While many of the larger renovations in the house are complete, little by little we’ve been working on the detail of each room to make each space feel just a little bit more like home. For this project, we’re giving our dining room a little bit of love. For the most part, the decor in… Continue reading Floating Corner Shelves
I’ve written on and on about the .2 seconds it took me to walk in the house and fall in love. And how a big part of that was the original stairs, banister, woodwork and fireplace that it took just one glance to see. But another big part of it was the original window pane… Continue reading Refinishing Window Pane Doors
Remember that story about the rush of emotions that I experienced when first stepping through the front entrance of our house. There were no pictures online, and aside from sneaking a peak through a few windows, we really didn’t know what to expect. It took all of two seconds before I knew we’d found our… Continue reading Heating things up
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
When I go quiet on the blog, it’s not because I’ve run out of things to say (I don’t think I could ever run out of things to say). We’ve just been moving so quickly on projects and jumping from one to the other that it’s been hard to keep track of everything and share… Continue reading Building the Workshop
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