Hey-oh: we've got a proper desk area in our living room! I prefer having our computers in our main common area (instead of sequestered upstairs in the guest bedroom, for example), and this side of the living room seemed perfect for an office setup. I wanted a functional, comfortable, dedicated workspace for two people. No more camping [...]
In my greatest DIY victory to date, I installed an IKEA HEMNES bathroom cabinet, DALSKAR faucet, and ODENSVIK sink (which came with RINNEN plumbing). Note that the title of this blog post is not "How to install an IKEA vanity" but rather "How I installed an IKEA vanity." This is what worked for me. I did [...]
Hey, our bathroom is finished! As I mentioned when I first shared my bathroom makeover plans, my goal was to replace the glaring features that made the bathroom look really dated/cheap: most notably, the paint, mirror, and sink. Eventually we'll do a full bathroom renovation (that granite tile is not part of my forever plan), but making some changes [...]
When we bought our house, the basement laundry room area was thoroughly gross and rather dangerous. It is significantly less gross and dangerous now! Here's all the unglamorous work that went into that. First step: making sure the water heater doesn't kill us. During our home inspection, our inspector pointed out that the melted plastic on [...]
Well, now we know the drawback of real-time blogging: sometimes real-time is way too slow. I'll save the nitty-gritty details behind the delay for another post - instead, let's check out our newly redecorated bathroom. Unfortunately the bathroom is still small and awkward - nothin' I could do about that - so it's impossible to [...]
Project Palermo 