Today our contractor started work on our half-bathroom renovation! I wanted to pop in on this ol' dusty blog to let you know that I will be posting progress shots on Instagram Stories – if you're interested, you should check out those before they expire. I'm @martipalermo. I'll do blog posts as well after the [...]
Looks like I am moving forward with the half-bathroom remodel! I hit my savings goal thanks to our tax refund, annual bonus, and squirreling away of money. Now I get to dive into a capital project. For reference, this is what our bathroom looks like currently: It's tucked under the stairs, in the center of our home’s [...]
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Yesterday I shared a quick post about my new entryway chandelier and rug. Now I'm back with a long post on the final change I made in this first wave of improvements: DIY Shaker bi-fold doors for our entryway closet. Here's where we started: It's fine, but I disliked that the closet doors were as much a focal point as the front [...]
We have a side-entrance bungalow with a nice central entryway, opening into our kitchen on the right and our living room on the left. I suppose you could call it a foyer if you're feeling fancy. It was far from fancy when we bought the house, though: it was super gross. I made it not-gross with cleaning [...]
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