When we took on our upstairs renovation, it was with the understanding that it would take a while because we intended to DIY almost everything ourselves. However, sometimes it can pay to call in a professional, so I thought I’d take a minute to detail what we take into consideration when we decide to contract …
By now, you’ve seen a picture or two of our little house, but just as a reminder, this is what it looked like when we first moved in: The white aluminum siding is was filthy and very chalky looking. The dusty blue color above the porch and on the shutters was in good shape, …
I have grumbled some about my postage stamp-sized kitchen on this blog thus far, but I like it a lot more than I did when we moved in. When we were renting the house from Seth’s parents, the walls were bright red, the cabinets were the worst light-wood laminate I can imagine, and the cabinet …
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. …
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 …
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 …
