Butcher Block Countertops – Part 1

After finishing the installation of our cabinets and it was now time to cut our countertops.  I think we always envisioned our kitchen with butcher block countertops, but there was a brief moment when we did consider other options.  One important element that pushed us back to butcher block was the price of other typical…

The Kitchen Renovation Begins!

Our original plan was to spend the spring and summer months working on the exterior of the house.  We wanted to fix the porches, add missing trim and siding, and paint the entire house.  Well, that didn’t happen.  We had trouble finding someone willing to help with the porches, then it just seemed silly to…

Restoring our clawfoot bathtub

I (Amy) have always been excited that our house came with it’s original clawfoot bathtub..even though it was in pretty rough shape. The development of the downstairs bathroom has been a very long-term project. When we purchased the house (before doing any rehab work or making any messes) it looked like this. Before demolishing this…