It was my intention that my next post would regard something inside the house. But truthfully, not much progress has been made on any of our indoor projects. I just can’t wrap my head around demoing kitchen walls knowing their is such sunshine and fresh […]
Ahh… this was fun. Once we tore out all that concrete, the next big thing was to build a raised vegetable garden. Pretty standard idea around these parts: have dirt, grow vegetables. I had been fantasizing about this since the first time we saw the […]
I’ve been eyeballing Ikea’s Ammero patio set for weeks. It was just a bit pricey, too pricey? Should I be spending that kind of cash when I don’t even have a kitchen? {Loving the clean lines, the stark black and white, sigh…} So in […]
It’s Spring. We’ve been spending every non-work moment happily outside. I’m dying to post about our backyard progress, but must wait to finish a couple key elements before any big reveal. However, I had to share this daily occurrence. As you can see, I’m not […]
In between rain storms (we’ve been getting quite a few lately, today included) we’ve been trying to get started on the backyard. I am so grateful to have this space. As a past-life serial renter, all I ever wanted was a YARD. Wandering the aisles […]
March 8, 2010 This date represents the finale to my greatest nightmare: the laundromat. As of today, I have a washer and a dryer in the house. My two shiny warriors, who have waited ever so patiently in the basement since Black Friday, are at […]
It’s been a long journey between myself and the fireplace, but man, we’ve come a long way. Of course you know about the leak, and the damage, and the ripping out of everything decorative exposing the naked chimney, so frail. This was traumatic. After revealing […]
It’s all happening, the buzz of saws and the slams of a hammer, music to my ears. This is a big week. We finally settled on a contractor for the dry rot. At this very moment, my new best friend Bob is down in the […]
The kitchen is the heart of the home, or something like that. Ours is the bane of my existence. It was the very first room we started ripping into and it may well be the last thing we finish. A kitchen is a BIG DEAL […]
It has occurred to me that perhaps I haven’t been clear concerning the amount of demo which consumes our lives. Maybe you were wondering, why hasn’t this girl picked up a paint brush, done a little decorating, finished off a room? I mean, it’s been […]
