---
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)