“Project from hell” falls short of adequately describing the home renovation nightmare Robert and I have been living for the past six weeks. We’d expected that by involving the contractors early (November 16) and being crystal clear about our hard deadline (January 31), that two and a half months would be plenty of time for them to complete most of the… Continue Reading
Before & After: Our Mid Century Modern Bedroom
So our current apartment went on the market this past week, and I was blown away by how great it looks in the photos! But this place used to be a disaster because it was full of clutter and I’d inherited the biggest decorating mistake ever… furniture that was too big for our rooms. Clutter and Robert’s too… Continue Reading
We’re Moving… into Mindful Debt
It’s finally happened! We’ve struck real estate gold and we’re moving to a big Victorian apartment downtown! But we’re trading our debt free status for what I’m calling mindful debt. Our Descent into Mindful Debt For anyone who is tuning in late… last autumn, Robert and I attempted to buy a Georgian townhouse in England. After recovering from that disaster, we starting looking… Continue Reading
Our New Dream: An Urban Backyard Homestead
Robert and I are in the peculiar position of being debt free and able to afford pretty much any property in our target area. We’ve been focusing our search on big, impressive places, but a little borderline derelict, hadn’t been renovated in fifty years bungalow in need of more TLC than we could give it got us thinking… Continue Reading
Hunting My Real Estate Dream: A Big Aarhus City Apartment
A big Aarhus city apartment only comes on the market once in a blue moon. A typical Aarhus city apartment has one to three rooms. You can find some four and five room apartments, but six or seven rooms is practically unheard of. So, imagine my glee when this seven room apartment came on the market in the… Continue Reading
Mid-Century Danish Design: Hunting for Houses in Aarhus Denmark
I’ve slowly come around to Robert’s preference for a house over an apartment, and our hunt for houses in Aarhus Denmark is in full swing! When I first moved to Denmark in 2010, I bought the apartment that was my muse for nearly four years. Then I moved into Robert’s place where the lack of storage, privacy,… Continue Reading
We’re house hunting again!
If everything had gone according to plan, I’d be in the midst of a packing frenzy, and we’d be picking up the keys to our Georgian Townhouse two weeks from yesterday. Instead, we’ll be sipping martinis on the Mediterranean, which I think is a decent alternative. Now that the dust has settled and we’ve had a chance to regroup, we’re… Continue Reading
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