So the hardscaping was finally done!! We wait til spring to start the landscaping…and then we were delayed again due to issues with the storm drain and septic drains…so the entire backyard got dug up So we spent several weekends slip/sliding around moving dirt. Then we finally decided and bought plants!! I wish I would …
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Landscaping part 2 of ?
In taking out the front and back steps, we had a plan to replace them with stone steps, so we looked for a contractor. We went with a friend’s husband’s business as the contractor. It started fine…but we started noticing issues in the workmanship pretty quick. When we drew their attention to it, they just …
Finding uses for rooms
When we found our forever home, we loved it. It did need some work and its definitely more than big enough for us. In order to not have wasted space in the house, we turned the 2 original upstairs bedrooms into hobby rooms- one for each of us. Both rooms got minimal updates which included …
Side Projects
While we were working on the big kitchen project, we did several side projects as time and budget allowed. One of the first was converting what was an office into our exercise room. This room could also easily be a 5th bedroom if you put in a closet! This room doesn’t look like it needs …
Let’s start with the kitchen
The kitchen was a huge thing for us. When we moved in, none of the appliances matched and the fan was ugly! We replaced all the appliances(sold the old ones to supplement budget), took down the cabinet over the range to make room for a range hood and modified the existing cabinets to hold a …
Adventures in Home Improvement
So I should have started this blog 3 and a half years ago when we bought our house…but I’m going to try to catch you up to speed on what we’ve done. Buying a house is expensive , renovating it to your personal tastes is so also expensive. This blog is a story of how …
My First Blog Post
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Adventures in Home Improvement 