Before We Even Bought Our House
Found some pics on my computer I took while we were touring the house before we bought it. Quite a few changes!
Making a Brand New Kitchen
Now that we had our new floor put down in the kitchen it was time to turn it into an actual kitchen using Ikea cabinets. As much as I love Continue Reading
Master Bathroom Complete With Clawfoot Tub
Since the tile was also finished upstairs we were able to start on the master bathroom. Step one was to put in the medicine cabinet that had been floating around Continue Reading
Completing the Half Bathroom and Wainscoting
From where we left off from the Tile Installation we’ve now got a perfectly good half bathroom ready to be finished. Step one was to install the base molding. Followed Continue Reading
Tile Floors for Kitchen, Half Bath, Bathroom, Laundry Room
For the flooring in any area with the potential for water we opted for wood look tile instead of actual hardwood. I wanted a ceramic since I liked the texture Continue Reading
Sheetrock is Up!
Putting up the sheetrock was a long, arduous process. The framing was uneven, the floor wasn’t level, the ceiling looked like a sine wave. But with enough perseverance, and shims, Continue Reading
Ready for Sheetrock! The Construction Tour
After what feels like years (because it was) of demolition, reconstruction, and prep work, we’re finally ready to put sheetrock back up in the house. This is the cleanest it Continue Reading
Installing a Wall Mounted Bathroom Vent
So we’ve converted the pantry into a half-bathroom as outlined in my previous post. The problem now is that there’s no window in the room and the ceiling is vaulted Continue Reading
New Attic Steps for Victorian Walkup Attic
Though no one’s fault in particular (it was definitely me) the first few steps going up to the walkup attic were broken and currently being held up with some makeshift Continue Reading
The Plumbing: Bathroom, Laundry Room, Half-Bathroom, Kitchen
The bathroom when we first got the house was incredibly narrow and we had a hard time figuring out how to make it better. After much discussion we decided that Continue Reading