Updated: Fixing the Floor

For some strange reason, one of the previous owners decided to put an electrical outlet just to the left of our bedroom …

Original Trim

Original Trim

I’ve been on enough old house tours to predict the reaction when the guide explains how some past owner painted all the …

Winter Bounty Box

Bounty Box

We started up the Winter Bounty Box this week and are looking forward to another season of fresh, local fruits and veggies. …

Back Bedroom After

Back Bedroom After

Part of our challenge was where to hang all Jonathan’s instruments—a guitar, a banjo, a mandolin, and his most recent acquisition—a ukulele banjo he …

Front Bedroom After

Front Bedroom After

Our front bedroom came together nicely, once the painting was done. Much of the furniture in this room was mine and I …

Jonathan Painting

Painting the Bedrooms

Painting quickly became one of our top priorities. Most of the house was painted a light pink, save for the front bedroom …

Back Bedroom Before

Back Bedroom Before

We couldn’t tell when we first toured the house whether the paint was pink or it was a reflection from the red …

Front Bedroom Before

Front Bedroom Before

Like all houses built around this time, the bedrooms are small and current day furniture often fits awkwardly around doors, windows, radiators …