For three weeks in June, our house was a flurry of activity. Chris (our general contractor) and his crew – Adam and Corey – arrived early each morning and were hard at work by 8am. Additional skilled tradespeople arrived as needed for specific tasks (e.g. electrical), and Chris oversaw and was accountable for all of [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Project Palermo 