I had never pictured myself as renovating a home. I came into this renovation with zero experience.
Initially when looking to purchase we were looking for homes that were already completed and ready to move in to because I was pregnant at the time, and we were concerned about timing. However, the completed homes we were looking at kept going for more money than we could afford so we had to turn to homes that needed some work.
We needed to renovate the kitchen, bathroom and front of the house, with small other changes throughout the house like lighting and plantation shutters. It was quite overwhelming when we were looking at what needed to be completed in a short amount of time. However, I tried to remember to break it down into segments to make sure the task did not become too much.
For me, I knew it was important to find a builder we trusted. We knew someone through a friend who we trusted and whose work we admired. They offered to supply the products but when looking at the style they provided I knew we needed to source our own. I started researching the large feature pieces first and every time, I kept coming back to The Blue Space. It became clear quite quickly that our renovation would be simpler and of high quality if we sourced everything through them, particularly for the bathroom.
Finding a good builder and a good product supplier made the process so much easier. Overall, despite it being stressful at times I actually really enjoyed the process. I thought doing it whilst pregnant would become too much but with some support it worked out and we couldn’t be happier. We now have a house that we made, it is ours and we are so proud – we have a home.