Pantry Remodel and Termites?!
Yeah you read that right! We’re redoing the “pantry” and turning it into a real pantry with lots of shelves and doors! Oh the second part? Yeah you read that right too! We found termites, and turns out we’ll be getting a whole new dining room, not just a pantry!! I’m pooped, and exhausted so […]
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Kitchen Faucet Upgrade
Back in April, on one of the first nights in our new home, I came across a great giveaway! Hosted by Krista at Heavenly Savings, she was giving away a Pfister Faucet. We didn’t particularly like our current faucet, and so I entered. Never in a million years did I believe I would actually win […]
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Basement Reveal
It’s done, it’s done, I can’t believe it’s done!!! (well ok, almost. But I don’t count the small little holes Mark still needs to fill. It’s liveable). The main living space. This used to be a cold storage/unfinished room. Under the Stairs Puppet Theater (or haunted house as the Princess’ have been calling it) The “entry” […]
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Basement Remodel Caused Domestication
I just love the way our basement is looking! We got the painting done over the weekend, and then yesterday the old vinyl was pulled up. Sadly, the color is not exactly what we chose. We were going for this color called serenity, but to save a little money, we had the paint guys at […]
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Basement Remodel – Sheetrock
Hooray! The sheetrock is up! This was all finished up yesterday. This morning they started taping and mudding. It should be ready for paint next Wednesday! I am so stoked with the way this is turning out!
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Basement Remodel – framing and kids puppet theatre
Mark and a good friend spent the morning of labor day framing the rest of our basement, and getting the electrical all set up. We now have a lightswitch, and two working outlets. Mark then created this amazing space under the stairs. Hello Puppet Theatre! The Princesses are in love with the space and don’t […]
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Asbestos testing
We just had a very exciting and crazy 2 days! Our insurance adjuster came by last night to check out the flood damage. We showed her where the pipe broke, the replaced carpet, the torn up vinyl, the knocked down wall, and the insulation that might have asbestos. Asbestos? You heard that right. Apparently you […]
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Day 1 – Basement Remodel
I’ve mentioned our basement remodeling ideas before, shown some pictures of tearing out the cold storage that was there. We have finally commenced on the actual remodeling part! Mark decided to take a day off from school prep, and work on the basement instead. This is what it used to look like: Here is what […]
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Wordless Wednesday – New Carpet
The new carpet has been installed and we’ve begun living again!
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Downside of Being a Homeowner
I love being a homeowner! The mere fact that this house is OURS, just rocks! There are times though, that I do actually miss renting. Times like this last week particularly. I would like to apologize to you, my wonderful readers. I have not been on here lately. Life decided it was time for our […]
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