Our cookie cutter 2020 home has all the amenities of modern living — a garage, a laundry room, and ample closet space.
All things we didn’t have in our first home, which was full of historic charm but had little convenience.
When we chose to leave our first family home, I was initially devastated to sacrifice the charm, but quickly grew accustomed to not having roof leaks, rats in the attic (a horrific chapter of my life), roots growing through old pipes, etc. etc. etc.
New build homes have their own version of charm — the charm of a lifestyle devoid of constant home repair.
At least, not major ones. *raps knuckles against forhead*
As new build home owners, we quickly learned of the term “builder grade” and its true meaning when the appliances that came with the house started falling apart, along with the cabinets.
So, we’ve found ourselves in a state of constant cabinet repair. Which is not as big of a deal as rats in the attic, so it’s okay.
This last repair round, we decided to finally add knobs to our cabinets!
I have no explanation for why we didn’t have knobs for six years. This is a safe space, I know you’d never dream of judging me.
For someone who cares deeply about design and aesthetics, I was oddly pretty hands off with the knob choosing. Vince wanted knobs that could be delivered next-day, which limited our options, so I picked out of a set of Amazon links he provided and I think they look great!
While we were at it, we installed a fan on the lanai (fancy word for porch) and added shelves to the boys’ room due to our increasing number of house plants that need surfaces to live on.
I shall not provide photos of the boys’ room — you’re welcome.
The knobs might be six years late, but they’re an example of how incremental tweaks over time make a house a home.
While I still miss the charm and character of our first home, I certainly do not miss squeaks that echo in the night or the scrabble of taloned paws overhead.
For now, I’ll happily take my builder grade cabinets, Amazon knobs, and structurally sound roof, and I’ll layer the charm on with my thrifted wares.
Speaking of thrifted wares, I finally styled some of my finds around the house last weekend:
Last Week’s Thrifted ‘Fits
This is my hobby. 