Welcome to Our Home in New Westminster, BC

ByRiana Ang-Canning
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It has been exactly one week since Colin and I moved into our new place in New Westminster, BC! Welcome to our home!

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And I’d have to say, I think we’re doing very well for our first week together. We had the place all unpacked by Day 2. And in this first week we’ve managed to get rid of all of the empty boxes, go on multiple trips to IKEA and Walmart, grocery shop, clean, hang pictures and not kill each other 🙂

Our first night here was exhausting. We spent all day moving from my house, moving from Colin’s house, unpacking the essentials and cleaning. Luckily we had some awesome friends help us, but the 28th was still a very tiring day. We both felt like we were staying at someone else’s house for those first few nights. But now it is really starting to feel like home.

I love that our bed is finally not shoved up against a wall so we can both have nightstands. I love that we have photos of our friends and family on the wall. I love that we have giant windows which let the sun stream in (on the rare Vancouver spring day where we get sun). I love that we have fresh tulips on the table – a gift from Colin’s mom. I love that we take turn making meals in the kitchen and go grocery shopping together. And I really love that we have a garbage shoot on our floor so we don’t have to go outside to take out the garbage!

Okay, enough rambling! Basically, I am really loving our new home and living with my guy. I’m excited to finish up the last touches we need to settle in, have people over and explore our New West neighbourhood. Here are some shots of our place:

Colin's desk and our stunning view of a construction site in our new apartment in New West
Colin’s desk and our stunning view of a construction site that will be a 40-storey building one day. Yay….
Kitchen table, bookshelf and some artfully arranged photos
Kitchen table, bookshelf and some artfully arranged photos
Our second bookshelf, which is pretty much all Colin's stuff
Our second bookshelf, which is pretty much all Colin’s
Our collection of Funko Pop Dolls and shot glasses on display
Our collection of Funko Pop Dolls and shot glasses. Do we sound like an 18 year old boy?
Our kitchen with large stainless steel fridge
Our kitchen! Check out that fancy fridge
Our kitchen with cabinets and sink
The other side of our kitchen. Eventually we’ll get a dishwasher where those bags are sitting
Hallway closet with hanging jacket, calendar and decor
You would not believe how much crap we have shoved into this closet
Bedroom with bed, stuffed animal, desk and curtains
Our bedroom! Featuring Bear and the curtains that we struggled to put up
Desk in our bedroom
My little desk. Grainy photo but we spray painted and papered that desk ourselves
tulips on the dining table
Tulips! I love fresh blooms in the house 🙂
Bathroom in our new apartment in New Westminster
Our bathroom!
Closet in our bedroom
Our closet. It was a work of art to get all of our stuff in there
Couch with cushions and Brooklyn Bridge photo above
Our couch with some new pillows and our first piece of “artwork” (a print from IKEA, but we like it)

Home sweet home!

Riana Ang-Canning is a travel writer who has been sharing her global adventures as the founder of Teaspoon of Adventure since 2012. In that time, Riana has travelled to almost 50 countries on 6 continents, including interning in Eswatini, working in Tokyo, road tripping New Zealand and living abroad in Prague. Riana helps everyday travellers discover the world on a mid-budget, proving that you don't have to be athletic, wealthy or nomadic to have an adventure!

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5 Comments

  1. kangaroo1964 says:

    Congrats again on your new home together! Thanks for sharing and love all the pics; can see every room. You guys did a fabulous job unpacking and getting everything in place, including shopping for new items, record time! It’s a really nice place, and now you’ve made it your own and it’s beautiful! Nice lamps too 🙂

    Very thrilled for you both!
    Love, moo <3

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    1. Riana.AngCanning says:

      Thanks, Moo! Yes, I was very impressed with how fast we got unpacked and settled. Thanks for the nice words about our place 🙂 Can’t wait to show it to you in person!

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  2. Mel & Suan says:

    Oooh moving to a new love nest is exciting!

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    1. Riana.AngCanning says:

      Thanks! Exciting indeed!

      Reply
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