so some of our closest friends "accidentally" moved to new zealand. yes. that happened. coronavirus has been causing all kinds of problems all over the place but this is one i certainly didn't see coming. our friends are new zealand citizens and went back to nz for a wedding, only to be locked out for who knows how long because an outbreak occurred over there, right before they were due to come back to australia. because they are not australian citizens, our government has made it impossible for them to get in, and because there is no telling when (or if!) it's going to be clear for them to get back in, they ended up having to make a choice to just stay put.
we miss them dreadfully and there's been lots of tears, but after having flight after flight cancelled, they made themselves comfortable and settled in while i'm running things for them on this end. so, i've sold a car... and now i'm selling a house! i've had my very first (and i'm hoping last) experience with staging a house for sale and i'm so happy with the result! the listing and photos went live online yesterday and they look incredible. light and airy and oh so cosy. they are thrilled and so am i. i am really hoping it doesn't take long to sell for their sake.
so with no further ado, i present - the newmans house!
and if you want to buy a house - the listing is here.
main bedroom with bedding from my house and lamps from the spare room at mums.
the very elegant pre-teen bedroom
not going to lie, i'm probably going to swipe this wattle painting for my own house when the house sells.
the cleanest kitchen i've ever seen!
the whole house is set up with random paintings and items i found at my mothers to make it look pretty, without having their personal items and pictures on display, including the wattle painting above, don't worry, i'm not stealing their things!
we kept laughing that i was making such a fuss of setting the fire pit up, because it was such a silly little thing, but then the real estate really showcased it and took like 4 photos of it for the listing, so i guess it paid off haha.
fingers crossed it sells fast for them!
