In the spring of 2011 I accepted an offer of admission to a PhD program. The offer meant that I would be moving back to Florida after two years living in Washington. As I looked into housing options and dreaded the thought of wasting money and paying rent on an apartment for another four years, I looked into the possibility of buying a house. Jump ahead a few months and after house shopping via Skype and signing papers long distance, I became a homeowner on June 15th.
The following posts document my adventures as a homeowner. So please check out the work that I’ve put into fixing up and updating the house as I prepare to move in and start my journey as a PhD student.
- The house shopping and buying process 5.22
- Closing day and the house tour – 6.14
- My first time seeing the house – 6.27
- Trying to choose a color palette – 6.29
- The first day of major work – 7.2
- Lessons in being a homeowner – 7.3
- Owning my bright wall colors – 7.4
- Wrapping up the first weekend of painting – 7.5
- Finishing upstairs and painting downstairs – 7.8
- Changing the locks and making flooring decisions – 7.9
- Focusing on the [painting] details – 7.10
- Toilets and front doors – 7.13
- Repainting doors – 7.18
- New carpet! – 7.19
- U-Haul delivery and the start of unpacking – 7.21
- More unpacking and more projects – 7.22
- The big reveal – before and after downstairs – 7.23
