Aldeah Before the Remuddling

One Saturday last summer, a couple stopped by the house and introduced themselves. Their son had owned the house back in 1997 …

Planting the Parking Strip

The city is turning our street into a bike boulevard and one thing we’ve been thinking about is how we might improve …

Lavarse las manos

We were pretty happy with the faucets for our bathroom sink, until the hot water tap started leaking. We tried to tighten …

Porch Sitting

After spending so much time making improvements to our back patio, you may be surprised to hear that our next project was …

Back Patio Before and After

When we first walked through our house, we never really noticed how terrible it looked from the outside. It’s clear we entered the back yard …

We’re cooking with gas.

So, I think it’s safe to say that neither of us realized the oven door was all glass. Also, who knew replacing …

Bathroom Update

Like the kitchen, our bathroom had been remodeled sometime in the last decade and, like the kitchen, was redone with modern-style tiles. …

Planting Day

We bought the largest tree we could afford and took the same approach with the oak leaf hydrangea and the six boxwoods. …

Planting a Tree

The rain finally let up for a few day so we sprang into action. My dad was in from California to help …