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About Last Week: Bedroom Makeover + A Field Trip

Field Trip, Living & Decor, Video, Window RestorationNovember 17, 2020113Views 0Likes 2Comments

This new weekly series is a casual look into my day-to-day DIY life at Blake Hill House. Last week, I took one day to clean, rearrange, and spruce up the hygge bedroom of my dreams. In case you missed it, I also wrote a blog entry with a ton of photos. We have not…

Year-of-the-Window Check-in

Window RestorationAugust 19, 2020212Views 0Likes 6Comments

I mistakenly almost titled this post as a mid-year check-in. Then, I realized that August is already half over. In the same way that my pandemic brain now registers the first four days of every week as Monday, the last three months have all felt like June. June is mid-year, and that's where I stopped…

Midsummer Updates

Living & Decor, Podcast, Respectful Renovation, Window RestorationJuly 15, 2020279Views 0Likes 14Comments

So far, 2020 has turned out nothing like I expected. Early in the year, I planned the #yearofthewindow, began daydreaming about Season Four of True Tales From Old Houses, considered training for another marathon, and looked forward to a trip to Sweden in August. I also had window work planned in the Hudson River Valley,…

Painting a Window Sash

Maintenance, Video, Window RestorationMay 15, 20203KViews 0Likes 7Comments

Lately, I have been enjoying vlogging. For all of the window restoration tutorials, it feels like a video is the best way to describe how to complete the work. I know that watching DIY videos isn't everyone's cup of tea, so I'll include the basic steps below as well. Painting a window sash isn't complicated,…

2020: The Year of the Window Begins

Maintenance, Window RestorationJanuary 1, 2020202Views 0Likes 6Comments

Happy New Year! I declared 2020 as the Year of the Window, but now what? Leading up to today, one of the most common questions that I have been asked is, How do I start my window restoration project? There's so much to do? Believe me; I get it. Last summer, just for funsies,…

2020: The Year of the Window Newsletter

Window RestorationDecember 30, 2019122Views 0Likes 4Comments

The self-proclaimed Year of the Window starts on January 1st. Are you ready? Is there plenty of window work to do at your house too? To help myself and all of my fellow window warriors focused, I'll be sending out a weekly email newsletter. The newsletter will complement regular blog posts here. It will…