The ups & downs of living in & restoring our 100+ old Victorian house
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. […]
Our dining room renovation is under-way and, dare I say it…going fast! See what we accomplish in Week 2 and what our dining room plans are. It started last weekend with wiring the electric for a switch and the antique crystal chandelier with the help of our friend Keith. It’s a good thing he was […]
Lemme tell ya, restoring an old home or renovating a fixer upper is never a sprint, and always a marathon…unless you’re HGTV of course. Ugh. But our dining room renovation has been a work in progress from the time we moved in over a year-and-a-half ago. Within the first few months after moving in we took […]
I’m going to get straight to it: things are changing here for the better on Draven Made, and I’m excited! What kind of changes, you ask? For starters, the name is changing. It’s been something I’ve been thinking over for more than a year, maybe even two: “Draven Made” just doesn’t fit. When I started […]
