Photo by Jijjy Maison

Photo by Jijjy Maison

Home Makeovers

Achieving the Dream of a New Home

Buying a home is more than a transaction, it's the beginning of a story. From the first walkthrough to the moment you turn the key, every step brings you closer to a space that's truly yours. Here's how to turn that dream into reality, one deliberate choice at a time.

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Securing a residence that aligns personal preferences is a significant milestone. After careful consideration and diligent searching, I was fortunate to find a New Home that meets my specific criteria and my budget. This also meant having to fore-go the opportunity of a new build and grab the chance of a Victorian style Doer-upper, a period home, so that I could have the features in a home that I was looking for. Central to my requirements was the desire for layout that offers privacy and functionality, notably a corridor that separates the entrance and living from staircase to the bedrooms.

Entry and Hall Way

Achieving the Dream of a New Home

This architectural feature not only enhances the aesthetic appeal but also contributes to a more organized and living. The journey to this underscores the importance of patience, faith, and meticulous planning in realizing one’s aspirations of a perfect New Home.

Why do I love Victorian Homes

Victorian homes represent a lot of history and and include charming interior design with character. Interior design elements inside a Victorian home tends to feature high ceilings, intricate moulding, spacious room with distinct purposes, such as parlors and dining areas, reflecting the social customers of the people in that era. Decorative fire places with detailed mantels as a focal points as you will see with my New Home fire place below.

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Fire Place in Living Room

fireplace

As I mentioned earlier I was able to secure a Doer-upper. This allows me to use my creativity and put my own stump in the home, something I really enjoy doing. Let me share with you a few of the areas in the new home:

Front of the Home

Achieving the Dream of a New Home

Bay windows is another feature for many Victorian homes and has always been one of the features I admire. There are so many things to be done to uplift my new home and I am looking forward to the journey. This involves the doors especially for the utility home on the side, the roof the bay windows, the front garden.

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Living Room

Living Room

The living room has a lovely design. At first I felt it was too small, however, once I placed my furniture I realised it was bigger than the previous home. As you can see I alread started by removing the old curtain rods and some wall paper.

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Dinning Room

Dinning Room

Having a separate dinning room is also another feature I feel so lucky to have found with this home. Patio doors that lead to the garden is also such a lovely touch. Picture family and friends parties in summer.

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Kitchen

Kitchen

With the kitchen next to the dinning room I am toying with the idea of having open door from kitchen to the garden.

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Utility Room with Potential Door to Kitchen

Utility Room with Potential Door to Kitchen

However there is a Utility room next to the kitchen on the left and a door into it from the kitchen would really be handy to allow flow of work instead of accessing from the back garden, especially on rainy or wintery days. The only small down side of the home is the size of the kitchen to allow to play with these design ideas. Other option would be extending the kitchen and dinning outward to have more space to create this dream. Costs need to be taken into account at this time.

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Bedroom

Bedroom

This home has 3 bedrooms which are spacious enough especially the master bedroom.

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Bathroom Toilet

Bathroom Toilet

Bathroom, kitchen and utility room need to be renovated to make them feel beautiful, fresh and new as well as functional in terms of space and usability.

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Back Garden

Achieving the Dream of a New Home
Photo by Jijjy Maison - Back Garden
The Garden in this new home is spacious and has so much potential, I am already design ideas. It has to be, not just pretty, but also functional like the rest of home as well as a space one would want to relax and unwind in. Gone are the days when I loved manicured gardens, I would like one that appears wild yet organized. Follow me in this journey as a re-decorate and renovate my new home and I hope I inspire you as well to take that leap or with your existing home.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is it better to buy or build a home?
It depends on your timeline, budget, and how particular you are about design. Buying is usually faster and cheaper upfront; building gives you full control but takes longer and often costs more.
What's the first step to buying a new home?
Get clear on your budget and get pre-approved for financing before you start house-hunting. This helps you shop within your means and shows sellers you're a serious buyer.

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