When Alex and I bought our adorable little house in Seattle we never in a million years expected to still be living in it, two kids and nine years later. We love our home’s charm and character and the location is perfect for us. Now that we do have a family, though, we’re bursting at the …
Tag Archives: House Projects
New Storage Shed!
Amidst the chaos somehow Alex managed to find time to build a new storage shed for our backyard. We have been dreaming of the day when we could start storing more things outside, both from a get-stuff-out-of-the-house standpoint, but also for ease of use of some outdoor items we use frequently. This was a multi-weekend/weeknight …
Spring is Here!
Spring is really in the air here in Seattle. The cherry blossoms already peaked, the daffodils have come and mostly gone and now it’s tulip time! The weather is showing signs that it’s starting to turn into “spring” – which means still chilly temperatures and a lot of rain with a few nice days interspersed …
New Craftsman Cabinets
We’ve known for months {read: a year} that our dining room’s open shelving, housing our wine, liquor, serving dishes and wine glasses, would need some childproofing. Parenting, life and whatnot got in the way and it took us a while to get on top of hiring a carpenter to build us some doors to close …
Spring Projects
Someone asked me recently if I’ve gotten the “nesting bug” yet. I don’t think I have, rather, I think I’m just in normal spring cleaning mode at this point. Each spring {and usually fall, too} Alex and I create a massive list of things to clean and projects to complete and this year is no …
Holiday Weekend at Home
It is so nice that Alex’s employer has added President’s Day to the list of company holidays. Those extra days off make such a difference. We had a thoroughly relaxing long weekend at home and enjoyed taking Monday off. Friday night we went out for dinner at none other than Bottlehouse. Prior to dinner, though …
Living Room Overhaul
We’ve been busy re-decorating our house and remodeling our bathroom for the last two months or so and we’re so close to finishing. Our dining room and bedroom are pretty much done at this point and our bathroom is making great headway. I can’t resist posting photos of our living room, though. It’s probably 94% done but it’s …
Bathroom Update 3.0
And then, just like that, we have tile!
Bathroom Update 2.0
Our bathroom renovation is majorly underway! The prep and demo work is basically done and the actual tile work should start tomorrow. It’s amazing to see the progress since last week…
Bathroom Reno Update 1.0
We are a week into our bathroom reno and have only hit two snags. I’d call that a success! Demo went very smoothly and things are happening FAST! Our tile has arrived and it is patiently awaiting its installation. It’s hard to see it all in boxes and not get excited and want to lay …