There is one thing I've reminded myself over and over as we've been working on our 1970 home - I only have to make decisions about the house when I need to make them. Of course, decisions that...
what Dorothy would’ve done
One question I've been asked on occasion through the years of sharing our home on the blog is, "What do the previous homeowners think of your changes?" With our PA house and then our MN house, I...
tips on painting ceilings
There are some DIY projects that are a lot of fun and rewarding and then there is painting ceilings. I was so happy that the ceilings in our last house didn't need to be repainted, but the ceilings...
1970 home renovation | painting the “garage side” of the house
We had three warm, sunny days in a row towards the end of last week, so I put painting the garage side of the house on the calendar. We were running out of paint-friendly days outside and I wanted...
1970 home renovation | working on the side of the house
I realized I haven't shared what we've been doing along the side of the house. It's still in the works, but I think it's important to share the reality of a home renovation... Sometimes progress...
a simple home upgrade
In the middle of larger projects that have to be spaced out over a few days, weeks, or months, I like to sprinkle in ones that take a few minutes. It helps me make progress and check something off...
1970 home renovation | painting the shutters & front door
Over the past week, I set aside a couple of days to continue chipping away on painting the exterior of the house. You can see the first two posts about painting the exterior of the house HERE and...
the 1810 mantel
A few weeks ago, when I was out and about to pick up the recliner for the living room, I decided to stop in one of my favorite local antique shops. In case you missed the recliner, I found it on...
1970 home renovation | painting the exterior | part two
Before the rain came over the weekend, Jeff, my mom, and I worked last Thursday and Friday to make a sizeable dent in painting the exterior trim and siding on our house. The weather truly was...
1970 home renovation | painting the exterior
I've had the exterior paint sitting in the garage since the beginning of the summer, but I just didn't want to paint in the heat. I imagined I would spend a day painting and then jump into the pool...