New move-in date!
We’re moving in on August 20th, no ifs, ands, or buts. Sometimes you just have to draw a line in the sand. The line, the hurdle we have to get … Read more…
General
You have to tear down before you can build up
We’ve actually moved past this point now but here are some shots of the demo’d kitchen, former laundry room, “red” bedroom and downstairs (soon to be master) bath.
My new office is just peachy!
I’ve been running around like a chicken…so sorry for the slow updates… I finished painting the upstairs bedroom that will be my new office. Here are shots of work-in-progress. I love this room. … Read more…
Ready or Not—Here We Come!
I made arrangements today for the movers to move us from Central Point to Medford on Monday, July 28th. Yay! The renovation might not be completely finished by then, but … Read more…
Demo is fun! Not!
I’m not fond of breaking things. So demo day (June 20th) is not my favorite time. The plus side is that my (I hesitate to call it mine) gross kitchen … Read more…
Scrape, sand, paint…repeat
I’m under the gun now to get as much of the painting done before the demo starts (maybe next week?) and I lose the kitchen sink. I first painted the … Read more…
Can it be fast and slow at the same time?
I’ve been meeting with a lot of different people in the last couple of weeks—a revolving door of tradespeople— contractors, the landscape maintenance guy, the floor refinisher, the gutter guy, … Read more…
Now the Work Begins
We got the keys last Friday! Yay! Since Monday we’ve been cutting back the overgrown jungle of a yard to discover the underlying landscape design that the previous owners left … Read more…
We got the house!
Amazingly enough, my dream is now a reality! It’s been more than a year since I first toured the house and almost a year since we first started to pursue … Read more…
Sarah and the Clawfoot Tub
What do Sarah Richardson (Canadian interior designer extraordinaire) and Craigslist have in common? Well, for me it’s clawfoot tubs. If you saw Sarah’s House on HGTV a couple of years … Read more…