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…
Read all about it!
I just added a new page to my blog–About the House, which includes the history of the original owners of the home. Find it on the Navigation Bar.
In the meantime
Last week we were invited to attend a dinner club which meets monthly here in the Rogue Valley. In conversation, I brought up the fact that I’m buying a 1927 … Read more…
I’m Holding My Breath
Not much to do now but wait. We have the loan approved, all the forms filled out. We had an inspection done last Saturday, though it was rather limited because … Read more…
Cautiously Optimistic
Annette, my real estate broker, told me yesterday that the bank has accepted my offer. We’re supposed to receive the paperwork today. I’m not celebrating until the keys are in … Read more…