Kitchen Remodel

Our kitchen needed a lot of work before we moved in. The original cabinets were in rough shape, and the function wasn't great. I really didn't like having a stove right next to the back door, and hated how closed off the kitchen felt with the wall dividing it and the dining room. So we …

Dining Room Remodel

A dining room isn't always a very exciting remodel. In general, most dining rooms get a little bit of paint, maybe a new light fixture, and ta-da! Done. Ours was pretty much that--plus taking down a wall to open it to the kitchen. Our front door actually opens directly into the dining room, so we …

House Progress 1/28/15

Laminate floors we laid ourselves, and our messy office that still needs unpacking! Things have been crazy. I don’t say that sarcastically. I say that in all seriousness. I might be losing it. We finally moved into our new house. Our landlady didn’t want us to go. She needs the income. But it’s not our …

Kitchen Progress! 1/7/15

After a few weeks, we finally have our kitchen cabinets back up! I will write a post on how we did them once I can take a proper after photo (with new counters, a floor, and appliances in place), but let me tell you, this is not something I really recommend doing. SIX hours of …

House progress 12/18/14

I suppose you may be wondering why it's taken me so long to post another update on the house. Truth be told, there's not much to look at. I've painted the ceilings, walls, and trim upstairs. I have a few touch-ups to do. But for the most part, there's not a lot to see. There …

House Progress 12/02/14

Whew! So we've had the house a week as of this afternoon, and so far we've painted two bedrooms and a hallway, spackled the walls like crazy to fill holes, scraped off the paint on the stone windowsills, demo'd the ugly tile floor in the kitchen (which was raised 1.5-2"  above the wood floors due …