The ups & downs of living in & restoring our 100+ old Victorian house
The first week we lived in our new home was an adventure, and not just in doing floor sanding for the first time. We had gone to settlement with our cars packed with clothes, tools, cleaning supplies, food, bedsheets, pillows, and an air mattress. With the exception of a special haul by Karl’s parents with […]
I finally get to show y’all the “butler’s pantry” today and the work I’ve done so far to clean and restore the old wood in it! This room, along with the entryway/vestibule, makes my heart go pitter-patter. Both these rooms hearken to a bygone time that I want to bring back to its fullness in […]
Yup, you read that right! We found a house! If you’ve been here a little bit, you knew from this post, and this, and this…that Karl and I have been searching for our first home for a loooong time. This home was truly worth the wait though. It is our dream home that we never […]
Life. Life has been busy and full of some crazy ups and downs this past month! What do I mean? All in good time… ;) I’ll be able to divulge some of what has been going on, and other things will have to remain private from blog-land, but there’s beginning to be a light at […]
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