I haven’t shared an update lately…and when that happens it usually means because things aren’t going super swell. I’ve mentioned many times during my updates that we had lath and plaster walls…obviously, because our house was built in 1886. During the restoration process, the walls and ceilings were ripped out. My hubby and I were…
Almost all of the walls in our house had to come down. Not necessarily because of damage caused by the fire, rather more because of water damage and questions related to structure (needing to see how the framing was, etc). With that, came down a whole ton of lath and plaster – and any insulation…
We made a stop over at the house to take some measurements in several of the rooms. We are going to be adding some extra insulation in various places to help deaden some noise. Prior to the fire, the house was literally soundproof. I joked that I could be be getting murdered inside and no…
Phew! Who knew choosing a color could be so hard??…I knew! Choosing paint colors has never been a favorite past-time of mine! As some people are expert taste testers and can call out every single ingredient or spice in a food, I tend to be that way with colors. From the undertones, to the hues,…
Even though we aren’t able to live at our house, we still have a lot to maintain…like our garden! I am definitely not a very good gardener. I like to buy a lot of plants, spend time tilling, plant the plants, water them for a few days….and then forget to water them for the next…
Slowly but surly progress is being made at the house and we are finally seeing some changes…in the direction of getting us back home!! These past couple of weeks the electrical, plumbing and HVAC has begun. There’s still a long way to go for all of them, but at least we’re moving in the right…
I have a featured DIY video tutorial coming up over on one of my favorite sites, Hometalk! I love that I’ve asked to do tutorial videos for their audience! It’s so fun…and scary all at the same time! I feel like doing LIVE videos with an audience (like all of the cooking news segments I…
Ya’ll…I have always loved the swinging butler’s doors. I had never really seen one in real life…unless you count the door in the Cosby show! I loved watching that show growing up (no rude comments please!), and always thought their kitchen door to the family room was soooooo cool!! I recently shared about one of…
Spread sunshine, color the world and spread hope!! This whole Covid-19 situation is so depressing and worrisome. I wish that we could just reverse time and avoid this situation all together! I feel like we are living a real life Little House On The Prairie episode, when Mountain Fever took over the town in the…