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Sunroom Renovation Before and After

November 2, 2020November 2, 2020by Marti18 Comments on Sunroom Renovation Before and After
Sunroom Renovation Before and After

I've covered virtually every detail of this renovation in my previous posts, so now it's time for the big payoff: a boatload of before and after photos. Let's start with the exterior – we've come a long way since 2015. Such a sad window. Of course, the house hasn't looked sad for the past few [...]

DIY, Sunroom, Windows

DIY Moulding and Painting in the Sunroom

November 1, 2020November 1, 2020by Marti2 Comments on DIY Moulding and Painting in the Sunroom
DIY Moulding and Painting in the Sunroom

We're in the home stretch! This post is all about the finishing details I tackled myself. I chose to do this part to save a bit of money and because I wanted to be hands-on for at least some aspects of the space. Note: some of the DIY work happened before the painting crew arrived, [...]

DIY, Sunroom, Windows

Let’s Get Into Our Sunroom Renovation

October 26, 2020December 15, 2020by Marti2 Comments on Let’s Get Into Our Sunroom Renovation
Let’s Get Into Our Sunroom Renovation

Ooof, I’ll be honest: it is hard to dive back into this blog when I have such a backlog of updates to share with you! When I let things pile up like this, it creates a daunting hurdle. This is a champagne problem, however, because the good news is our sunroom and window renovation is [...]

Basement, DIY, Tools

Unfinishing a Finished Basement

May 26, 2020May 26, 2020by Marti4 Comments on Unfinishing a Finished Basement
Unfinishing a Finished Basement

Last weekend, we had a sewer backup that spurred us to clean the heck out of our basement. I plan to share a tour of what the space looks like currently, but first I want to backtrack to 2015. When we bought our bungalow, half of the basement was finished and half was unfinished. I [...]

DIY, Staircase

Staircase Refinishing: That’s What the Money is For

September 11, 2019by Marti2 Comments on Staircase Refinishing: That’s What the Money is For
Staircase Refinishing: That’s What the Money is For

In my last post, I outlined my house plans for 2019... and then I disappeared. I've been working on our home a lot since then – nothing especially blog worthy – but I'm back with an update on the staircase project! And that update is: I decided I value my time more than my money [...]

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