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
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
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
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
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
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
This is the post I was supposed to write yesterday before I had a little meltdown. Speaking of which, thanks for all of your advice
There are two things that have been happening simultaneously in my life, that appear to have just reached a culmination of sorts. Those two thing
Once you learn the basic principles behind installing tile you can apply them to any number of projects– floors, walls, countertops, tabletops, and about anything
We’re entering another one of those “sit back an wait for materials and/or while professionals do the work on our house” phases of construction. With
We’ve been living in the gas station garage apartment for a month now, and this is the first time we’ve been able to walk through
At some point I’m going to want to be able to cook somewhere other than the back yard. Possibly. And that’s going to require doing
My good friend E and I started a Fourth of July tradition last year: Opening the shutter on the Nikon and playing with sparklers. As
I started out my holiday weekend exactly the way you would expect– hitting up Hobby Lobby, Target, and the nearest Big Box store to stock
The exterior rough framing of the house has been done for about a month and–shockingly–progress has been a lot slower without a four-man crew of
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