Let me set the scene…. The back half of the house had a hallway or maybe what seemed like a hallway from one end to the other. It started In the sitting room went through the master bedroom, bathroom and into the laundry room. You could stand on one side with all the doors open… Continue reading Master Bathroom (part one of……)
When we moved into this farmhouse the basement wasn’t really a selling point. The basement bathroom is right off the machine room area. It contained a gross toilet and an old pedestal sink. There wasn’t a shower but a pan with a drain and plumbing up the wall. My boys refused to use that bathroom… Continue reading Basement Bathroom
After we purchased this house and moved in the renovations began. This was about 6 years ago I believe. This bathroom was completely unusable. As we got into demo we realized that there had been a leak in the water closet. They had wrapped towels around the pipes and they were now petrified. Not mention… Continue reading Second Floor Bathroom
On this property this was the last remaining building that was brown. We aptly named it the poop shed. Over the years we had tried to make it work for us. The garden fence was attached to the shed. I decided the garden need to move. It really became a place to store junk. The… Continue reading Ode to the Brown Shed (also called the poop shed)
When we finally moved into our farmhouse we knew that we were going to need to update and remodel. What we didn’t realize was that we were going to have to start the first summer we were here. The upstairs had the bedrooms and bathroom that our kids were going to use. This was about… Continue reading Upstairs Bedrooms
When we purchased this house we were told that these were hard wood floors. Upon further inspection it was noted that they were 30-year-old laminate floors. The thought was to just be able to refinish and be done. After learning that they were laminate it dashed that idea. Researching and not willing to give up,… Continue reading Refinishing the Living Room/Breakfast Nook floors
The house was all versions of brown. Not my favorite. We were in a time crunch to paint. If the exterior wasn’t painted it would rot and it would have to be replaced. Wood clapboard needs to be sealed. Putting on all new siding was not an option. Looking for painters was daunting. They would… Continue reading Front Porch(my favorite place) Part 1
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