I'm so in love with those brick arches and the layout, very different than what you can find in Canada (at least in my area). That landlord special though 🙄

Well done on your purchase!!! My suggestion for your stove (I've had a similar issue) is to buy the stove top you want, and get a piece of mdf/similar cut and glued in to hold the stove top until you have funds to replace your benches. Then go buy yourself a nice long wooden board (kmart does lots of them in nz) and put it over the mdf/particle board. Store oil etc on the top end of it and use the bottom end (closest to you) as a space for hot pots to sit. No one will ever know! And means you don't have a huge outlay for something where you would Maybe rather spend elsewhere. It's a great space!!! Well done you :)

@halfsoybean

2 жыл бұрын

Yesss this is a great idea and have been considering something like this!!! ❤️❤️

Absolutely beautiful!! Honestly that bathroom tile IS pretty, once cleaned up I think it’d come out as an artsy choice rather than a dated tile. Can’t wait to see how you decorate!

@halfsoybean

2 жыл бұрын

Hehe thank you Sara!

I haven't been on KZread for ages and now you're married and got a new apartment whaaaaa 😱 Can't wait too see the way you fix it up! Also it's hardly the point of the video but the pink SMEG set is just all I want in life right now

@halfsoybean

2 жыл бұрын

Hehehe thank you for tuning in ❤️❤️yes the pink set has been on want list for sooooo longggg

Congratulations Sharon on your beautiful home. That layout is my dream apartment, I never liked the open floor plans. Love the exposed brick walls. It gives me New York vibes. Can't wait for you to give your own touch to this new space.

Oohhh, it looks so nice! Congrats!!

Congratulations on the purchase of the home! I love your outlook on it and I'm excited to see how it'll transform :)

I will definetly tune it for the whole process ! 🤗 congrats !

That countertop thickness is actually just a façade. I forget the term for it. It's like the face they put on the edge and you can get it in any size, usually people get 1 or 2 inch ones.

Congratulations on your new home. You’re going to love being in control of your space. Enjoy

Stove manufacturers can make a metal frame to fill the space around it, just like a fireplace company.

Omg I actually love the kitchen tile, and im usually a diehard fan of the neutral subway tiles! But of course its YOUR space, so I look forward to seeing all the updates you bring to your new space!

How exciting Congratulations Looking forward to seeing your creativity go wild.

Congratulations it looks great and I know you will make it even better. ❤️

omg I remember watching you decorate your apartment not too long ago and now you've moved into a totally new place!

Congrats Sharon on your beautiful new home

Can’t wait to see how you transform this space to a home

Lots of decor content pleeeeaaaaase ! House soy bean

Congratulations Sharon! 🥳🤩✨🎉💜💕Please don't paint the bricks, they're gorgeous 😍, the tiles are nice too.

@halfsoybean

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊❤️❤️❤️

This apartment is gorgeous! I cannot wait to see all the amazing decorating you do!!! On a side note, I hadn't seen one of your videos in my feed for months! I checked and I'm still subscribed and I used to see every new upload of yours so idk what's happened but maybe the algorithm is doing something weird to your channel. Went to rewatch a sewing tutorial and found you had a load more videos when I had assumed you were on a break!

My first thought when I saw the title was "wait you can buy /anything/ in Sydney for $500k??"

@halfsoybean

2 жыл бұрын

We arent in sydney sydney 💀 half hour to the city 😵‍💫

One of the things I hated looking for a new place was the "you can have a party!" type of sell. No I do not want outside people in my house thank you

Congratulations🎉

The floor tiles in this place are so beautiful but the kitchen tile I think you can keep the original for 1-2 sides. I think it’s not the most beautiful but it’s original. Haha. The reason it’s leaning toward ugly (sorry) is because it’s covered 4 sides of the kitchen. So happy for you! Congrats!!

I have replaced a similar cook top We removed it and placed another piece of melamine over the top , with a cooktop in it. It does create raised lip, but it is a quick, inexpensive alternative to replacing the bench top ( which might be impossible) The thick bench top is just a piece attached to a normal thickness bench top

I just bought my first home too (80s brick house) and it needs a lot of love too, so I’m keen to see if I can steal any reno ideas from you!

@halfsoybean

2 жыл бұрын

Congrats 🎉❤️❤️

Very nice God bless you

yayyy

Oh my gosh so crazy you found an apartment 30 minutes away from the city! May I ask about the area? Even just like if it's south or west? I'm currently searching for properties to purchase for my first apartment in syd but its soooo expensive

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Your stove top can be replaced if you can get your hands on the following brands :beko, bosch or whirlpool. They should be available where you are possible to import. I work for an appliance manufacturer and I know personally we make a 95cm stove top but you wouldn't be able to buy this brand as its not possible to get where you are

500k?! For100sqm? In Sydney? I'm stumped! And definitely don't paint the brick! You should have a look around at stencils for the dining room feature wall, we have previously used floral stencils and created a mural that looks like wllaper which was more adorable and didn't do anything to the wall surface so was easy when we eventually painted over it. I'm sure there would be examples of this on Pinterest if that didn't make sense!

@halfsoybean

2 жыл бұрын

Stencil idea is so good! Will defs look for some

This is pretty nice? What was the down payment? I live in the US so I was just wondering what a more normal market is like lol

@halfsoybean

2 жыл бұрын

I did a 10% downpayment !! :) sydney is a pretty horrible market 😆 you cannot buy a house with land for under a million anymore even if you are reallly far out from the city 😩😩

Could you just get the stove fixed instead of replacing it? The arch placement of the hotplates is so unique

🤣Justifying having the biggest room for your sewing

Can you paint tiles? I feel like the kitchen tiles could look cute if they were not so brown 😅

@sarahbodmer5462

2 жыл бұрын

Ah, well after learning about the bathroom tiles, I’ve learned it is possible! Maybe that’s an idea 😆

@halfsoybean

2 жыл бұрын

Yes considering it!! Cannot decide on a colour 😭

wait.. pot plants or... _pot plants_ ? LOL

@KathleenIllustrated

2 жыл бұрын

also so glad to hear you're not planning to paint the brick!!!! i have lots of cinderblock walls in my place and my mom is always like "why don't you paint these?!!" I'm like... how dare you!!!! haha

Congrats! But.. but... but how can you afford that? 😳 Didn't you both just finish college?

@janina90

2 жыл бұрын

University, I mean

@halfsoybean

2 жыл бұрын

We worked through uni and saved for this goal 😊 & of course the bank owns most of it 😆😆

What's wrong with the name smeg?