"And so it begins...." -- Ambassador Kosh Naranek

A month ago we saw a house we liked a LOT. A three bedroom house. Its what we've been looking for. Desperately in need of modernisation. Cheap. Big garden. With room to expand. And this one has it all! Got the mortgage sorted, got the insurance sorted etc.

I posted the contracts off to the solicitors this morning. We're getting so close now!

We visited the house today, to measure the kitchen up and discuss moving the cooker. There is such a long list of things to do.

• Rip out the kitchen and replace it. This is going to be expensive
  
• Rip out the bathroom, which is off the kitchen at the moment - and move it upstairs. So we lose a bedroom in the process. This is going to be extra expensive as I can't do the work myself
• Redecorate throughout.
• Later on, put a conservatory on the back of the house
• MUCH later on, put an extension on the side of the house
  

There is so much to do, and it feels like so little time. And it's all going to cost money - which of course we don't have, having spent so much on buying the house in the first place!

This blog will chart the trials and tribulations of making the house our own.

Why a 60 Month Make Over?
The title is inspired by the TV program 60 Minute Make Over in an 'hour' the TV producers and their team come in and make over most (or all) of a house. Of course with the magic of TV they manage to cheat slightly on the time - and none of the paint is dry when they finish. We don't have the magic of TV, or an unlimited budget (or even a budget anywhere close to a TV production). We do have time, lots of mates, ideas and drive - how much only time will tell.