19 December 2006
Hey, I've got a house!
Cute, no? (It's cuter when the day isn't so overcast.) I think fifty-five days must be some sort of record for moving to another country, finding, and closing on a home. It's in very good shape inside, but there's a false ceiling issue in one of the bedrooms, and none of the current paint colours is to my liking, so we're going to start working on that today.
It's a three-bedroom house; the front half was built in 1917, and the back was added in 1952 (I think). You can't tell, of course, except in the basement, where the newer half is considerably less scary, but the original footprint of the house must have been tiny.
I'll start taking before and after shots today, although I'll be surprised if we get to any 'afters' by today, even in the smallest rooms! Hooray! A house!
oh wow, congratulations, it looks wonderful !
posted by Tania Ho at December 19, 2006 12:27 PM
that was fast! congratulations!
posted by rachel at December 19, 2006 12:51 PM
Congratulations!
posted by Sarah at December 19, 2006 01:08 PM
Well done! I hope you'll be very happy there.
posted by Sue H at December 19, 2006 01:50 PM
congrats! it's lovely!
posted by Jessica Hood at December 19, 2006 02:15 PM
congratulations! it's very cute.
posted by amisha at December 19, 2006 02:32 PM
Congratulations on the house! Oh, and I just wanted to say that I listened to your podcast and really enjoyed it. I'm not sure about a Northern accent, but you most definitely sounded like my bloggy friend Natasha who is in the UK. :0)
posted by Robyn at December 19, 2006 02:56 PM
congratulations. it looks just fantastic. i can't wait to see what you do with it!
happy housing!
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posted by s at December 19, 2006 05:06 PM
Congratulations! It looks like a lovely house -- I like the front porch. Very handy.
posted by Chris at December 19, 2006 05:52 PM
Hooray! It looks adorable; congratulations!
posted by meg at December 19, 2006 07:15 PM
Very cute! Can't wait to see it as you work on it too. Congratulations!
posted by joyce at December 19, 2006 10:20 PM
beautiful! what a lovely christmas present - conratulations!
posted by leslie at December 19, 2006 10:47 PM
Congratulations! I can't wait to see the before and after shots.
posted by sara at December 20, 2006 12:26 AM
Brilliant!
posted by mo at December 20, 2006 05:10 AM
How exciting! Worth moving countries just to be able to afford your own little slice of gorgeousness. Jealousy abounds!
posted by Gemma at December 20, 2006 09:48 AM
ooooh it's so cute! congratulations! :D
posted by joleen at December 21, 2006 04:23 AM
Oh, yes - it is absolute very cute your little house! Congratulations,Anna!
posted by O L G A at December 21, 2006 09:23 PM
Hi Anna! Congratulations. The house looks lovely, so romantic. I can't help to think how different it is from the portuguese houses!
posted by Gisela at December 22, 2006 12:32 AM
congratulations! your house is adorable! are you still situated in england, though?
posted by a. at December 27, 2006 10:31 PM
Hey congratulations and welcome to minneapolis:)
posted by martha at December 28, 2006 05:53 PM
Congratulations! It looks really cute. I hope that I can pull off a similarly quick international move / house purchase, but I suspect we might end up renting in Sydney for a while before we can sort out buying anything... nevermind.
posted by suzy at December 29, 2006 01:39 AM