The reality of a DIY renovation.
It's done. All the paint is dry. The doors are all hung back on their hinges. Furniture is back in place. Most of the art is back on the walls. The scratches and bruises on our hands have healed. I am finally able to invite people over and show it off. It feels like home [...]
All the updates over the past 5 or so months. It's coming along!
WE FINALLY PASSED INSPECTION!!!!! Only took 4 attempts! Considering I made such a huge stink with the county about their initial terrible inspection, I can't complain about how particular the chief residential inspector was. The amazing plumbers from Marines Plumbing had to replace EVERY SINGLE piece of pipe that the no good, very bad, terrible [...]
***I started the first part of this post back around mid-May - yes, it took me this long to finish it.*** On a scale of 1-10, (10 being a panic attack), I'd say I am a 8.95. Back when I thought tearing apart the whole first floor (minus my beautiful handiwork in the dining room) [...]
November 2016. We moved in. Since then I have been dreaming, thinking, measuring, Pinteresting, drawing, Googling, budgeting about how this house should and could be. Not just how it should look, but how it should function. There were parts of the layout that made me mad, like angry! Why is a pantry across from accordion [...]
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