Moved In and Bargain Chandelier

 

We closed on this townhome on Friday and moved in.  We left over 10 bags of garbage besides the recycle and regular cans filled for our first garbage pick up.  I cannot imagine what the garbage man thinks of us with all this garbage on the first pick up lol!

Our movers were supposed to be here on Friday after we closed in the afternoon at 2:30.  They had an issue with the first move of their morning.  They did not get to us until 5:30 to unload the truck.  By the time we got the truck unloaded and back the truck rental place it was almost 8pm.  We had not eaten so we stopped for a quick bite.  Then we began painting and painting until about 1am Friday.  We bought a new bed and it was not going to be delivered until the next morning so Terry and I were so tired from unpacking and painting we showered and passed out cold on the sectional to sleep.

Saturday there was an issue with our bed.  They had the old address for delivery even though we verified it three times and it said the new address right on the invoice!!!! Then there were a few other issues with them getting it to the new place on that Saturday.  

After several phone calls and a lot of stress we still were not going to get our bed on Saturday.  They had it on the truck and were 45 minutes away from the new address and they refused to deliver until the next delivery day.  Well the next delivery day was not until Tuesday!!!!

  Mind you it was Saturday so Tuesday was three more sleeps on the sectional.  After a lot of arguments and no customer service to speak of we caved from stress and being tired.  No bed until Tuesday.  I was going to get a blow up mattress but we decided the sectional was going to be ok to sleep.
Our aching muscles and bones then slept on the sectional for three more nights until the bed was delivered yesterday.  I was so excited to have our new bed in place.  We tried out a lot of beds and fell in love with one in the showroom of the furniture store.  
We were both excited we would have a bed last night.

It was another late night yesterday but Terry was returning to work so we climbed into the new bed last night only to find out it was not the right mattress.  Too firm!!!!
  Now a days you can get your mattress firm on one side and soft on the other etc.  Terry and I both liked the medium firm.  Like in Goldilocks Not too firm and not too soft just perfect in the middle choice.
That is not the one we got.  Today we are working on getting the new bed exchanged and the right mattress delivered.  Hopefully without any issues.
I do not know about all of you but I feel there is no compassion or customer service left in this world.  No one seems to want to help you especially when it was their fault and not ours.  

I would like them to sleep without a comfy bed every night for 4 nights when you have been painting and unpacking into the late hours overnight.  Let's see how they like it.

We have been painting and painting and more painting.  The company that owned this home painted all the walls a builder grade flat cheap paint.  
The Behr Marque paint we bought that is very expensive by the way and suppose to cover in one coat was taking two to three coats.  The ceiling and walls were soaking up the paint like a sponge.  Double and triple the already large list of painting and things to do.

They also have old builders grade doors and plastic dark brown 90's trim and moldings.  So much tedious painting.
We got a lot accomplished in the three days here but still have so much more to go.

During one of the breaks letting a coat of paint dry before the next coat,  Terry hung my FB Market Place bargain chandelier over the dining room table.  Hard to grab a great picture but this is a very French cottage chic chandelier.  Bargained it down to $100 dollars.  At night it is gorgeous all lite up.  My camera phone does not do this beautiful chandy justice.

We found a great FB Marketplace bargain on custom made plantation shutters for the sliding door off the kitchen.  Drapes will go and the new shutters will go in place.

I was able to make my chandelier from the old dining room work in the entry of the new place.  Oh how I love this chandelier I have had for years.
It looks pretty hanging in the entry way.

Home Sweet Home is beginning to take shape.  Stay with me and as rooms come together and decor gets hung I will have more to show.

We had the company putting in new counter tops here measuring yesterday.  Also ordered new cabinet doors for the kitchen cabinets.  In a few weeks those should be arriving.

I think once we feel like this is home we will be very happy here.
We had orientation at the clubhouse yesterday.  We have three pools, pickleball courts, tennis courts and three golf courses.  You can even have your own golf cart.
They have a restaurant and so far very nice neighbors.

Stay tuned for more in the coming days.
Hugs,
Kris