Finally, we are getting somewhere in The Scary Bathroom. It is starting to look less like a trash pit and more like an actual bathroom, you know, where people take showers and get ready for work and stuff.
Well, perhaps I spoke out of turn. However, the room does seem full of possibility again.
The Scary Bathroom:…
Hello, week three anxiety. I've been expecting you. Week three of the One Room Challenge is typically when I start getting antsy about finishing on time. The problem is that I am still destroying things when I feel as if I should be putting it all back together by now. It is my typical method…
It's week two, and I am already cutting my losses. I'm either getting smarter, or I am advancing through the stages of One Room Challenge panic at a faster rate than usual. Either way, six hours and only one surface into skim coating the bathroom walls, I had the following thought, I need to pay someone…
Last Friday, I was not sure if we would participate in this round of the One Room Challenge. Our spring project went from bad to worse, and I just wasn't sure I had it in me to tackle another project right now. After a lot of soul-searching, I decided that I like the punishment of…
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…
After all of our projects, especially One Room Challenge projects, I like to sit down to figure out the total cost. After four years of living here in BHH, we are getting pretty good at keeping a firm hand on the budget. Part of the reason for that is that we now own the tools…