Everything Homemaking
If you’ve been reading the blog very long you’ve probably seen several pictures of my kitchen. So rather than do a simple before and after, I decided to show you some of the specific features we included and what we think about them four years later. So here we go. But first I wanted you to see what the kitchen looked like the day we moved in: Some of the features … [Read more...]
You don’t have to have a big budget or an elaborate plan to create an awesome patio. My husband created an gorgeous patio using leftover building materials, a few dollars and some physical labor. We actually have four outdoor areas but the inexpensive patio is our favorite. Let’s take a tour. First is the front porch. It’s long and skinny – not big enough for any furniture – … [Read more...]
Eight years ago my family moved into our current home. It was a dump. A fixer-upper. A mess. But that’s what we do. We move into crummy houses and make them nice. This has definitely been our worst house so far because of a few unexpected surprises. Like snakes. We had three snakes in the room I’m about to show you and seven snakes in the basement. I don’t know about you, … [Read more...]
Granite countertops are expensive. That’s all there is to it. But before you start looking for other options, consider using granite tiles. When we remodeled our kitchen a few years ago, we priced granite countertops and discovered quickly they wouldn’t fit our budget. Never ones to give up, we (well, my husband, David) came up with an alternative. Instead of solid slabs of granite, … [Read more...]
My husband is a remodeling contractor and has been for the last 25 years. We’ve also remodeled every house we’ve lived in. We’ve never had big houses or big budgets so we had to be creative with space and money. David is a master at both of those things and has repeatedly come up with amazing solutions. I thought I would share a few of those with you from our current renovation. I … [Read more...]
Remodeling projects for your home are rarely pleasant at the time but usually worth the trouble once they’re done. My husband and I have done LOTS of projects, big and small, and we’ve learned a few things along the way that have helped us survive the process without losing our minds. Of course, it’s easier now that we have an empty next but most of our projects were done while we had a … [Read more...]
