Renovations
Renovation journal: Demoing the mudroom
The mudroom was a laundry room when we moved in, and when we renovated a room on the second floor to house the laundry room of our dreams — this became Cricket's room. We then started thinking this room might make a good "pool bathroom" since it's just off the backyard, but the longer we've […]
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December 13, 2023
Renovations
A big Kitchen renovation check-in! What's happening and what's to come!
The day we closed on our home (the first week of May), we met with contractors to discuss what we would have them do before we moved in. The floors were already on the list, but we also added removing the tray ceilings in the former dining room and primary bedroom. I've gotten a lot […]
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June 29, 2021
Renovations
What in the world is going on in the front entry?!
Anybody else trying to figure out how we're already a week into February? Last Monday we started demoing the front-entry/ entrance into the office/coat closet, and already, it's so much easier to envision what we have planned. The entry was one of our 10 projects to tackle this year, and although we've been documenting a […]
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February 9, 2021
Casual Friday
Casual Friday: Our Demo'd Bathroom!!!, Cottage Inspo, Exterior Paint Colors & More!
Demo on our bathroom happened this week and it was so shocking to see the space after it was completely cleared. I actually gasped. It seems to have grown 10x! My sister was so sure there must have been a wall cheated out somewhere. Our minds just couldn't get around the fact that this huge, open space […]
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July 24, 2020
Projects
Dining Room Progress Update - We Have Permits!
With all of the little projects and planning we’ve been sharing lately, some of you may be wondering, “What’s going on with the dining room?” And while things never move as quickly as you’d want on a big project like this, we did want to give you some exciting updates and share where things are […]
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September 25, 2019
DIY
How To Hire A Contractor (and When We Do)
To hire help or not? Can I afford to hire someone? When is it worth it as a DIYer? These are all really good questions that we ask ourselves before we start any large project (which we're coming up on again in our basement). It's also one that we've gotten a lot over the past […]
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January 25, 2016
Projects
That's A Wrap on Kitchen Demo!
Ahh, all the kitchen demo is done! A week ago, we shared all the re-workings of the right side of kitchen that included recessing a wall where the fridge and surrounding cabinet with a built in-microwave will go. On either side of that recess, a walk-in pantry was framed in on one side with kitchen […]
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August 17, 2015
Projects
The Kitchen: Tabula Rasa
This weekend, we got a babysitter for a couple hours and demo'd the kitchen. It was so therapeutic and fun! We haven't done any hardcore demo in awhile and we have been waiting anxiously since we moved in to renovate the kitchen, it felt like "we're finally doing it!" And although we ripped all the […]
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July 28, 2015
DIY
The Beginning: Demo Day 1!
Our day started early on Saturday, waking up in our bedroom to our normal house that we've lived in for the past six months. But the difference was, Saturday was the beginning of demo to prep for our new floors. As I mentioned in this post, we are replacing all the flooring on our main […]
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February 17, 2014
