What have we done?

[Gem8701]

Moved from old house (which we loved but was rented) and bought new house closer to DD school but am I don't like this house or area no where near as much.

I did like the house at first as it was a good price for what we got an has a big farmhouse kitchen but much prefer the rented one.

Do we stay and stick it out ? Do we have any stories from people who didn't like house when moved but come to like it? TIA

Buying is always better than renting

This house now in

And again

Last ones x

Love the kitchen!

I panic hated one house I moved in to. Decorating helped me bond with it. Maybe once you put your own stamp on it a bit the feeing will come back.

Of course you stay. You work through it room by room as finances allow. What would you gain from selling it now?

What don't you like? Somethings are easily fixable or you can make yourself feel better about them, others not.

What don't you like about it

You paint and decorate it ?

It seems a nice house but needs a bit of decorating.

Dunno what I dont like about it, it just doesnt havve same feel as other house.

It looks perfectly fine! How long have you lived there? It always takes a while to settle, and it's not unusual to think "Have I made a horrible mistake?".

If your daughter is still at the same school you can't have moved THAT far from your old area, so can still see friends and visit favourite places. And now you have the security of owning.

Once you've decorated and made it yours you'll feel completely differently.

I think the decor is quite distinctive and it may make it feel like someone else's home?

I would think about how I could make it feel more like my own space and think about the positives that have come with the move

I moved 15 years ago from flat to big house and it took me so long to settle, I still miss my flat but I mainly miss the community of the flat. It takes time to settle and it’s not just the new house you have a whole new area, new neighbours, new local shop. It’s hard but the person you were is also changing and getting dare I say older and I believe that makes a difference. I know love my house, my massive garden and get on ok with my neighbours. As people say just do one room at a time. My old sofas didn’t go in new house but once money allowed I slowly brought/replaced everything and now it wouldn’t go in my old flat.

The house looks great but hate the decor so I'd just change all of. The grey and yellow tones everywhere, I wouldn't feel good in it either.

Are those real photos? They look like computer images.

But this is your house and the other one wasn’t.
You have security and over time you can make it look how you want it to.

The decor is pretty bold, so definitely work on it room by room to decorate it to your own taste and you’ll start to love it, I’m sure.

Start by thinking about any structural/more involved things you could do to change the space, if you think it could be improved. Then get down to decorating.

After the stress of buying and moving, it’s natural to wonder if the grass was really greener but stop overthinking it and start enjoying the process of settling in.

Just redecorate!

It’s the decor. Did you do that when you moved in or did you buy it that way?

They liked yellow didn't they ?

And is that a thong or a Crucifix hanging on the bedroom wall next to the green curtains?

I think it's a nice house

I'm sure you'll grow to love it. I was the same when we first moved into our home after renting. I don't like change and it just felt weird at first. After a couple of months it gets easier. You have a lovely home