The Landscaping is COMPLETE (for now)

Our house sat uninhabited for 10 years before we bought it.  Prior to that, an elderly gentleman lived here for 30 years. To say that the landscaping had been neglected is a bit of an understatement. When most people buy or build a house it comes with at least an outline of landscaping.  For us,…

The Living Room is COMPLETE!

If you asked us what aspect of the entire renovation has been the biggest struggle, the answer would probably come as a surprise.  No, it wasn’t the big projects – like sanding and refinishing the floors, repairing the plaster, wiring the house, or rehabbing the old windows.  It wasn’t even the fact that we did…

The Vestibule is COMPLETE! (maybe)

The vestibule has probably received the least amount of attention on our blog.  In fact, when Amy and I would think through the list of rooms we had left to work on we would always forget about the vestibule, despite the fact that the walls were still exposed plaster, the floors were unfinished and suffered…