Well, That’s Different
After a number of years with just exposed OSB subfloor (and a couple of rugs) as the flooring in my kitchen… It now has (part of) a floor. Do not be fooled by that picture. It is still mostly this… I have
Full Bath Style: Beachy Neutral Wood & Glass
Maybe you thought that sometime I would have something to talk about other than “rooms that contain a toilet”. Like drills, right? I used to talk about drills, and hammering things, and digging bigass holes. But seriously, right now I spend at
Man-Cave Bathroom: Wall Art
Just what goes on the wall in a man-cave bathroom? Ah, the number of sleepless nights I’ve spent pondering that question. As you might have seen in the man-cave bathroom reveal, I had several ideas about finishing this space, but Julie really
My Bathroom Is Going To Be Smarter Than My Computer. Probably.
I’ve mentioned before that I’m well in the throes of picking the fixtures, flooring, and other materials for both of the bathrooms in the house we’re rebuilding. Which basically means I’ve got a semi-permanent twitch in my right eye. So. Many. Decisions.
So Many Things Your Hands Can Do! (According to Delta Faucets and The Count)
I mentioned sometime last week that there was definitely not enough excitement going on around here, and that’s because I didn’t know I was going to all but finish the man-cave bathroom this week. That should be excitement enough for anybody. Of
Man-Cave Bathroom Style: Revealed!
New drywall, tile, windows, fixtures, floor, bead-board, and one urinal later, and I can officially say the man-cave bathroom the most complete room in any of the four buildings on our property. I would love this bathroom if it just sprang out
Because there is *definitely* not enough going on around here.
What with living in a garage, building a house, chasing the donkeys around, having to light a fire every time we want to cook food, and, you know, refraining from killing each other with screwdrivers – I felt like maybe things were
DIY House Addition: Step 4 – Framing
Foundations are fun, I agree, and not just because 1.) you get to dig a bigass hole in the ground, and 2.) my family owns a foundation company. Actually, I retract that statement… those are the reasons why foundations are fun and
It’s Not Easy
I cannot even begin to tell you how may door installations at our house have ended with one of us trying to dislodge the others eyeball with a shim. Luckily, in most cases said door is between us, which minimizes the amount
Country Critters
The most exciting thing I ever saw in the city was a pair of flying squirrels partying in the trees of my front yard late one snowy evening. That was actually a fairly awesome sight — although MysteryMan kept insisting I was
Donkey… or Kangaroo? You decide.
This weekend MysteryMan caught a peculiar sight on camera. At first it looks like a plain old miniature donkey. Not a strange sight around these parts… This one appears to want a taste of that willow tree. The old head-between-the-fence trick doesn’t
Locked Down (These doors were SO worth it.)
Add “getting up to install hardware on my new solid wood doors” to the list of things I will willingly get up before 7AM to accomplish. That list also includes 1.) Getting newly released Harry Potter books, and 2.) eating chocolate chip
DIY House Addition: Month 3 Wrap Up
Apparently month 2 got lost somewhere in the framing, fascia, roofing, and sawdust. Time sure flies when you’re having fun working a couple of jobs and building a house. While Month 1 was all about the framing crew, the house-building responsibilities shifted
Advice From The DIY Crazy & The Not: Bathroom Carpet Removal
Okay, so there’s one problem with asking someone who compulsively buys powertools and starts projects about whether or not you should: Rip out carpet Tear down walls Rebuild your entire house from ground up [Insert your project here] The problem is that
On The Third Year
We’ve owned this house for three years now, which is to say a Wheat Year… A Corn Year… And a Bean Year… I could spend a lot of time complaining about the lack of disposal, dishwasher, laundry machine, kitchen, and water that
Unexpeted Joys of Building
When you take the first step on to that gnarled, winding path of building your own home, there are things you know you’re going to do. Frame a wall. Tile things. Tear up a few hundred square feet of hardwood floors. Yes,
Full Bath Style: Beachy Neutral Wood & Glass
Maybe you thought that sometime I would have something to talk about other than “rooms that contain a toilet”. Like drills, right? I used to talk about drills, and hammering things, and digging bigass holes. But seriously, right now I spend at
Man-Cave Bathroom: Wall Art
Just what goes on the wall in a man-cave bathroom? Ah, the number of sleepless nights I’ve spent pondering that question. As you might have seen in the man-cave bathroom reveal, I had several ideas about finishing this space, but Julie really
My Bathroom Is Going To Be Smarter Than My Computer. Probably.
I’ve mentioned before that I’m well in the throes of picking the fixtures, flooring, and other materials for both of the bathrooms in the house we’re rebuilding. Which basically means I’ve got a semi-permanent twitch in my right eye. So. Many. Decisions.
So Many Things Your Hands Can Do! (According to Delta Faucets and The Count)
I mentioned sometime last week that there was definitely not enough excitement going on around here, and that’s because I didn’t know I was going to all but finish the man-cave bathroom this week. That should be excitement enough for anybody. Of
Man-Cave Bathroom Style: Revealed!
New drywall, tile, windows, fixtures, floor, bead-board, and one urinal later, and I can officially say the man-cave bathroom the most complete room in any of the four buildings on our property. I would love this bathroom if it just sprang out
Because there is *definitely* not enough going on around here.
What with living in a garage, building a house, chasing the donkeys around, having to light a fire every time we want to cook food, and, you know, refraining from killing each other with screwdrivers – I felt like maybe things were
DIY House Addition: Step 4 – Framing
Foundations are fun, I agree, and not just because 1.) you get to dig a bigass hole in the ground, and 2.) my family owns a foundation company. Actually, I retract that statement… those are the reasons why foundations are fun and
It’s Not Easy
I cannot even begin to tell you how may door installations at our house have ended with one of us trying to dislodge the others eyeball with a shim. Luckily, in most cases said door is between us, which minimizes the amount
Country Critters
The most exciting thing I ever saw in the city was a pair of flying squirrels partying in the trees of my front yard late one snowy evening. That was actually a fairly awesome sight — although MysteryMan kept insisting I was
Donkey… or Kangaroo? You decide.
This weekend MysteryMan caught a peculiar sight on camera. At first it looks like a plain old miniature donkey. Not a strange sight around these parts… This one appears to want a taste of that willow tree. The old head-between-the-fence trick doesn’t
Locked Down (These doors were SO worth it.)
Add “getting up to install hardware on my new solid wood doors” to the list of things I will willingly get up before 7AM to accomplish. That list also includes 1.) Getting newly released Harry Potter books, and 2.) eating chocolate chip
DIY House Addition: Month 3 Wrap Up
Apparently month 2 got lost somewhere in the framing, fascia, roofing, and sawdust. Time sure flies when you’re having fun working a couple of jobs and building a house. While Month 1 was all about the framing crew, the house-building responsibilities shifted
Advice From The DIY Crazy & The Not: Bathroom Carpet Removal
Okay, so there’s one problem with asking someone who compulsively buys powertools and starts projects about whether or not you should: Rip out carpet Tear down walls Rebuild your entire house from ground up [Insert your project here] The problem is that
On The Third Year
We’ve owned this house for three years now, which is to say a Wheat Year… A Corn Year… And a Bean Year… I could spend a lot of time complaining about the lack of disposal, dishwasher, laundry machine, kitchen, and water that
Unexpeted Joys of Building
When you take the first step on to that gnarled, winding path of building your own home, there are things you know you’re going to do. Frame a wall. Tile things. Tear up a few hundred square feet of hardwood floors. Yes,
