Was feeling a bit distracted and stressed with the whole house buying thing, wondering if it was all too soon, if we had bitten off more than we can chew. Perhaps we should have just bought the new build house - no need to worry about having to redo the kitchen/carpets/bathrooms, etc. No need to worry about whether or not the house is going to be warm enough in the winter, or if the boiler is going to break down. No need to worry if we could afford the refurbishments, or if we had bought a money pit.
I was driving myself crazy with all my fears, so I decided to go out for some air. I did what any control freak would do - I went on a fact finding mission. And my mission took me to The Bath Shop.
Back in Exeter, I had always seen The Bath Shop at the corner of the road that takes us to river side and have been curious about it, but never thought it would be relevant to me. After all, when would I have the need to shop for basins and taps and baths and WCs? I always figured that if we ever bought a house in the UK, it would be one that was already well-equipped. Well, things change.
I walked into The Bath Shop in Norwich, and had an epiphany of sorts while being surrounded by said basins, taps, baths, WCs and showers. It then dawned on me how I could start enjoying this whole 'buying an old house' experience instead of worrying about it. We get to choose what we want for the house and it can be affordable!
In other words, NO MORE double taps to begin with - mixer taps all the way. For the life of me I will never understand the logic of having separate hot water and cold water taps at a bathroom sink - you either freeze or scald yourself as you do your daily ablutions! Perhaps it stems from the days when people used to mix the water in the sink and use the water, but even the new houses still have them! Also, NO MORE carpets in the loo, which is something else I cannot understand!
Anyway, I walked home feeling marginally better. I still think we are a bit crazy to do this, but it's going to be a lot of fun hopefully!
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Great attitude! I hope we didn't scare you too much today but the whole experience is quite enjoyable if you tell yourself you will be staying there for sometime and you will always be doing something in the house anyway, and when you're done, you probably want to change what you originally did! and yes, all the little touches of personalising your own home, getting rid of the stuff you dont like (I completely agree about the taps), adding stuff you do like, it's all part of the process so don't stress!
ReplyDeleteSure crazy but more fun definitely, more memorable. Plus you'll feel a sense of accomplishment once you complete each project so enjoy the experience. That walk and air helped, plus checking out all the cool stuff you can get now.
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