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Street Side Front Porch | The BIG Reveal!

Exterior Projects, Living & Decor, One Room Challenge, Respectful RenovationJuly 16, 20181KViews 0Likes 47Comments

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…

Street Side Front Porch | The Boot Cubby

Exterior Projects, Living & Decor, One Room Challenge, Respectful RenovationJuly 5, 2018297Views 0Likes 8Comments

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…

Street Side Front Porch | Finally, A Floor!

Exterior Projects, Maintenance, One Room Challenge, Refinishing Hardwood Floors, Respectful RenovationJune 7, 2018458Views 0Likes 20Comments

Going into the One Room Challenge, whether or not we would need a new floor was the wild card. During those first days, I honestly thought we might salvage the old floor even though it looked awful. Optimism is my superpower. It didn't take long to realize that starting over was the right thing to do.…

Street Side Front Porch | The Last 10% takes Forever

Exterior Projects, Maintenance, One Room Challenge, Refinishing Hardwood Floors, Respectful RenovationMay 31, 2018184Views 0Likes 12Comments

First things first, the floorboards are installed 100%. Dale and I finished up last week. The floor deserves a post all its own, and unfortunately, I have a bunch of little projects and details that I have to finish before I can do the final sanding and oiling. Until then, here's a sneak peek. Don't worry.…

Street Side Front Porch | The ORC Continues

Exterior Projects, Maintenance, One Room Challenge, Refinishing Hardwood Floors, Respectful RenovationMay 17, 2018312Views 0Likes 10Comments

The alternate title for this post was "Boy, That Escalated Quickly." By now, most of you know that the Street Side Front Porch reveal for the One Room Challenge was not exactly traditional. It ended up being just me and a couple of ferns. That is because the entire project went from bad to worse…

Street Side Front Porch | One Room Challenge Week 6

Exterior Projects, Maintenance, One Room Challenge, Respectful RenovationMay 10, 20181KViews 0Likes 38Comments

Edited 7/19/18: Please see the bottom of this post for an exciting update. Wow! Six weeks have come and gone, and reveal day has finally arrived. I have been pretty quiet on social media and the blog because I have been working tirelessly behind-the-scenes trying to get the street side front porch ready for its close-up. Let's…