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We had a BIG milestone recently. The city inspector came out to check our plumbing, heating, and electrical before the insulation and drywall were installed. Although our architect had drawn up our plans to show that less than 30% of our home was being renovated, it had in fact spilled over to a ...
01/26/2015
Lately, there has not been much visible difference to our home. However, much has progressed. The electricians have been here every day for two weeks, the plumbers were here for a week, and in the past two days, the HVAC people have been here to redirect and install new heater vents. Naturally, ...
01/23/2015
I went away for a girls weekend, and have come back with a mighty infection on my chest from a spider bite! My low-grade fever makes we want to sleep. Good question: where do you go to hide out when you are sick and your home is overrun with men with tools destroying walls? Here’s what we have so...
01/21/2015
On Day 3, they cleaned all of the fallen insulation off the floor and covered it. I can hardly believe that our hardwood will survive that. At the end of the day, the electrician came to check out our old knob and tube wiring. The place looks like Snakes on a Plane. Funny thing is, it is totally ...
01/16/2015
By the end of day 2, or “demolition day”, we learned that despite our many hours of prep work, we weren’t prepared at all! Here’s why: we had thought (hoped) that the house would roll out in stages. Apparently not! The deconstructionists wanted to take down the walls for the bath, the French doo...
01/14/2015
Day One is our prep day. We set up our kitchen and dining room in our office. We emptied every cupboard and shelf. We boxed up anything that was attached and hid it in the garage or basement. So now we begin! Here are our “before” photos: The Guest Bedroom The Kitchen     The Mud Porch The Quarte...
01/12/2015
My 1920s home has a mud porch which currently leads into kitchen through French doors. I love it; It’s great for bringing in groceries! However, in order to remodel the kitchen, we’ll have to remove part of it and make some updates. We’re going to remove one of the walls and the old wood stove v...
01/08/2015
One primary goal of our remodel is to get rid of our long hallway. Right now, all our bedrooms and bathrooms branch out from it, and we want to make our house feel more open. So, we’re taking down the wall between the hallway and the kitchen/mud room. This will make the house bright and create a...
01/06/2015
We are turning our full bathroom into a half bathroom and a master bathroom! Remember, our overall goal with our remodel is to add modern conveniences while preserving our home’s original 1920s character. However, our biggest priority for the bathrooms is comfort and convenience, both for us and...
12/30/2014
By popular demand, here are the blueprints for my home renovation project, along with a detailed explanation of the plan. To recap, here are the changes we’re making: Removing part of our old-fashioned mud-porch Taking down a wall between two bedrooms, and improving the master bedroom and bathro...
12/23/2014
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