Building a Planter Box
Little by little, we've been trying to make our backyard a bit nicer. While perusing the internet at all hours of the night, I came across a really nice planter…
New Basement Stairs: Part 2 – Building the Stairs
Once the stair opening was ready, it was time to install the stringers and build the stairs. Substairs Our contractor was originally supposed to only install the stair stringers, but…
Fauxdenza
Now that Alex and I are done most of our major construction projects, we are working on updating some of our furniture - particularly those old Ikea pieces that we're…
Replacing Hardwood: Part 2 – Demolition
Installing a tongue-and-groove hardwood floor seems super easy. This crazy guy does it in a minute. But installing the hardwood actually seems like the only easy part of the process. It's…
Replacing Hardwood: Part 1 – Hardwood 101
It's been a while since my last post. I haven't had much to write about because we haven't made much progress, even though all we do is work on the…