{project house} our backyard makeover.

our yard has always been a bit more than we could handle since day one. there was lots of landscaping done by the previous owner, but without a strict yardwork regiment & a very green thumb, the plants just took over! there were big privacy hedges on two sides of the yard that needed at …

project house {pro photos}

so many of you have been asking about seeing updated photos of our newly renovated space. we have been so eager to share, but nothing seems quite finished. I know the rooms will never really be “finished” but I am hoping to get to the point (soon!) that they are blog worthy enough to share. …

project house {diy sputnik chandelier}

a house update – it’s been a long time, huh? I guess that’s what happens when you have a baby at the end of a house remodel… in happy news, I am going to share a fun house update! {& in even happier news, we are 100% DONE with construction!} as soon as I started …

project house {week 18}

{wall sconces in master bedroom // vanity in master bathroom // clawfoot tub in kids’ bathroom} {light fixture in master bedroom // downstairs hallway lights} {dutch door for the laundry room & handles on the closet doors // bath fixtures waiting to be installed // living room is coming together} {downstairs hallway looking towards master …

project house {week 17}

{paint touch up in kitchen // “moving back into the living room” // windows over the stairwell papered for painting // door painting in the office} {paint touch up in the living room & readying the space to move back in // lots of cleaning happening – so. much. dust. // the new hardwood floor …

project house {week 16}

{window trim & picture rail in stairwell // trim in stairwell // stairs covered & ready for painting // sadie’s dog door installed // trim around doorway in entry // window trim & trim in stairwell} {floors downstairs prepped for painting // master bath vanity waiting for installation // sadie’s dog crate & under the …

project house {week 15}

{gutters! // extra storage under the front stairs // east side fence // west side fence} **I realize every picture shows the house a different color – the first one with the fence is the most accurate** {floors in the upstairs entry & hallway // floor panel in closet under stairs // floors in entryway …

project house {week 14}

{flooring down in the entryway // which stain {um, left!} // dry wall patching in living room // entryway & front door} {stairwell windows taped off for primer & paint // entryway primed // new fir on the stair landings} {master bath shower bench tiled // second stair landing} {stair riser // new hardwood floor …

project house {week 12}

{sadie laying in dry wall dust // dry wall! // basement hallway // entryway // doorway to living room & front door // stairwell windows // ceiling patching in kitchen // doorway from living room to kitchen // salvaged hardwood to patch upstairs flooring // aaron in upstairs hallway} {raised ceiling & attic access in …

project house {week 10}

I promised at the beginning of this renovation that I would transcribe our blueprints so that we could share them along with all of the updated pictures. I {slowly} learned how to use floorplanner.com to build our original house floor plans & our new floor plans. {the original main floor} {the original basement} {the new …