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+title: "Homeowner at last"
+slug: /homeowner-at-last/
+date: 2025-08-28
+tags: ["personal", "projects", "diy"]
+---
+
+After many years of saving and renting I am finally a homeowner! I bought a
+bungalow which is what I always wanted, just outside of Bognor Regis.
+
+I have a spare bedroom that I will use as my command centre and server room as
+well as a partially-converted garage that I will eventually transform into a
+workshop.
+
+I love doing DIY and handiwork so I will be posting details of my various
+projects on the blog.
+
+Here are some "before" pictures from the listing and a few that I've taken since
+moving in. It's pretty much a blank canvas and won't require too much decorating
+or major work.
+
+![The front of the house (not my van)](./img/home-front.jpeg)
+
+![Back garden with garage](./img/home-backgarden.jpeg)
+
+![Inside the garage](./img/home-garage-rotated.jpg)
+
+![I plan to develop this space into a Zen garden with a Buddha at the foot of
+the tree](./img/home-zen-rotated.jpg)
+
+![The spare room that I will convert into my work room with home server](./img/home-second-bedroom.jpeg)