New Basement Stairs: Part 1 – Opening the Stairs
When we opened the dining room, we wanted to also widen our basement stairs. But at that point we thought that we would have to reroute our radiator pipes, so…
Fauxdenza Revisited
Four years ago I made an amazing Ikea hack. Using the Besta storage system, I made a beautiful, not-Ikea-looking fauxdenza that I hung on our dining room wall. Well, now…
Load-Bearing Wall: Part 6 – Patching Hardwood
After we removed the dining room wall, we were left with a small trench in the hardwood flooring where our wall used to be. We were planning on waiting to…
Load-Bearing Wall: Part 5 – Removing the Wall!
I've had a hate-hate relationship with the wall in our dining room since we moved in. Even though we managed to make it slightly less ugly, my issue was with…
First Floor Reveal
It's been a year since we bought our house and a lot has changed. We've replaced our electrical wiring, fixed our fireplace, replaced our hardwood floor, painted the walls, installed tile in our front entryway and installed…