woodworking – Blake Hill House

The Front Door: I Think We Are Painting It.

Exterior Projects, Living & Decor, Respectful RenovationAugust 21, 2018993Views 1Like 37Comments

Perhaps the title of this post caught your attention. We are painting the front door? Well, maybe. Andy and I have been working on the front door, on-and-off, since the summer of 2015. Probably the most important post that we wrote was how ice dams damaged the door and how we fixed it. That post started the…

Simple Bookshelves For Our Bibliophile

Living & DecorFebruary 7, 2018538Views 0Likes 23Comments

While I have minimalist leanings, somehow my kids ended up being collectors. One of my teen's primary interests is Japanese Manga. His collection is growing, but his room is not. Recently, I found out that he has even created a spreadsheet to keep track of his books. It includes every copy he owns as well as series…

The Butler’s Pantry – Cabinet Door Makeover

Living & Decor, Respectful RenovationFebruary 8, 2017498Views 0Likes 11Comments

Thank you again, to everyone who entered our very first giveaway from Cutting Edge Stencils. We have contacted the winner via e-mail. I enjoyed taking a look at everyone's favorite stencils. There were several that I had never seen before. We look forward to hosting more giveaways in the future. *** Last weekend was a productive one…

Wrapping Up the Summer Projects

Exterior ProjectsAugust 5, 2015201Views 0Likes 5Comments

I want to say thank you for all of the kind feedback on last week's posts about the bumpy path that led us to Blake Hill House. All of those memories, good and bad, feel like they happened in a blink. My oldest, who was shown in the Lake Powell photo, is starting college at…

The Bookshelf…Finally!

Living & DecorJune 9, 2015275Views 0Likes 11Comments

Remember months ago when we talked about the built-in bookshelf that we were building in S's room? That feels like a year ago, but it was really only November. I am trying to forget how flaky most of our posts around that time made us seem. We had a bad habit of spreading ourselves a…