This month, it has been two years since we completed the gut remodel of the kitchen. We still love it. This was our first experience with a remodel of this size, and tackling the entire project on our own was way beyond our skill set. So, after considering a few options for contractors and kitchen…
The experience with our exchange student from Japan is going very well. As I mentioned last week, I will be posting the "best of BHH" here on the blog until the end of August so I can focus on making sure he is happy, and we are enjoying our family time. Today, I am re-sharing…
After all of our projects, especially One Room Challenge projects, I like to sit down to figure out the total cost. After four years of living here in BHH, we are getting pretty good at keeping a firm hand on the budget. Part of the reason for that is that we now own the tools…
Holy cow! After nearly four months, it is finally time to share the big reveal of our Street Side Front Porch. This poor project was the spring One Room Challenge that wasn’t. Mother Nature wreaked havoc by sending snow and cold weather for the first three weeks of the challenge. Then, just when it seemed that…
Taking some time off from the Street Side Front Porch project was exactly what I needed. Quite frankly, I did not realize just how burnt out I had been feeling. Last week, after weeks of feeling stuck on how to complete some aspects of the project, the ideas started flowing again. With renewed enthusiasm, I got…
The month of June is precisely why I wanted to get the Street Side Front Porch project behind us during the actual One Room Challenge. Somehow, every year, I say yes to everything this month, and then it all goes bonkers. Naturally, I do not realize this until I am in the middle of it.…