We've been getting loads of snow. Lake Erie hasn't frozen over yet, so the lake effect storms keep coming, and we receive at least a light dust of snow every day now. According to the weather app, this pattern will stick around for a week or two. It's a normal February.
Early in January,…
This year, you'll read a lot from me about improving how our house functions. I am on a quest to fully enjoy living in BHH, a subject I touched on in last week's post. During January, my focus is on the basement. Today's post offers some tips and tricks for corralling workshop supplies. For every…
With the launch of Season 3 of True Tales From Old Houses and coordinating the newsletter for The Year of the Window, everything around here has been a little chaotic during week one of 2020. Informally, Andy and I have been thinking about the BHH budget this year. Thankfully, the house does not need anything…
I know almost everyone is into pretty rooms, but I have a confession. I am drawn to functional and well-organized spaces whether they are beautiful or not. Now that I wrote it down, I realize that this is probably the least surprising confession you may have ever heard from me. I just think that tidy…
Lately, I have been reflecting on our four years of DIY and renovation in BHH. It all started after a conversation with a new friend who loves old houses as much as I do. She and I both stalk real estate listings just for fun. Can any of you relate? She remembered BHH from its…
Almost two years ago, I wrote a series of posts about cleaning and organizing the basement. I did not want to take you back down here, but one of our faithful readers asked me to (Hi Ame!), and it relates to yesterday's post about our summer project.
There are no new photos of the workroom, but…