mardi 4 décembre 2012

People who live in glass houses

It has now been two months since we moved into to our new house. That is just long enough to settle in and fully appreciate how many little things you would do things differently if you had a chance.


All those windows we planned in order to take advantage of the nice views are indeed lovely. However, it makes furniture arrangement in certain rooms challenging. And in order to ensure a bit of privacy we probably spent as much on window treatments as we will on window cleaners.  I am definitely not getting on a ladder to clean these babies. 



The placement of light switches is a another devilish detail.  No matter how well you try and anticipate these things, they are always on the wrong side. 

Our kitchen design is quite functional, except for one flaw:  they put the garbage disposal on the wrong side of the double sinks. (This probably sounds ridiculously picky but you would not believe how annoying it is!) Of course we can switch it but it means replacing a cupboard door and the installer wants to charge us a fortune. At one point you wonder when to cut your losses and just live with it.


Lest it appear that we are not sufficiently grateful, I should add that we are absolutely thrilled to be in our new house. And with Christmas just around the corner, it will really begin to feel like home when the kids come home for the holidays. Especially as we will welcome a couple of new family members. More on the ménagerie next time!


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