Renovation – Digital Nomads

FROM ROUTINE TO ROAD TRIP: FUNDING OUR GAP YEAR

27 May, 2024 Kirsty Patterson 3 categories

Our Journey Begins People often ask how we can afford to travel for 10 months. Honestly, it’s been quite a journey! Our “Gap Year” idea started brewing about two years ago. But before that, let’s rewind a bit. And keep in mind, that this is NOT financial advice, this is

SUBTLE ELEGANCE: UNVEILING OUR TRANSFORMED BATHROOM

22 January, 2024 Kirsty Patterson 2 categories

The transformation of the bathroom is all Brett’s ingenious vision and skilled execution. Although the time constraints meant we couldn’t do a complete overhaul, the result is nothing short of remarkable. The bathroom started as a pretty boring, run-down room. Check out the before photos to see what I mean.

DOWNSTAIRS: REVAMPED AND READY

15 January, 2024 Kirsty Patterson 2 categories

We embarked on a journey to revitalise our downstairs space, transforming it from a neglected area into a more functional and welcoming part of our home. Despite the initial challenges, the results have been truly rewarding. Ceiling Addition We added a ceiling to the room we finished a few months

LAUNDRY LOVE: FROM DRAB TO FAB

9 December, 2023 Brett Morrison 2 categories

In our recent blog posts, we’ve shared the rollercoaster ride of managing full-time work, home renovations, and the general chaos of life. As we edge closer to the end of the renovation journey, completing each task seems to unveil more to be done. The list, though still looming, is gradually

BEDROOM 4 MAKEOVER: BEFORE, DURING, AND ALMOST AFTER

9 October, 2023 Kirsty Patterson 2 categories

We’ve been juggling multiple renovation projects lately, and while we’ve been hard at work, we haven’t had a chance to share our progress updates with you. Today, we’re excited to give you a glimpse of how Bedroom 4 is shaping up. While it’s not the final bedroom on our list

BEDROOM ONE IS DONE!

31 July, 2023 Kirsty Patterson 2 categories

We finally finished the main bedroom. Now we haven’t done all the work since we posted about Bedroom 3, we were working on them concurrently. This main bedroom was a big one though. We had to remove all the walls and gyprock so that was an interesting project for Brett.

BEDROOM 3 COMPLETE!

26 July, 2023 Kirsty Patterson 2 categories

Finally, after nearly 4 months, we have finally finished a room (that isn’t the toilet). Bedroom 3 is done. Named Bedroom 3 as that is what it is on our plan. At the moment it is the office as we need to renovate the room that was the office. Feels

FLUSHED AND FABULOUS

16 June, 2023 Kirsty Patterson 2 categories

We have not had a chance to take Milton and Betsy out lately as we’ve been busy with the house. We aren’t very good nomads yet! But we have things we need to get done before the fun stuff. The first two bedrooms are still coming along, but I needed

ONE MONTH IN…..

7 May, 2023 Kirsty Patterson 2 categories

We’ve been in our “Renovators Delight” house (we really need to give this house a name- make some recommendations in the comments and help us out!) for one month now so we thought we’d do a quick video to show you the progress. Here is a list of everything we’ve

QUICK TOUR OF OUR “RENOVATORS DELIGHT” (APPARENTLY)

25 April, 2023 Kirsty Patterson 2 categories

If you want to check out what we have gotten ourselves into, check out our Tour Video. I must admit, the video makes it look better than it actually is. There is a LOT of work to do that you don’t notice in a quick 5-minute overview. If interested, stay

Category: Renovation