And now for a big piece to our puzzle. One that will make the house look much more put together. Finally finishing our stairs and banister. We really were working with a thing of beauty. A set of old stairs (creaks and all) paired with a beautiful banister that wrapped itself all the way upstairs. Looking… Continue reading Refinishing our staircase
In the midst of our constant home renovations, its nice to throw in fun diy projects along the way. Dan deems these our “side projects,” and we always have a few going on at a time. This one in particular was especially fun for both of us, as Dan got to dive into a bit… Continue reading DIY entryway bench
This old house came with all new windows. Except for two in what we’ve deemed the back bedroom. These windows were circa 1930 and original to the house. They were made of solid wood and had that awesome pulley feature for opening and closing the windows. The only problem, one was missing a pane of… Continue reading Picture frame window
I previously shared a post about the 13ft bar that our oversized garage was graced with. And how we made a few people unhappy by cutting it down to 8ft and moving it to the back wall of our garage. But I also promised that we had a reason for doing this. And that was… Continue reading Ready for winter
Our back hallway has already experienced a major turnaround. The bright blue walls and broken mirrors were quickly swapped out for freshly painted trim and a “welcome home” sign. But in order to complete the back hall, the basement stairs that lead to our (future) mudroom and guest bath were in need of refinishing. The… Continue reading Refinishing basement stairs
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