Our Old Rowhouse

The Softer Side

This blog has become endless stories of dirty, gritty projects that Steve is spending all his free time on (brownie points for …

Though we have untold projects currently in progress, for some reason we decided to start another one. I moved everything out of …

Ok, so we’re about to pull the trigger on a new roof. We knew we’d need a new one when we bought …

I noticed an old photo of the front yard right after we planted the yard and thought it was time to do …

We’ve made a lot of progress on the front of the house in the last few months, though we haven’t done much …

And the something is us (and our neighbors) when the wall is made out of burly, thick, ugly, overgrown hedges. So on …

I’m so excited (and relieved) about a piece of news I got yesterday. DC runs a facility near us called the Ft. …

Check out this video from the Washington Post about development and change in the city. All of the footage and the interviews …

These column caps have been especially stubborn to get the paint fully removed. Here’s a before and after of what I think …

After a brutal few weeks at work and a well-deserved week of vacation with Rachel’s family at the beach in Florida, we’re …