Treechange and Dream House

We've been talking about it for years, last year it nearly happened, but we're getting closer and closer to our Treechange.

On the weekend we took a (what's becoming a semi-regular) drive up to the gorgeous little township of Glasshouse Mountains.  We inspected a few more houses and are just continuing to fall more in love with the little rural town.

It's funny looking at the houses, I love looking at a space and imagining what I would do in it, to it to make it our own.  Dreams of paint brushes and power tools dance in my head.

Over on Pinterest, I've been collecting images of things I dream for my new space...

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A little cabin in the backyard for a studio... one house we found had one already built, but alas, someone had already bought it ahead of us....

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I'd love to paint the house interiors white and then add in pops of colour...

after living with small pokey kitchens for the last six years, I dream of a light airy space to cook in and somewhere that my teapots and teacups can come out and play....

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A bathtub for long bubble-filled soaks is a must and I think I'd be in heaven if it looked onto tiles like this...

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The little one has asked if her room could be blue, we talked about putting some white fluffy clouds on the walls too...

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Of course I also dream of the things I could make for the house... the kimono yoyo quilt is slowly making progress and I think these little tea towel curtains would be so sweet in a kitchen...

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And then last, but certainly not least, is the yard or land that we're on.  Given that we're looking for a treechange, we certainly want lots of trees.  One place we seriously considered making an offer on had well established mango, macadamia nut, citrus, banana and guava trees.  While all those would be great, we're also looking for a good space for a very active toddler to run around with a dog, space for a vege garden and some chickens.




Of course, many of these things will take years to happen but it will be so great to have a place to get started on.

What would be in your dream house?  Do you have an inspiration folder you keep on Pinterest (I'd love a link to yours if you do)  or old school cutouts?  I have both.

Treechange Almost Within Reach...

For a while now I've been talking about our treechange dreams.  Now, they seem to be getting closer and closer.  Today we went for a drive north to inspect a house.  I got rather teary driving down the street the house is on, feeling like I was home already.  I spoke to a few locals, all who gushed about what a great place it was to live.  It's rural and they have fought to keep it that way, but all the city conveniences are not too far away.  A mother told me that the local school is wonderful.

These views are from just down the road from the house we were looking at... 

Mt Tibrogargan, which has always been my favourite of the Glasshouse Mountains... it's surrounded by national parks and bushwalks.

Beautiful farmland on the other side. 

The house we looked at just seemed right.  Large enough for the family, a guest room, a man cave, a big powered shed for a gym (for the personal trainer Man) and a large studio.  I'd like to do some renovations later down the track, but other than needing air conditioning in the studio and figuring out how to fit our extra wide fridge in the kitchen, it's all ready to be moved into.

The back yard is well fenced and big enough for an active toddler, a dog, some chickens and a vegetable garden.  There's a large mango tree already there for us and bore water (a bit like a well) to keep the garden green and to save using precious town water for laundry.  We even get a view of the mountains and there's a swing hanging in the tree out the front.

We're now on the emotional roller coaster of trying to get the property.  A family that viewed the house right after us has put in an offer and we also need to do so on Monday if we're to have a chance.  Please keep your fingers crossed for us!  If we're lucky we'll be starting the new year in this beautiful place and beginning that treechange life we've always dreamed of.