New Sofa and Rug.

Somehow, a couple of months ago, I managed to talk David into the idea of buying a sofa for our new family room (there were sales on at the time).  Also the lead times were considerable, so we only needed to pay a smallish deposit upfront with loads of time to save up for the residual. He struggled to argue with my logic.

Fast forward 6 (short) weeks later, we had just cleaned out both our savings accounts to pay for the floor sanding and were hoping for a few 'expense free' weeks to recover, when Urban Rhythm called to say they were delivering our sofa the next day. Great! Completely forgot about the sofa!

Needless to say we found the funds to pay for it (sorry utility bills, kinder fees and security alarm fees, you will be next I promise). And I love it! We may have a total of $139 to last us until next pay day, but who cares it looks great, besides we can all do with a little less food, right?

To make up for it, I managed to find a rug (which is an edged carpet off cut from a local carpet place) for the cheap, cheap price of only $100. It is 3m x 2.5m and an incredible bargain, considering everything else I have looked at has been around $1000 up. The only down side is it happens to be the exact colour of the sofa and cabinetry (in hindsight a little contrast might have been better.) Still $100 how good is that!! I have probably saved us money when you think about.  (Strangely, David doesn't feel quite the same way as I do, go figure.)

Floor Sanded - the last of the big jobs.

Finally we have the floor sanding behind us. It was a considerable job (it wasn't part of the building contract so was an additional expense.) with approx. 142 sqm to be done. 

We decided to get the existing floors and new floors done at the same time. It's been around 13 years since they were laid and the wear and tear was beginning to show. We also thought the transition from old to new would be more seamless if we did this.

We are very pleased with the end result. The extension has gone from feeling like a 'work in progress building site' to a finished space overnight.  The seam between the old and new floors is quite apparent though, however having the same finish on both does help. 

This is the last of the big jobs (we hope anyway). And while we are still saving up to afford all the other little details not included in the contract, we feel confident that these other jobs can take place when we are ready with minimal discomfort.

Above - floor before

The seam between old and new.