First house

If you’re looking for a home as a first-time homebuyer, here are the steps to take before making an offer on a new house.

This weekend, a few us took a ride to visit our friend Melissa for some girl time. It was a great day/night with lots of baby talk, relaxing, and me flipping over what Melissa has done with her new house that she and her husband recently built. I came home with an urge to: a) get my house as spic and span as Melissa's, b) try my hand at making my own headboard (will share more on this later in the week), and c) share these pictures with you! Today I'm sharing her foyer: I love this idea of…

We bought a house! A little bit about the process, what was on our checklist and what we ended up with. Check it out on arrowsandawe.com first home, first time home buyer, announcement

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Buying your first house is so darn exciting! Keep an eye out, though—as someone who doesn’t already have experience buying a home, you might overlook some of the smaller things that can really spell trouble down the line. The first house I owned was a renovated summer cottage—and it had so many problems that I didn’t know about until I moved in: faulty wiring, walls insulated with old clothing behind the drywall, a shot well, a finished attic with no ventilation.