The ups & downs of living in & restoring our 100+ old Victorian house
Some of you may have seen it through our Insta-stories, but huuuge progress was made in our kitchen this past week! For the first time in the 6 weeks since our dishwasher flooded, we now have a kitchen floor again! Would you believe this lovely Carrara marble-looking floor is vinyl?! Now we can walk around […]
Ahh yes, the kitchen floor…not our dining room. Our dining room restoration was going swell: we had run new electric, repaired the plaster, primed and painted the ceiling and walls, and hung a ceiling medallion and antique chandelier. Despite having crown molding, picture railing, and paint removal on the trim to still do, we moved […]
The first week of our dining room renovation saw a lot of fast progress with plaster repair, electrical, and hanging our ceiling medallion and antique chandelier. This week was about making the room feel cohesive with a very simple but yet huge game changer: primer and paint. In case you missed our other dining room renovation […]
I know, I know, it’s the “B” word: “Budget”. It can feel like a daunting task when you feel unsure or stuck with how to decorate a room, let alone what your options are when you don’t want to, or can’t, spend a lot. Decorating your home on a budget can be a challenge, but […]
Last week as we were making some great headway in our dining room renovations, we had what one could call a series of unfortunate events. It involved our kitchen, basement, electrical, and dishwasher. …and water. Lots of dirty water. The events started as I was doing the exciting task of washing dishes in the sink. […]
