The ups & downs of living in & restoring our 100+ old Victorian house
If you’re following along on Instagram you know some other exciting news is that in one evening last week we were able to knock out a project from start to finish: our entryway light! Goodness, do you know how good it feels to get a project done in one evening?! With so many large home projects to tackle, […]
It’s happened! As of last week, we have our first livable, functional, 75% finished living room! Why 75%? …cause although we sanded and stained the floors and painted the walls (3x because of getting the colors wrong), we still have crown molding and picture rail, furniture, and decor to do. However with some more important […]
You’ve probably noticed on past posts and our ‘about’ page that we refer to our home as an American Foursquare (jump over here for a quick tour). Being the nerd that I am and the fact many of you wonderful peeps are old-house lovers as well, I thought it’d be fun to go a bit […]
In our ever ongoing grey-color painting failures in the living room (first purple, now blue), I’ve been going “back to the drawing board” and revisiting what I’m picturing for our living room. Ultimately, I’ve been drawn back to my Pinterest living room board, and as I’ve looked through what I pinned over the years, the […]
All last week we were hearing and seeing reports about an upcoming blizzard. I must admit, I didn’t believe any of the forecasters when they said “this is the big one”. Compared to a lot of other states, PA’s local forecasters are notoriously terrible with predictions. I’ve seen these “monstrous storms” move to our south, […]
