The bathroom window is now a mirror
Just two-plus years after gutting and renovating the bathroom top to bottom, the lone window in there is now a beautiful feature …
The totally enjoyable and awesome 2013 door and window trim replacement bonanza
We’re in the midst of a long process with the city dealing with old paint in our house that I’d rather just …
On the hunt for antique window trim and making it up as I go along
After a week away, we’re back online here at the Old Rowhouse. After the week of Steve came to a frenzied close, …
Finding a solution for the roof hatch and finishing it up
For the hatch that leads to the roof on the sleeping porch, I was having a hard time figuring out how to …
In which I learned that I was actually building a boudoir
At some point during the long slog through this upstairs sleeping porch project, maybe while picking out light fixtures for the ceiling, …
What to do? Insulating and covering up the roof hatch
Update: Here’s the finished solution if you want to see how we solved this problem. Things are nearly ready to reveal on …
Checking in on the upstairs porch project
If you’re like me and you prefer books with pictures, you might want to go ahead and quit reading this post. Nothing else …
At long last, insulating the porch ceiling
About ten months ago, I was trying to figure out the best way to insulate the ceiling of our upstairs sleeping porch. …
Wrapping up the new closets
Honey needs some closet space! For a year and a half, Rachel’s been using these sad Ikea wardrobes in the sleeping porch …
Building the new porch closets, part deux
After just two full weekends and a few odd nights here and there, the new sleeping porch closets are about 75 percent …