The beginning of my childhood and the first memories I have revolved around the family business, Kapanek’s Pizzeria. My grandpa ran one on Bailey Ave in Buffalo, while my parents ran the other on Seneca St in West Seneca. We lived next door for a few years, and my siblings and I spent our summers… Continue reading Keeping family traditions alive
Today marks one year of homeownership. One year of adventures, one year of mishaps, and one year of driving our neighbors, our families, and of course, each other, crazy. I took some time the other day to revisit a few of our original blog posts. They were a good reminder of where we started and… Continue reading One year down, a lifetime to go
A lot of behind-the-scenes work has been going on to create the perfect summer space in our garage. While we hinted at some of this in our recent posts about the workshop and ever-important dart board, here’s a bit of an update on what else has been going on. First, a reminder of what we’re… Continue reading Another garage update.
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
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
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