Since we did all our big renovations last year, I have been meaning to do an official reveal of the mudroom. The details of it took a little longer to come together, as we went through a few seasons using it, seeing how we fit into it. I’m sure there have been glimpse in photos […]
Finally, photos of our finished kitchen – Ta Da!
Living without a kitchen, or in the “fake kitchen,” for two months was hard. But it was well worth the results. And now, we are eating every meal here in our new space, happily at home. Last week we did a weekly meal plan, something new and foreign to this family. Usually it’s me standing in the […]
Hall landing play nook reveal
Previous to renovating the upstairs of our house there was a closet at the top of the stairs that had two sliding doors. The girls already liked playing in the closet, using it as a little fort space during the months when it wasn’t too hot to be upstairs. When the walls were torn down […]
The Girls Bathroom Reveal
Since January 2012, our historic 1918 craftsman house has been undergoing major renovations inside and out. Some of it has been documented here, under the Renovations Category. Final projects are wrapping up and it’s time to start revealing the new spaces. The first completed space was the girls bathroom, shared by my three daughters ages 3, […]
Where we’ve been
In the beginning I didn’t think having our house renovated would take over everything. I knew having our house turned upside down and inside out for an unknown amount of time, with contractors (the best contractors ever, but still, worker guys) showing up at 7:30 AM Monday through Friday since June, would be life changing. […]
Adventures in finding a local marble countertop
For seven years I’ve dreamed up ideas on how to renovate the kitchen in our 1918 craftsman house. There were times when I wanted to rip out 1950’s metal cabinets with red the formica countertops and chrome edges. But I didn’t. I waited, and hoped for the day of finding a contractor (and the funds) […]
A Simple Moment – with color!
A Simple Moment is a post that appears here every Friday. A photo I want to remember of a simple moment, with a few simple words. If you are inspired to do the same, leave a link in the comment section for all to see and read. The faces of little girl seeing color going […]
Renovations Update on the upstairs and mudroom
The upstairs renovations are getting close to being done! It’s taking longer than I expected – but it always is with renovations right? Either way, I love the way things are shaping up. So much so that I’m wondering what in the world are we doing giving this brand new space that is equivalant to half a […]
Renovations Update, watching the building action
I appoligize for my absence here the last few days. We’ve been doing a whole lot of nothing the last few days, dodging the hectic renovation schedules of summer, with a daily dose of hustle and bustle that starts at 7:30 a.m. The same time I am waking up and drinking coffee in my PJs. I […]
Renovations are happening. In a BIG way!
So if you didn’t guess by the posts last week, we were at the beach. That’s because carpenters were demoing the upstairs of our house. And I wanted to escape being there, with the noise, the mess and the total craziness of the whole thing. The carpernters, who are also the lead contractors from Clinch River […]