Janine & Dylan’s first home journey
From Pinterest Boards to floorboards, Janine & Dylan’s first home journey was all about creating a home that was something they could be proud of.
We caught up with them, in their beautiful new home and chatted through their awesome home building journey with us.
Making their home sweet home
Janine & Dylan wanted a home that they could make their own.
“..something that we could be really proud of and that we knew would be safe, homely for our family.”
They started their home building journey by checking out display homes in Lakelands but they were struggling to find one that had what they needed (That’s until they met Matt one of our New Homes Consultants in one of our display homes).
“When we went into Homebuyers Centre we were really wowed at what was there and how honest and friendly Matt was.”
So why Dawesville? Well, it’s their dream beachside location of course!
“..We wanted a home that we could come to that felt like a holiday.” “…We’ve got the ocean on one side and the estuary on the other, excuses to buy a boat.”
They were so excited when they got the keys to their brand-new home. Dylan was ready to get DIYing.
“…I wanted to get set up, I wanted to do things. Drill holes in walls because you can’t do that when you rent a house and I wanted to build things.”
Janine on the other hand was feeling all the feels.
“Well for me it was just overwhelmed, very excited to have somewhere that was mine and that we could make home.” “…We started the journey when we were pregnant and then we had Izzy and we could show her and be proud of what we built for her and us to be together as a family.”
Dylans favourite spot in the home is defiantly the alfresco area on a sunny afternoon, whilst Janine loves to enjoy the cozy vibes of the theatre room.
First home feels
To get the inspo for the home Pinterest was their go to (Plus, Matt really helped them out too).
“…Matt really helped us to think about things in a way we didn’t think of ourselves, which was really useful.”
Their first meal cooked in their new home was Christmas Lunch! What an epic way to try out the new kitchen.
“The first proper meal was Christmas lunch, which we enjoyed on camp chairs because we didn’t have all of our furniture in yet haha.”
They loved a chilled weekend in their new home and love visiting the farmer market nearby.
“…we’ll have a coffee, buy all the veggies for the week. Come back home mow the lawn. And then after all the hard work is done at the end of the day we’ll sit outside with the cheese, crackers and have a drink.”
