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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…

Living Room – Slow, but Steady

Living & Decor, Maintenance, Respectful RenovationApril 23, 2015163Views 0Likes 6Comments

Life moves along slowly, but steadily on our living room project. Some of the tasks, such as wall repair and painting, have been moved to the end of the queue. They will require a few very long work days in order to complete. We normally have longer blocks of time on the weekends. Until…

Life in our Living Room

Living & Decor, Maintenance, Respectful RenovationApril 16, 2015110Views 0Likes 2Comments

Renovating while raising a family is no easy task. We are finding this especially true in the living room. It is not called a "living" room for nothing. We watch TV together in the evenings. The two youngest kids pretend the entire floor is lava, and they spend a great deal of time navigating the…

Guest Room – Prep and Planning

Living & DecorApril 9, 2015185Views 0Likes 6Comments

As I had hoped, the guest room plaster repair and prep for painting is going along without a hitch. I am currently working to remove all of the existing drywall patch that was smoothed over the plaster in a previous repair attempt. One of the best things about plaster is that it is not greatly…

Guest Room – Before

Living & Decor, MaintenanceApril 6, 201590Views 0Likes 0Comments

I hope all of you who celebrate Easter had a nice holiday. We enjoyed brunch with friends and then the rest of the weekend was spent scraping wallpaper. We made it about 1/3 of the way around the living room. However, today's post is all about the guest room. I was looking through my Vimeo videos,…