When it’s all over it just begins again: the master bedroom
We always joke that each room renovation in the last 22 months has been done a little better than the last. Which …
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, …
Week of Steve has the opposite problem now
I just said we’d had time to write but no time to do any projects in the last few weeks with the …
“The Summer of George”
Though we’ve had enough time to write lately, we just haven’t had enough time to do any projects TO write about. (I …
Small projects make a big difference: repainting the fireplace
It’s awesome to have a fireplace in your living room, right? Cozy fires in the winter and saving money on gas bills …
A Cheerful Place (Unveiling the Nursery, Part Two)
(Read part one.) We’ve come a long way in the third bedroom — now the nursery — since we first saw the house …
Get yer basement stairs refreshed, now with more storage!
Our basement stairway has been a sore sight for as long as we’ve owned the house. All the same layers of wallpaper …
Oh, right, we never unveiled Lily’s new room!
This is going to probably turn into several posts for a few reasons: because we’re not getting any new projects done these …
A 360 view of blowing stuff up
Our neighborhood in DC, like many neighborhoods across the District, turns into a something akin to a warzone around July 4th. Before …
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 …