plaster – Blake Hill House

My Three Favorite Products for Minor Plaster Repair

MaintenanceMarch 1, 201813KViews 0Likes 9Comments

Since we are diving right into two bathroom renovations, the main bathroom, and the guest bath, I wanted to highlight three of my favorite products for minor plaster repair. Last weekend, on IG stories, I talked a little bit about them. Today, I am discussing each product in-depth. Over the years, we have used plenty of…

Dining Room Renovation – ORC Week 2

Living & Decor, Maintenance, One Room ChallengeOctober 13, 2016374Views 0Likes 16Comments

Week one can be summed up in two words: cleaning closets. Let me explain because as you will notice, there are no closets in our dining room. The scenario goes something like this: We have just completed the demo on a room. (In this case, the dining room.) I am feeling great about the project ahead. I carefully…

Dining Room Renovation – ORC Week 1

Living & Decor, Maintenance, One Room ChallengeOctober 6, 2016257Views 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…

Pantry Restoration & Renovation – ORC Week 4

Living & Decor, One Room Challenge, Respectful RenovationApril 28, 2016127Views 0Likes 2Comments

Aye yi yi. The creator of this Challenge, Linda, says that week 4 is a hard week. I believe that 100%. After a planned weekend away, I got a very unplanned illness. I have been resting a lot and trying not to cough myself inside out. I think that means that this pantry project is…

Pantry Restoration & Renovation – ORC Week 2

Living & Decor, One Room Challenge, Respectful RenovationApril 14, 2016301Views 0Likes 13Comments

We are deep into the second week of the One Room Challenge™ (ORC). Well, technically it is already the third week, but we are blogging about the second week. I feel the impostor syndrome rearing its ugly head. The official participants are in a league of their own, and the 249 (!) guest participants have…

Girl’s Bedroom – The Big Reveal

Living & DecorApril 4, 2016298Views 0Likes 8Comments

It feels so good to say that M's room is finished. I am a little embarrassed that we started this room renovation in January, and now it is already April. However, we actually have four inches of snow on the ground today, and it feels like January. The weather creates the illusion that no time…