Our House

After living in a tiny, temporary town house for 8 weeks we finally found the perfect house. It is in a nice quite neighborhood with lots of trees. The second we walked in we knew we wanted to live here but were a little worried that being foreign students with no jobs nobody in their right mind would rent to us. Luckily for us the owners said they go more on feelings than what you write down on the application.

I have tried to explain the house to a few people and it always comes out sounding really strange. It is has brick floors, brick walls with a sandy type stuff brushed over them, wood accents around the windows and doors and a straw type roof. (Strange right?) It is actually really cool though! I think the only way to show its coolness is in pictures.



View from the street. This house is Australia to me with the big gum trees out front, the low maintenance plants and the unique materials and design. Love it!!

Our mailbox. Notice the "No advertising materials accepted". This is also very Australian. Most ads are not delivered by the post man (with his orange vest and motor bike), they have people who walk around and stuff your mailbox. The problem we have is that advertising materials are the only mail we get and we kind of like it. We don't want to take their nice little plaque down though.


This is the inside of the front door. Do you see how low the door knobs are? This isn't a normal thing. Everyone who comes over comments on them.


The view as you walk in the front door, a little coat closet.



The "Lounge". Don't be jealous of our orange chairs and southwestern style couch!! Do you see the straw roof? I wasn't kidding!


The lounge again. The door on the far wall is to the office.



View from the lounge to the backyard. This is by far my favorite part of the whole house. The backyard is fenced off into two sections so I can always see them from the windows when they are outside playing!



Our kitchen with a lovely view of drying laundry. I feel spoiled to have a dishwasher. If the fridge seems abnormally small that's because it is. It comes up to my chin (and I'm a short girl!!) It does the job though.


The laundry room complete with a $20 washing machine!


The hallway leading to the bedrooms and bathroom.


The hallway where the bedrooms and bathroom are. The far door where Jonas is standing is our room. The door on the left is the toilet room and where Liam is standing is the boys room.


The side yard where the clothes lines are.

Thats all there is. I would have taken pictures of the bedrooms but then I would have had to clean them. Maybe if you want to see the bedrooms you will have to come and see them in person! (I promise I will clean them for you then)