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The Guest Room – Another Lesson in Patience

Living & Decor, MaintenanceJuly 21, 2015279Views 0Likes 14Comments

Watching BHH fall apart around us over the winter was disappointing. I attempted to rally during the last few weeks of the cold weather, but it was a battle. For several days, the weather forecasters were lying liars who lied about the above freezing temperatures headed our way. Two days in advance, the weather report…

Living Room – Slow, but Steady

Living & Decor, Maintenance, Respectful RenovationApril 23, 2015177Views 0Likes 6Comments

Life moves along slowly, but steadily on our living room project. Some of the tasks, such as wall repair and painting, have been moved to the end of the queue. They will require a few very long work days in order to complete. We normally have longer blocks of time on the weekends. Until…

Life in our Living Room

Living & Decor, Maintenance, Respectful RenovationApril 16, 2015119Views 0Likes 2Comments

Renovating while raising a family is no easy task. We are finding this especially true in the living room. It is not called a "living" room for nothing. We watch TV together in the evenings. The two youngest kids pretend the entire floor is lava, and they spend a great deal of time navigating the…

Guest Room – Prep and Planning

Living & DecorApril 9, 2015205Views 0Likes 6Comments

As I had hoped, the guest room plaster repair and prep for painting is going along without a hitch. I am currently working to remove all of the existing drywall patch that was smoothed over the plaster in a previous repair attempt. One of the best things about plaster is that it is not greatly…

Guest Room – Before

Living & Decor, MaintenanceApril 6, 2015109Views 0Likes 0Comments

I hope all of you who celebrate Easter had a nice holiday. We enjoyed brunch with friends and then the rest of the weekend was spent scraping wallpaper. We made it about 1/3 of the way around the living room. However, today's post is all about the guest room. I was looking through my Vimeo videos,…

Good and Bad

Living & DecorMarch 31, 2015126Views 0Likes 2Comments

If our absence has been any indication, life in BHH has been busy, and moving forward after our rough winter has taken priority. The last few weeks here at home have been spent managing leaks and mitigating the damage as our ice dams melted completely. The bulk of the damage is in the sun porch/art…