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Move into the New House

It's been a long time that we have waited for the interiors of the new house to be finished. The paint is being applied to the walls and the wait is finally going to come to an end.

We had a house in the US but we only did minor changes in the house. We had upgraded one closet and the master bathroom. We were lot more into savings and since the house was in a good shape, we never really thought about upgrading kitchen or else.

Hence, when we bought this place at Rohan Mihira, we wanted to do things our way, the way we always wanted our kitchen or the master bedroom, the storage space etc. to be. Needless to say, things have come out pretty good. Most of our requirements have been met and we could not have asked for anything more. The storage space as far wardrobe and kitchen is concerned, has been addressed. The house should look beautiful post the painting. Abhinav's room has come out the best and I hope he likes being in it. We should be moving in about 1 month's time and I will be able to post some pictures then.

There is nothing like having your own home and feel that you belong. We are looking forward to welcoming small birds to our small garden that we plan to develop in the balcony and have a hara bhara ghar.

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