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Dining Room Renovation – ORC Week 1

Living & Decor, Maintenance, One Room ChallengeOctober 6, 2016166Views 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…

Reflecting on the Kitchen Project

Living & Decor, Respectful RenovationOctober 5, 2016105Views 0Likes 6Comments

We have officially been enjoying the finished kitchen for a little over six weeks. While it is too soon to tell how everything will hold up over time, we have had plenty of opportunities to give the layout a workout and enjoy the design features that we chose. Today, I will weigh in on some…

Dining Room – Renovation Begins

Living & Decor, Respectful RenovationSeptember 28, 2016274Views 0Likes 12Comments

The Original (to us) Dining Room Before we purchased BHH, the dining room looked like this (Realtor Photo): During our real estate tour, the first thing we saw was the stunning chandelier. The next thing we noticed was that the dining room was green. So green. After we closed the deal and received the keys, I…

The Finished Kitchen – Come on In

Living & Decor, Respectful RenovationAugust 25, 2016921Views 0Likes 32Comments

The kitchen is done. In April the cabinets were delivered. In June the work started. Now, here we are, two and half months later, on reveal day. Let me repeat: The kitchen is done. Those words are still sinking in. Let's take a moment to discuss where we started. In the 1960s, Dorothy and her husband moved into BHH.…

Schoolhouse Lighting

Living & Decor, Maintenance, Respectful RenovationAugust 17, 2016393Views 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, 2016789Views 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…