Our First Month

Little bit of this, little bit of that 

Whoever said “it’s going to get worse before it gets better” was not wrong. The good thing is, this is the week where the dust settles as we wrapped up knocking down walls. So with a few more weeks of work, we’ll be able to start putting everything back together again. Eventually we’ll go through… Continue reading Little bit of this, little bit of that 

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Checker Table War

What’s better than a good old fashioned game of checkers? How about a checkerboard table competition, brought to you by yours truly. On one of our random Saturday trips, we came across a checkerboard end table selling for $200. It looked awesome, but we knew we could make something similar for next to nothing. We… Continue reading Checker Table War

Our First Month

Week Two

What a whirlwind of a first week we had. At this point I’d say it’s time to get down to business, but really, we’re just having fun. Our second week was filled with more miscellaneous projects that may seem kind of random, but I promise it’ll all come together soon enough (or so we keep… Continue reading Week Two

Our First Month

Week One

Week one was a bit of a blur, and by the end of it, it felt like so much more time had already passed. Emotions were running high – from nervous to excited, and everything in between. But mostly disbelief that we finally own this house. Some highlights: Office The office next to our living… Continue reading Week One

Our First Month

Day One

May 15, 2015: The day we finally closed on our dream home. Our first night as homeowners was celebrated perfectly with pizza and a bottle of champagne. This house has been a long time coming, so it felt surreal that we could finally call it ours. With that being said, it took all of one… Continue reading Day One