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Living Room – After

Living & Decor, Respectful RenovationJuly 8, 2015267Views 0Likes 20Comments

Are you ready for some pictures of our new living room? Progress on this room felt excruciating slow, but the truth is, there was so much to do in this space, and we accomplished quite a lot in just a couple of months. For reference, here is the before picture: Before My chief complaints were that the…

The Bookshelf…Finally!

Living & DecorJune 9, 2015206Views 0Likes 11Comments

Remember months ago when we talked about the built-in bookshelf that we were building in S's room? That feels like a year ago, but it was really only November. I am trying to forget how flaky most of our posts around that time made us seem. We had a bad habit of spreading ourselves a…

New Life For Old Desks

Living & Decor, MaintenanceJune 3, 2015209Views 0Likes 0Comments

The roof project continues. The shingle portion is complete, and the intense clean-up has begun. While the roofers have been busy overhead, I have been working on something else. A few months ago, Andy and I bought a beautiful old desk at an estate sale. After we gave it a little TLC, I posted…

The New Roof

Exterior ProjectsJune 1, 2015169Views 0Likes 2Comments

This is really happening. For reference, here is what our roof looks like from an aerial view. I pulled it off of Google Earth, so please excuse the grainy photo. The white square is the flat portion of the roof. The rest has typical peaks and valleys. Before the new roof Surprisingly, getting a new roof is not…

Weekend Wrap-up: How Did We Do?

Exterior Projects, MaintenanceMay 27, 2015109Views 0Likes 4Comments

Last week, I posted our lofty weekend work plans. Today, it is time for the big recap. Did we get it all done? Um, no, but we see the light at the end of the tunnel, and sometimes good enough is just right. This was the original list: Today (Thursday): Repair living room window - Progress made Sew new…

Long Weekend = Long Work Hours

Exterior Projects, MaintenanceMay 21, 2015122Views 0Likes 4Comments

Now that this website is stable again, it is back to work. Be warned, the site look will probably change (again!), but for now, I am channeling my inner Elsa and letting it go. We have all been enjoying every second of spring. The entire town went from snow to mow in about two weeks time.…