(There's been lots of house posts, so I apologize if you're bored by it...it's just what's been happening around here lately!)My dad is a general contractor, which is extremely helpful when you have a … [Read more...]
Before & After: Henry’s Room
June 3, 2008 By
BEFORE: Not a very interesting shot, but it was a pretty un-interesting room.AFTER:Decided to go with chocolate brown on the bottom 1/3 with the blue on the top. A white chair rail will be installed … [Read more...]
Laying Sod…Sucks. A lot.
May 26, 2008 By
We spent our Memorial Day weekend...Roto tilling the dirt...Spreading 4 cubic yards of top soil...er, I mean manure...Laying edging (Ben LOVED this job! HA!)...Laying chicken wire (to deter gophers … [Read more...]
Curb Appeal: Before and After
April 27, 2008 By
Someday my dream house will be Craftsman style with shutters, a big wrap around porch and wood siding. Because this is so much of my preference, I had a hard time initially wanting to buy this house. … [Read more...]
Kitchen Before/Afters
April 26, 2008 By
I just want to start off by saying that I *love* my kitchen. It's huge and that makes me happy. However, I really hate my white on white countertops and I'd love to have stainless steel appliances. … [Read more...]
CLOSED…
March 27, 2008 By
...finally. Escrow is closed, and we are in more debt than we ever have been in our entire lives! Woohoo! We had the absolute worst escrow process you could imagine, with more than one person … [Read more...]
