The progress is steady in my closet. I have been posting real-time updates on our Instagram story, but it is hard to describe tasks in ten-second segments. Right now, the project is on target for a reveal next week. It's time. Ten days in, and I am good and tired of seeing the mini explosion of…
Maybe you knew this post was coming, or perhaps you didn't. We moved to BHH in June of 2014, and we got to work right away fixing and updating the house, and writing this blog (albeit very poorly, in the beginning). First steps were no-brainers. The house needed a new electrical panel and smoke detectors.…
Yesterday on Instagram, I talked about updating the functionality of my closet. For a very old house, BHH has substantial closet space in most of the rooms. Back in the olden days, people did not have as much stuff, and therefore, they did not need as much space to store it.They were minimalists before minimalism…
About a month ago, I wrote about our plan for the upstairs bathroom refresh. Andy and I discussed it thoroughly, and I thought we were on the same page. The to-do list was relatively simple overall.
Remove the torn wallpaper and paint the walls
Restore the marble sink
Paint the exterior of the…
Our family pretty much checked out of 2017 on December 16th. That was the day our oldest came home from California for winter break. Once he arrived, none of us were in the mood for our regular schedule. We just wanted to hang out with him. Then, because of the way the holidays fell this…
Hanukkah is behind us, and Christmas is knocking at the door.
During 2017, we passed the three-year mark of owning BHH. As far as planning went, my to-do list was not as well-formed as it was in past years. Still, we managed to make a dent in it, and I offer this post as a year-in-review.
Before…