Category «Home Improvement»

New Coat of Paint

When Seth’s parents first bought our house with the intention of renting it out, I had absolutely no intention of living there. But being involved with Seth as I was, his friend and partner in breakup woes at that time, I was happy to help clean the place up and help get it move-in ready. …

Murphy’s Law

Alternative title for this post: Never Renovate on a Deadline.   Murphy’s Law states that anything that can go wrong, will go wrong. Nowhere in life is this more true than during a renovation project. So before I get into examples, I will give some words of advice: never plan a renovation with a hard …

Spice Up Your Life

If you have ever been in my kitchen (or even have seen a picture of it), you’d know that counter space and cabinet space are both at a premium. With so little space, it irked me that my collection of spices took up one ENTIRE SHELF of the right overhead cabinet (and I only have …

Breakdown (Planning a Renovation)

Right now we’re in the midst of the largest renovation we’ve undertaken together: the entire upstairs of our house. Taking apart almost half (500ish square feet) of our 1200 square foot house to the studs has been quite an undertaking so far, and we’re nowhere near finished. However, we do have a vision for the …