the front fence, the 'rubbish tip' filled and overflowing and Klint and his Bobcat...
Rosalie
Jan 26, 20201 min read
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IT'S ALL HAPPENING...
In the final stages of Klint's sterling efforts to tidy up the back yard, he suggested that we source some nice soil as he could spread...
Rosalie
Jan 23, 20202 min read
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TESTOSTERONE CENTRAL
Well the challenge of removing the very large Cocos palm stump proved to be far greater than expected and Plan B had to be come into...
Rosalie
Jan 22, 20201 min read
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THE BOBCAT BOY - Part 2
The marathon of removing all the unwanted foliage continues — remember 21 truckloads in total. So lots of loading and dumping debris...
Rosalie
Jan 21, 20201 min read
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MY BOY TO THE RESCUE
From the moment we set eyes on this cottage, we knew the yard would need some serious work. Our son Klint had suggested that he could...
Rosalie
Jan 20, 20201 min read
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EXISTING KITCHEN FACELIFT
Our plans are to completely demolish the existing kitchen and eventually our dining room will occupy this space. The cupboards are so...
Rosalie
Jan 16, 20201 min read
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THIRD WORLD BACKYARD MADNESS
The copious amount of rubbish in the back yard of our cottage was unbelievable. You really needed to see it to believe it. Overgrown...
Rosalie
Jan 16, 20201 min read
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UNSCHEDULED MEDICAL RENO REQUIRED
Totally out of left field — just two days before Christmas, came the unexpected news that Carl had suffered a stroke. Not exactly...
Rosalie
Dec 23, 20192 min read
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A SHED TREASURE
Before we bought the cottage, on one of our inspections, I noticed an old workbench buried amongst the debris in the shed and asked the...
Rosalie
Dec 17, 20191 min read
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CHAOS TO QUAINT
When we checked out this property before we bought it, we had to look hard to even see that there was a shed behind all the rubbish...
Rosalie
Dec 15, 20192 min read
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BATHROOM TRANSFORMED
As mentioned earlier, this bathroom will eventually be demolished and relocated, but for now a quick pre-reno Reno needed to happen. So...
Rosalie
Nov 20, 20191 min read
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PICCOLO ROSE FINDS A NEW HOME
After clearing a section of the front boundary, we were finally able to park Piccolo Rose right next to the verandah at the front of the...
Rosalie
Nov 19, 20191 min read
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NOTHING CONVENTIONAL HERE
Some of you may struggle with our unconventional approach to gaining access to our 680sq metre block. It even has a laneway at the rear...
Rosalie
Nov 17, 20191 min read
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PIZZA HUT WALL DEMOLISHED
One begins to wonder what possessed the owner of this cottage to put a 'pizza hut' wall in a 'Heritage Listed' house in the 80's. Perhaps...
Rosalie
Nov 17, 20191 min read
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FIREPLACE MEETS ITS FATE
The old slow combustion fireplace showed evidence of being too far gone, with its door hanging off and the flue barely upright, so we...
Rosalie
Nov 16, 20191 min read
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DAY ONE AND THE GLOVES ARE ON
First day in our new/old cottage with potential. So many changes needed here and we know exactly where we want to start. Apart from the...
Rosalie
Nov 15, 20191 min read
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PRELOVED KITCHEN - LOVED AGAIN
We had barely acquired our new/old cottage when we noticed a kitchen for sale on the internet which was way too good not to pursue. And...
Rosalie
Nov 14, 20192 min read
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SIGNED SEALED & TAKING POSSESSION
It's with great excitement and some trepidation that we meet at the house to collect the keys. Well, as it turns out, the house hasn't...
Rosalie
Nov 14, 20192 min read
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Rosalie
Sep 30, 20191 min read
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