Since ye olde homestead is up for sale we’ve had to tackle all of the projects that we pushed waaay back to the end of our to-do list. Like re-paint the bathroom ceiling and add a new light fixture. Sounds fun, right? It’s not. We called in the backup troops with our latest projects since [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Before & After'
Cheap and Easy
February 8th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Before & After, Steals and Deals
That’s how to describe this quick home update. Our light switch in our office was looking a little drab. Off to Home Depot and $1.45 later we were the proud owners of a new white light switch and plate cover. Our wiring is pretty old so we followed the directions here to make sure we [...]
Tags: changing a light switch·easy projects·home improvement
Backyard Redo: Laying the Paver Patio
January 26th, 2010 · No Comments · Before & After
Let’s revisit the backyard overhaul project. You remember, when it wasn’t covered in 5 feet of snow and ice. When we used to work outside and not believe that our fate was surely hypothermia. Remember those days, when the temperature got above 12?
Well, let’s get on with the project….
I think we all remember how [...]
Backyard Overhaul
January 22nd, 2010 · No Comments · Before & After
Our backyard was our biggest project that we took on but it was definitely a labor of love. I’ll break down our projects into a few posts since it’s a little overwhelming. So, let’s jump in!
We originally started the project wanting to replace the raised deck and add a privacy fence. Well, we added a [...]
The Final Chapter
January 21st, 2010 · 1 Comment · Before & After
The bathroom is done. Done I tell you. We picked out the trim to match our existing molding. Matt used his trusty miter box and we were trim cutting fools. We just measured, marked the boards and cut away. John from Young House Love has a great tutorial that we referenced a lot. We were [...]
Organizing
January 19th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Before & After
Remember how I received the bestgiftever this Christmas? The labeler? Besides labeling the dog kennels, I’ve really put this baby to work. As you know, we got our new fandangled desk recently. We had to move all of our files and electronics stuff to our new desk. What better reason to de-crapify and streamline our [...]
Tags: labeling·office·Organizing
Master Bathroom Update 3
January 15th, 2010 · No Comments · Before & After
Alrighty now, if you’ve been following along you know we’ve added the tile to the bathtub surround. I had planned on grouting the tile on our next free weekend but and unexpected snow-day had me grouting early.
Matt went to work so I was on my own. I felt fairly confident taking care of the [...]
Tags: Bathroom·projects·tile grouting
Shelving Addition
January 12th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Before & After
We love our Master Bedroom. It’s like a little retreat up there! The thing that we didn’t love was the lack of storage. There were also some awkward spaces in the room since it is a converted attic. The space we didn’t know what to do with included a weird door to a crawl space [...]
Fireplace Revamp
January 11th, 2010 · No Comments · Before & After
Our fireplace was really starting to show it’s age. The tiles in front were an old icky terracotta color and the fireplace cover was brass. We had already switched out all our fixtures and doorknobs to the all holy brushed nickel. We looked into replacing the screen and well, to be honest it was more [...]
