When we moved to East Sussex nearly four years
ago we decided the best thing was to sell our house in Hertfordshire. We did
this as it gave us the most freedom to do whatever we felt God was calling us
to next and I still think it was the right thing to do but in typical Michelle
style I do sometimes mourn the loss of that house and all it meant to us.
It wasn't the first home my husband and I had
bought together, it was actually the third but it was supposed to be our
forever house. It had three bedrooms, was semi-detached and sat on a good sized
corner plot on a pleasant tree-lined road. By the time we left eleven years
after buying it we had made a good profit and had converted the garage so we
had a large fourth bedroom or a playroom depending on our needs.
We had to do lots of renovations and decorating
and I can't fail to mention my wonderful Dad who did a lot of it but there was
still so much I wanted to do and I'm looking forward to one day moving back
into a home that is ours and we can mould to suit our family.
I have this little fantasy in my head of how our
home will look. It doesn't have to be particularly big or grand but I do like
an open plan downstairs. I think having all the family in one large area that
is zoned off for different purposes is really appealing.
It would be like a dream come true. When my
husband and I first got together around twenty-two years ago I remember us
going to the new Sovereign Marina in Eastbourne and looking around the show home
pretending we were interested in buying a house. It was a fabulous three story
town house and I’ve never forgotten the kitchen/ family room at the back which
had a lantern roof. If I recall rightly this new-build house was selling for around
£80K and now when I look at them for sale they are just shy of £500K.
Just think of the profit we could have made if
we had bought that house and there’d be so much profit in our bank account that
we could easily fit our next home out with a lantern rooffrom Team Frames Trade & Retail. The great thing about lantern roofs is
that they have all the benefits of a conservatory – letting in the light,
bringing the outdoors in, looking modern and on-trend but are also energy
efficient and your room doesn’t get too cold in winter and too hot in summer
like many conservatories do.
As well as the dining area they’d also be a
family area to relax with sofas, low coffee table and perhaps a TV or desk for
me to get on with my work. I like the idea of the kid’s friends being able to
come over and relax with them and me being just a stone’s throw away but not
directly on top of them, if you know what I mean?
I’ve been having such fun planning my new home space
in my mind that I created a Pinterest board with lots of wonderful ideas ready
for the future. Looking at what I’ve liked and pined I seem to be swaying between
an interior with classy grey tones or a bright colour-pop theme with splashes
of colour everywhere.
No matter as I’m sure I’ve got quite a while to choose, as for now my husband and I are happy in our 17th century stable cottage that comes as part of my husband job and who knows when the time will be right to move on.
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