We currently live in rented accomodation but if truth be told, now that we have been here over three years it really feels like home to us. We know there is the possibility of being asked to move out at any moment but we also knew when we moved in that the landlord may want to sell up at the end of our tenancy. That never happened but the estate agent promised to let us know if it ever happened so we could have first refusal.
As time has wore on, we have grown more in love with the idea of purchasing this house for ourselves as we have so many ideas for it. We are trying to pay off debts and save up for a deposit at the same time so should it ever happen, we are prepared. We do know that we would be offered some help from family should the need arise – so if we do ever get that letter or phone call, we can hopefully be in the position to have first refusal.
We have been here so long now that we hate the idea of uprooting our family – to Jack, this is our home. He moved in here when he was one month old and has never known any different. Just look how small he is in the picture above!
One thing we would definitely do is remove some of the carpets and replace them with some laminate flooring. The carpets in here are old, tired and wrecked – they were before we even moved in but having a toddler running around has made them even worse. The whole downstairs needs a refresh and laminate flooring is the way to go. We would also remove the wall between the kitchen and dining room making it open plan – although where I would move my office to, I don’t know.
Perhaps give the bathroom a total revamp and do something about our bedroom too – much as I love having a large bedroom, it is crazily large so I could perhaps move my office there and close it off slightly? The ideas are endless.
Even if we have another child, we are planning and hoping on staying here for a good few years yet. Perhaps eventually these dreams of our perfect family home will be a reality. Until then, I will keep on dreaming.
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I have lived in our house for about 3 years now and we rent….There is always the fear of being asked to move out….We have been lucky so far. The rent is low, our landlord is awesome and we have laminated flooring all the way through downstairs 😀