street side front porch – Blake Hill House

A Front Porch Refresh

Maintenance, Refinishing Hardwood FloorsJune 6, 2019298Views 0Likes 4Comments

Before we hosted the baby shower nearly two weeks ago, I did a little maintenance on the Street Side Front Porch. Currently, the big door, on the grand entrance side of BHH is off-limits, and I wanted all of our guests to use this small porch instead. For day-to-day, our family uses both entrances almost…

The Summer of Finishing Projects

Exterior Projects, Maintenance, Window RestorationMay 30, 2019331Views 0Likes 8Comments

Five years ago, to the day, we closed on Blake Hill House. I began blogging about it immediately. We've made a lot of progress in this big old house. Remember when BHH looked like this? Or this? All of the trees and bushes were overgrown and threatening to swallow the house whole! A…

2018 Reflections: Projects & Progress

Living & DecorJanuary 1, 2019373Views 0Likes 18Comments

Every year I write one of these posts. It's the blogger way, you know. Last year, in my new year post, I wrote that I thought 2018 was going to be a good year. Truthfully, I am not entirely sad to let 2018 go. As a positive person, I'm not one to label it…