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Couple bond over ‘worst house in best street’ renovation
A full-on renovation – regarded as stressful by most – has been the perfect project over which to bond for young Wellington couple Tu Greenland and Natalie Hone.
Both painters, furniture upcycling enthusiasts and homeowners in their own right before they met, Greenland, 31, an IT manager, and Hone, 30, a police detective, turned out to be just the right fit for each other.
The pair met on Tinder – Greenland’s first ever online-derived date – and took each other off the market after that first meeting.
“I deleted Tinder after 24 hours and the rest is history,” Greenland says.
Five Fab Things – 29th April 2023
April 29, 2023
Life has been a bit pooptastic of late with the little ones leg being really, really tricky. However, things are now getting better so I really do have some lovely things to share that come to mind right away *finally… she says.
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Here are my Five Fab Things from this week.
1. Getting some greens
Oh my goodness! I didn’t know how much we missed seeing green until we saw it. Now the little is much more mobile on her crutches *and much, much better in general, we were able to take a trip to
Prices Revealed for ‘Rock the Block’ Season 4 Homes
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“Rock the Block”
“Rock the Block” season 4 saw four teams of HGTV superstars – Jonathan Knight and Kristina Crestin from “Farmhouse Fixer”, Page Turner and Mitch Glew from “Fix My Flip”, Michel Smith Boyd and Anthony Elle from “Luxe for Less”, and Bryan and Sarah Baeumler from “Renovation Island” – competed to complete the design and construction of four nearly identical homes in Berthoud, Colorado. With a starting value of $1,900,000 million and equal budgets of $250,000, each team was able to add nearly $1 million in value to their homes, with Michel and Anthony’s “Mountain Modern” home
5 Expensive Renovations Homeowners Always Regret
Home renovations are getting more expensive due to several factors, including ongoing supply chain issues, labor shortages and inflation. Many homeowners, however, still seem willing to cough up the cash.
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The 2022 Houzz & Home Survey, published last June, found that homeowners planned to spend $15,000 in 2022 to renovate their houses — a 50% jump from the $10,000 Americans spent over the previous three years. When it comes to home renovations, there’s so
How protected are BC homeowners when home renovation projects go sideways? – BC
Months after he hired a contractor to renovate his home, Scott Leathem says he’s still dealing with numerous deficiencies. “You’re getting screwed by the people that you hired for lack of a better term,” Leathem said.
Back in May 2020, the Pitt Meadows resident says he’s hired a contractor to renovate his home. He said he was quoted about $100,000 and told it would take seven weeks to complete. Leathem says he put down $50,000 upfront and the demolition started immediately but eventually came to a standstill.
“It was supply chain issues, we couldn’t find anything, everybody was short-staffed. Everything
With a match from free cash secured, Pittsfield officials plan to jump-start ‘phase two’ of renovations to Springside House | Central Berkshires
PITTSFIELD — City leaders will match a $500,000 federal grant with an infusion of money from Pittsfield’s free cash — locking down a portion of the money needed to start phase two of the renovations to the Springside House.
Officials think that this phase of the renovation project will cost close to $3 million but are counting as a win the $1 million they’ve secured through the federal grant and city match.
An 8-2 vote in favor of using free cash for the project wipes away officials’ concerns that the city would have to pass on the Save America’s Treasures
See Kris Jenner and Khloe Kardashian’s side-by-side Hidden Hills mansions complete with two pools and fleet of cars
NEW photos have given curious Kardashian fans a glimpse at Khloe and Kris’ side-by-side Hidden Hills mega-mansions.
Aerial photos show the stunning compound with zero boundaries between one another in the ritzy Los Angeles neighborhood.
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Last summer, Khloe moved into her $15 million mansion right next door to Kris’ $20 million mansion.
There are no boundary fences between the two properties and there are pathways built to lead to each other’s