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ORC Week 6: Cursing the Queen and Hailing the Halo

June 14, 2020June 15, 2020by Marti1 Comment on ORC Week 6: Cursing the Queen and Hailing the Halo
ORC Week 6: Cursing the Queen and Hailing the Halo

Jarrod looked over while I was typing this, saw the post title, and said "Are you writing Harry Potter fan fiction?" This is a quick post about one magical addition to our yard and one difficult eradication. In 2016, our landscaper installed an assortment of native plants in our backyard. In the mix were three [...]

Landscaping, Outdoors

ORC Week 4: Our Bungalow’s Front Yard Landscaping

May 31, 2020June 1, 2020by Marti3 Comments on ORC Week 4: Our Bungalow’s Front Yard Landscaping
ORC Week 4: Our Bungalow’s Front Yard Landscaping

Hey, we're out of the basement and back into the fresh air! This week's One Room Challenge post is about our front yard landscaping. I believe this is the last view you saw of this area, when the plants were installed in spring 2016. Things have filled in since then, though it hasn't been a [...]

Basement, Outdoors

ORC Week 3: Basement Flood

May 24, 2020May 24, 2020by Marti3 Comments on ORC Week 3: Basement Flood
ORC Week 3: Basement Flood

This week's post is not what I had planned because of an unexpected Hauslermo catastrophe. Those of you who follow me on Instagram already know this story, but I wanted to document here for posterity. First, some background: when we bought our house, we learned our connection to the city's sewer system was blocked by [...]

Outdoors

ORC Week 2: New Bungalow Roof

May 17, 2020May 18, 2020by Marti2 Comments on ORC Week 2: New Bungalow Roof
ORC Week 2: New Bungalow Roof

When we purchased our house in July 2015, the roof was pretty high on our inspector’s list of “things that are bad about your new home." That was no surprise to us because a big section of shingles was on the sidewalk. Our inspector advised us to fix the worst areas immediately and plan for [...]

Outdoors

One Room Challenge Week 1: Our Bungalow’s Exterior

May 10, 2020by Marti3 Comments on One Room Challenge Week 1: Our Bungalow’s Exterior
One Room Challenge Week 1: Our Bungalow’s Exterior

I made an impulse, last-minute decision to participate in the One Room Challenge! Over the next 6 to 8 weeks, I’m going to blog once a week about assorted outdoor projects. Here's Hauslermo in March 2020: With Covid-19 and Chicago’s stay-home order, our yard has taken on new importance for me. I’m grateful to have [...]

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I shared some fun news in my IG stories today: our sunroom window project won a Driehaus Award from the Chicago Bungalow Association! Even if you don’t live in Chicagoland, the CBA is an awesome resource for information and inspiration. I’ve referenced their Bungalow Maintenance Guide continually as I work to preserve and improve our home. Thanks to @chicagobungalow for championing vintage homes!
New blog post is up: ✨The sunroom renovation reveal!✨ I plan to self-soothe with the before-and-after image sliders until we know who the next president is. Please join me! Link in profile. #chicagobungalow
This week I’m getting my neglected blog caught up on the sunroom renovation progress I’ve already shared here. The first post went up yesterday (link in profile). I plan to post photos of our finished sunroom by the end of the week. Here’s a sneak peek! Meanwhile, in IG Stories, I shared what I learned from the @chicagobungalow House Research 101 class – we need to take 3 candles off Hauslermo’s birthday cake…
Today I pulled down the tarp and we stood in our living room repeating “Wow. WOW.” This project has been in my brain for 5 years (swipe for the 2015 view) and now it’s here in the real world, bringing a transformative amount of natural light to our first floor. I can’t wait to fill it back up with plants! But first: cleaning and painting and moulding. @themarvinbrand
Thanks to everyone who’s shared in my excitement for our new sunroom and windows! There’s still a lot of work to do, but I am v happy. 💗
We postponed our windows + sunroom renovation until Chicago entered Phase 3 of IL’s COVID-19 reopening plan. Now it’s all systems go! Lots of action this week - everything is saved in my “Windows” story highlights.

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I shared some fun news in my IG stories today: our sunroom window project won a Driehaus Award from the Chicago Bungalow Association! Even if you don’t live in Chicagoland, the CBA is an awesome resource for information and inspiration. I’ve referenced their Bungalow Maintenance Guide continually as I work to preserve and improve our home. Thanks to @chicagobungalow for championing vintage homes!
New blog post is up: ✨The sunroom renovation reveal!✨ I plan to self-soothe with the before-and-after image sliders until we know who the next president is. Please join me! Link in profile. #chicagobungalow
This week I’m getting my neglected blog caught up on the sunroom renovation progress I’ve already shared here. The first post went up yesterday (link in profile). I plan to post photos of our finished sunroom by the end of the week. Here’s a sneak peek! Meanwhile, in IG Stories, I shared what I learned from the @chicagobungalow House Research 101 class – we need to take 3 candles off Hauslermo’s birthday cake…
Today I pulled down the tarp and we stood in our living room repeating “Wow. WOW.” This project has been in my brain for 5 years (swipe for the 2015 view) and now it’s here in the real world, bringing a transformative amount of natural light to our first floor. I can’t wait to fill it back up with plants! But first: cleaning and painting and moulding. @themarvinbrand
Thanks to everyone who’s shared in my excitement for our new sunroom and windows! There’s still a lot of work to do, but I am v happy. 💗
We postponed our windows + sunroom renovation until Chicago entered Phase 3 of IL’s COVID-19 reopening plan. Now it’s all systems go! Lots of action this week - everything is saved in my “Windows” story highlights.
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