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2020: The Year of the Window

Exterior Projects, Maintenance, Window RestorationDecember 3, 2019488Views 0Likes 14Comments

I promise that I am not trying to sweep the rest of 2019 under the rug, but with a project as large as BHH, I am in perpetual planning mode most of the time. Over the last five and a half years here, we have made so much progress. (Remember the beginning?) Even so, there…

Summer Update

Living & Decor, Window RestorationJuly 12, 2019357Views 0Likes 5Comments

Over the winter, I took a bunch of classes and workshops about building my brand. I learned loads of strategy and best practices. I struggled my way through a content calendar, Pinterest optimization, and newsletter writing. What I ended up with were a full bag of tricks and complete paralysis, because I just want to…

The Summer of Finishing Projects

Exterior Projects, Maintenance, Window RestorationMay 30, 2019330Views 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…

Episode #7: Scott Sidler Dances His Way into Historic Preservation

Podcast, Window RestorationApril 8, 2019266Views 0Likes 0Comments

Scott Sidler In this Episode, Devyn and Stacy have a blast interviewing Scott Sidler from Austin Historical and The Craftsman Blog. Learn about Scott's unique path into historic preservation, his favorite kind of restoration work, and what in the world is a house sandwich? Tangents include Disney World, NPR, and the pole in the middle of…

The Historic Homes Workshop Weekend Part II

Window RestorationFebruary 14, 2019281Views 0Likes 5Comments

In case you missed it, here is part I. Saturday was full of workshops, and Sunday was a workday. We were matched with pros to learn to do a complete mechanical makeover of sash windows. Steve calls that pairing, "Pros and Joes." I fall somewhere between a Pro and Joe since I have done…

The Historic Homes Workshop Weekend Part I

Window RestorationFebruary 12, 2019201Views 0Likes 8Comments

First, I apologize that I do not have any DIY meal kit recipes for you this week. Being out of town plus another winter storm put a wrench in my plans. The good news is that I have already published five weeks of DIY meal kit recipes, so you can start there or repeat a…