Sprucing up the entryway with new storage and a splash of bright color
Our entryway has been largely unchanged since we moved in. We bought a nice old piece of furniture (um, a cabinet??) from …
The weekend of “things that will make Rachel happy”
Rachel loves our kitchen. We got almost all of it finished before we moved in, and that’s one of the first pieces …
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 …
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 …
Bedroom project photos
Here are the pictures I promised from the second bedroom project. Here’s the biggest wall in the room, from the scraping to …
Porch renovation continues: Finishing the trim
We’ve made a lot of progress on the front of the house in the last few months, though we haven’t done much …
Adding some nice curb appeal
Phase one on the front of the house is basically finished. Here’s the front yard 16 days ago and then today. What …
Concrete stripping on the steps
Half-stripped steps, originally uploaded by whiteknuckled. The steps are coming right along. I discovered that the Behr Concrete Stripper (no. 992 if you’re …
Chandelier swap is complete
For some reason we still can’t figure out, someone had installed a ceiling fan in our entryway. There’s not one in the …
Paint the world red
Rachel and I have both wanted a red door on the house we’d own one day. Our family, for some reason that …