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The Breakfast Nook: One Room Challenge Week 2

Living & Decor, Maintenance, One Room Challenge, Respectful RenovationOctober 12, 2017296Views 0Likes 20Comments

This week's crisis of faith is brought to you by an on-line paint visualizer. Monday, was all about progress progress progress. I felt fantastic. After a full day of work, I finished priming the walls. I thought to myself; This project is going to be a piece of cake. And the universe smiled, patted me on the…

Restoring Antique Hardware

MaintenanceOctober 10, 2017737Views 0Likes 9Comments

While I am working away on the Breakfast Nook for the One Room Challenge, I find myself grateful for two particular things: The room is small (unlike the library that we restored for the spring One Room Challenge) and, The breakfast nook only has one paint-covered sash window. The upper full-turn fastener holds the original storm…

30 Projects in 30 Days: The Finale

Exterior Projects, MaintenanceOctober 3, 2017396Views 0Likes 16Comments

That's a wrap, folks! The 2017, 30 Projects in 30 Days challenge is over. Here at BHH, it was mostly a success even though we did not get everything marked off the to-do list, and we had to work all the way into the 32nd day of September. How does that poem go? Thirty-two days hath September... Before I…

30 Projects In 30 Days: Three Days Left!

Living & Decor, MaintenanceSeptember 28, 2017150Views 0Likes 4Comments

No surprise, we are going right down to the wire with our 30 Projects in 30 Days task list. I have had a few people mention that they plan to use the full weekend for projects even though September 30 is on Saturday. I am on board with the idea. As far as I am…

30 Projects In 30 Days: Project Round-up, So Far

Exterior Projects, MaintenanceSeptember 21, 2017224Views 0Likes 6Comments

We are down to the last ten days of the #30ProjectsIn30Days challenge, and I have reached a critical point between getting things done and giving some projects the ax. My ever-optimistic self is not giving up on some of the more time-consuming tasks on our list. However, it is clearly time to let some things go…

A Little DIY Window Project

Maintenance, Refinishing Hardwood FloorsSeptember 19, 2017403Views 0Likes 8Comments

We are finally making measurable progress on our #30ProjectsIn30Days list. Over the weekend, Andy and I finished a few key projects, and our momentum began to snowball just like I hoped it would. One little task that was on the list was changing the window covering on the street-side basement window. When the exterior of BHH was…