House Renovation Update #7 – Today’s a Big Day

The kitchen cabinets and island are being installed today. And the marble backsplash. AND MY LAUNDRY ROOM SHOE CUBBIES, PINCH ME FOR I AM DREAMING. (The cabinetmaker was quite tickled that out of all of this wonderfulness, I was near happy tears over some damn shoe cubbies. The shoe cubbies that will reside right next […]

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House Renovation Update #6

1 here. 2 here. 3 here. 4 here. 5 here. Man, I just can’t seem to get these renovation updates done on time, but here’s the latest! The floors are done, and we are in looooove. Ripping out the floor in the kitchen and dining area and re-framing was the best idea ever – now […]

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House Renovation Update #5 – More floors and walls + Laundry room

Although things are moving along and really exciting, I don’t have many updated photos for a blog post. However, look! The great news is that the drywall is up, the new wood floor is in, new doors hung, window casing finished, and all of the walls have been putty-coated and primed! We originally weren’t going […]

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House Renovation Update #4 – Our Kitchen Choices

Since we’re still in the drywall/floor finish/boring phase, I thought I would answer Katy’s question from last week’s post. I read a lot of home remodel blogs and love hearing about all the details on the process, would be interested in learning specifics on what choices you make – such as what countertops/backsplash options you […]

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House Renovation Update #3

House renovation #3 drinking game. Take a swig every time you read the word “drywall” or “floors.” Okay, so I’m a little late on this one. Sorry about that, but you see, I have good reason! If I would have posted on Friday, the photos would have looked eerily similar to last week’s update. But […]

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House Renovation Update #2 (+ Requesting Appliance Advice)

Renovation Update #1 here. Good news! Demo is officially finished. Bad news. It doesn’t make for a super exciting update #2. Lots of decision-making this week, and not so much doing. So, we took out the kitchen and opened up the walls, and continued with ripping out all the window casing, the floor base, and […]

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