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Dining Room Renovation – ORC Week 2

Living & Decor, Maintenance, One Room ChallengeOctober 13, 2016327Views 0Likes 16Comments

Week one can be summed up in two words: cleaning closets. Let me explain because as you will notice, there are no closets in our dining room. The scenario goes something like this: We have just completed the demo on a room. (In this case, the dining room.) I am feeling great about the project ahead. I carefully…

Dining Room Renovation – ORC Week 1

Living & Decor, Maintenance, One Room ChallengeOctober 6, 2016196Views 0Likes 14Comments

The One Room Challenge has rolled around again. Last spring, as a guest participant, we restored and renovated the pantry. That project served as a warm-up for the gut kitchen renovation which happened over the summer. Participating in the One Room Challenge (ORC) was such a great experience that I immediately put the fall date on the…

Two Years In – A BHH Anniversary

Living & Decor, MaintenanceSeptember 9, 2016260Views 0Likes 8Comments

We have been enjoying a much-needed break from home renovation. My mother came to visit which was the perfect excuse to sit around drinking coffee and chatting instead of DIY. Of course, we are like most DIY enthusiasts. It does not take long before we start to tear something up again. This time, it is…

Schoolhouse Lighting

Living & Decor, Maintenance, Respectful RenovationAugust 17, 2016465Views 0Likes 6Comments

Creating a Lighting Plan When we met with the Lowe's team, proper lighting was at the top of our list. As the kitchen design progressed, the lighting plan fell into place. Even though it was not period-specific to BHH, we added plenty of recessed lighting on dimmer switches to brighten up the entire room.…

The Kitchen: Cement Tile Backsplash

Living & Decor, Maintenance, Respectful RenovationAugust 8, 2016900Views 0Likes 28Comments

The kitchen remodel is creeping along. We have discovered that even hiring out most of the project to the Lowe's remodeling team does not mean that we can escape the fact that the last 10% of all remodeling projects seems to take 90% of the time. At this stage of the kitchen renovation, it is a joint…

The Kitchen – Weeks 2-4: Electrical, Drywall, & Floors

Maintenance, Refinishing Hardwood Floors, Respectful RenovationJune 29, 2016295Views 0Likes 10Comments

What started as a one-week blogging hiatus turned into two because my vacation with the boys overlapped Andy's work travel and refinishing the hardwood floors in the kitchen. I barely had time to brush my teeth, never mind blogging. Fortunately, our Lowe's kitchen remodeling timeline was not delayed while we were away. So much progress…