The Gate to a Spacious Future
Our current house is practical, modern and pretty OK looking but it has become too small. Our three rascals need space and so do my wife and I. It has also been a dream to have my own big space for my photography.
We have been searching for a long time but this, my friends, is the gate to a bright and spacious future for my family and my business. It may not look impressive right now, but wait until we are finished.
Our list of demands was pretty long and it was really hard to find a place that fitted our demands in this area (near Brussels).
We discovered the house two weeks before our vacation. The timing was far from perfect as I was already burried in work. And then all of a sudden, I had to fit in a lot of thinking, talking and neggociating. We bit the bullet pretty fast but that was just the beginning: meetings with the bank manager, my accountant, architect, my parents, … It’s a substantial investment so a new businessplan had to be made and then we still needed to finalise it all. The day before we left on holiday I was physically and mentally empty but the fact that it’s all official now, makes it all worthwile.
Now you also know, why I’ve neglected my blog a bit lately. And with all the stuff that still has to be done over the next months, there will be probably some periods wherein I can’t blog at full force. But after that things are going to be better, WAAAAAYYYYYY better.
I’ll keep you posted.
I just hope it all goes wel for you Bert. You, your wife and your family deserve the best! You work very Hard!
Joseph
Bert, congrats to you and your wife. Have fun in your new house and studio!
Congrats Bert!! That’s really exciting for you and your family. We’re expecting our 4th child in 6 weeks, and we are going to start looking for a bigger house in the spring, so I know exactly what you mean!!!
Good luck!!
Great that you found something that meets your requirements and needs.
Are you going to be posting details of your studio as you’re setting it up?
Congrats Berts, looking forward to seeing your studio finished
I’d even help you paint if you can share me a couple of tricks & tips IRL 
Thanks all.
@Tanya: congratulations, I think we will stick to 3 kids
But if you ever come to Belgium, we’ll get your family a place to crash 
@Martin: sure, I’ll document the creation of the ’studio’.
@Tom: I may take you up on that
Good luck Bert ! I am willing to see the end results .
Best wishes on the new place Bert! Looking forward to seeing the photo diary when construction begins =)
All the best to you and your family.
congrats, and let us enjoy of your great educational videos again!
Awesome Bert!
Offer of help still stands, also extends to painting. Just let me know.
Here’s to looking forward!
Cheers
Duncan
Congratulations, Bert!
Congrats dude! I’m sure it will be well worth the headache of present for the space of future lol.
My dream has always been a small fram house with a barn converted to a modern studio
I hope you will be posting plans, progress photos as the studio moves on.
thanks again
I’ll keep you posted on the progress, the choices I’ll make (and why) and the end result.
@Duncan: You’re welcome for a painting party with lots of photography talk
@David: the studio is actually a barn, so I might be living your dream.
Bert,
Congratulations!
I wish I lived closer, I’d stop by and help, and borrow your studio space.
thx Bill, if you ever get to Belgium, come and say hi!
Looks like enough place for a studio slash seminar room.
a little patience Pieter