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The Library: One Room Challenge Week 4

Maintenance, One Room Challenge, Respectful RenovationApril 27, 2017185Views 0Likes 12Comments

Last year, when I completed the kitchen pantry and the dining room as our One Room Challenge™ projects, I fared pretty well without a lot of panic. This year, not so much. The exhaustion is setting in, and the to-do list still looks way too long to complete in only two weeks. So where are we…

The Library: One Room Challenge Week 2

Maintenance, One Room Challenge, Respectful RenovationApril 13, 2017252Views 0Likes 16Comments

Thank you for all the love last week regarding choosing the library for our One Room Challenge™ project. What I especially appreciate is your confidence that we will get the library done in six weeks and that it will be beautiful. There is a chance that you are all enabling my delusions, but in all seriousness,…

DIY Basics: Remove Wallpaper the Easier Way

Living & Decor, MaintenanceApril 12, 2017191Views 0Likes 2Comments

Since we moved to BHH in 2014, we have removed a lot of wallpaper. Old houses often have several layers of wallpaper on top of each other. It can be a bit of an archeology experiment once the top layer is gone. I am not going to lie to you and tell you that removing…

DIY Basics: Using Oil-Based Primer – 6 Simple Steps

MaintenanceApril 4, 20175KViews 0Likes 15Comments

We are still heavy into the last couple of days of the guest room refresh, and the One Room Challenge™ starts on Wednesday, but today, I am starting a series of posts about DIY Basics. Nearly three years ago, when I started this blog, we had very few skills to share. We had a whole lot…

2017 Projects & Plans

Exterior Projects, MaintenanceFebruary 23, 2017429Views 0Likes 16Comments

I planned to share a post about our library closet and organization. However, it is currently a work-in-progress with the emphasis on work rather than progress. Instead, I am using today's post to write about our 2017 projects and plans for BHH. *** Andy and I do a budget analysis in January. That sounds grown up and…

The Butler’s Pantry – Vintage Light Restoration

Living & Decor, Maintenance, Respectful RenovationJanuary 25, 2017381Views 0Likes 12Comments

When we started the pantry project, one of the tasks on the to-do list was to restore the vintage light fixture. Unfortunately, BHH is chock full of paint-covered light fixtures, and the sconce in the Butler's Pantry was particularly unattractive. Primarily, we were not crazy about the color or the chipping paint. But, most of all,…