8/6/2023 0 Comments Janetter windows 10I know Jason and I feel so blessed to have done the traveling that we have had the chance to do, and I hope that we can do the same with our kids. I guess I am kind of used to it as my brother and I traveled to Denmark every year to visit family, so it doesn’t seem insurmountable. I did get a bit of island fever when I first moved over, but with places like Australia and Fiji just a skip and a hop away and 12 hours travel to California, I’ve gotten over it. Jason’s family is fantastic they live down in Wellington, so we try to get there as often as we can. As I mentioned before, I definitely miss family and friends, but thankfully the world has become a smaller place thanks to the good old internet. Mind you, this is getting more challenging with two kiddies. We are super lucky to go to the States at least once or twice a year, or else my family comes to see us. We live quite centrally in Auckland so we can walk to all the lovely cafes and shops - the cafe culture here is unbeatable! The beach and the harbor are just down the road, so there is never a shortage of things to do. Now, 12 years on, we have some amazing friends. I have to admit, the first couple of years were really hard with no family and friends, but slowly that changed. Jason had been away from New Zealand for about ten years, so it was a huge change for both of us deciding to put down roots. We met while traveling around Europe and the UK. I lived in San Francisco before moving to Auckland, and loved it! I think I’d still be there today if Jason hadn’t swept me off my feet! New Zealand is so magical! I am originally from California, raised by Danish immigrant parents. The house was in great shape, so we only freshened things up with paint inside and re-sanded and stained the floors, as well as adding some window treatments. Plus it is nice to have some space for when our family comes to visit. Jason keeps an office upstairs, and shortly after moving in, I fell pregnant with Freya, so there’s always been the room we’ve needed. The house was much bigger than our previous house, but it works for us really well. Getting this house was a very protracted affair, and it took almost six months for the deal to be sealed. We loved that it had very traditional features, but the previous owners had renovated the back and added some lovely architectural elements like industrial windows and doors it has a kind of urban feel at the back of the house. Jason had a look on the very next weekend and loved it, too. How did this home become ours? It was kind of your classic “We are not looking for a house” situation, and BAM! There it was! I was out walking with Magnus and Jack (pre-Freya) and stumbled upon the open home. Our home is made up of my lovely hubby Jason who runs his own telecommunications business, and me, Janette, a full-time mama and freelance interior designer when I have a free moment, our three-year old Magnus, our one-year old Freya, and Jack the sausage dog. This is a home decorated with layers and layers of love and wanderlust, brightening today like an unexpected postcard from the other side of the world. For antiques and uniques of any genre, treasures without a care about provenance, and anything and everything one-of-a-kind meaningful in between. My most sincere apologies before we even begin, friends! Because Janette Maclean’s home is going to make you want to shop.
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