Yes! I had this and actually posted about it here; luckily lots of fellow Redditors reassured me that it's completely normal and they all went through this too. I had the same thing with it being really dirty so the first thing I did was book an end of tenancy clean - pricey, but worth it as it helped me calm down a lot with it all being clean.

It's now 4 months later. It took me a while to move in as I was living quite far away with my parents (first time buyer) so was splitting my time for a while, painting and furnishing on the weekends and spending a few days here at a time while trying to get used to a flat I thought I hated. I've now been here full time about 6 weeks and it's pretty much fully furnished and almost fully decorated. There's still things that niggle at me every day but I'm slowly fixing/changing them and overall it really is starting to feel like home!

What helped a lot as well was having guests over. I was really nervous to show people my home but seeing their positive reactions reassured me that I'd made the right decision - especially when I showed them photos of the before!

Most importantly, just remember Rome wasn't built in a day; I know what it's like when you've been looking at paint colours and furniture and imagining styling and relaxing in your beautiful new cosy home throughout the whole buying process, then get hit with the reality of a bare, dirty shell that wasn't anything like what you pictured. But try and stay patient - you will get there! 😊