Now that you've read about our basement flood and the makeunder that predated it, it's time for a full tour of this clean and organized workhorse. I'm most proud of two things here: it is super functional for our needs, and it is outfitted with storage solutions that were purchased used and/or cheap (or, even [...]
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 [...]
This stage of the One Room Challenge is challenging because I don't want to reveal too much of the room! I'm saving pulled-back shots for the final post – not that it's going to be a stunner of a space. As I've said, this is a functional room, not a showcase. Anyway, this is a [...]
I dove into my kitchen makeover this past month and knocked out three things that already have me liking the space a lot more: a new faucet, cabinet hardware, and window moulding. Faucet Our previous faucet had a leak that was getting progressively worse: the water would only shut off when the handle was turned [...]
Day 2! Full disclosure: this weekend won't end with triumphant After photos because I won't have our new shower curtain in hand until Tuesday. This is the drawback of real-time blogging. All totalled, I spent way too much time on this damn grate. I just wanted to get down to bare metal so that I [...]
Project Palermo 