One of the challenging parts about a home renovation following a move (in which things were packed up not knowing what house they were going to) is the stuff management. I mean, we're still not...
front garden plans | 1970 home renovation
When we tell people that we moved to Maryland from Minnesota, the first thing they mention is the winters. "Oh, I bet you'll enjoy these winters a lot more!" Well, actually, no. I'm one of those...
evolution of a window
As I was thinking about what to write about here on the blog, I walked past the door to our room and the light streaming through the window caught my eye. The way it flooded through the window and...
new lights for the hallway | 1970 home renovation
Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Lamps Plus. As always, all words and opinions are honest and my own. As I shared yesterday and in other posts about our 1970s home, one of our goals is to...
tree trimming | 1970 home renovation
As soon as we saw our soon-to-be house in the real estate listing, we knew that landscaping would be one of the projects. We loved this house and the neighborhood because of the mature trees and...
reno recap five | windows, wallpaper, details, and more
Since there has been a lot happening in our 1970s brick ranch renovation, I thought it was time for a reno recap. If you missed the previous work that we've done on the house, you can catch up with...
making progress & more on tinted primers
The crew finished the wallpaper and glue removal and the priming on Monday, so then it was time for us to get to work. So, last week was all about painting and priming and, since I'm trying to pace...
the paint colors I selected | decorating
Several people have been asking, so let's talk paint colors and which ones I selected for our house. I didn't feel much urgency for selecting colors since I had so much wallpaper to strip, but now...
tips I learned from the pros stripping wallpaper
I told you I would only write a couple more posts about stripping wallpaper, so let's just get one out of the way. This post is prompted by the people asking if I snooped and picked up some tips...
making trades | 1970s home renovation
As I have been working on stripping wallpaper with my one-tank-a-day method, Jeff has been questioning why I don't get a quote on having the work done. The steamer would be heating up, he would...