Category: Renovations

  • Our Built-Ins Have Landed

    Our Built-Ins Have Landed

    I’m a bit late in posting this. How late? Oh, just about 6 months or so. This second stage of renovations on our house was completed just after the master bath, but I’m just now getting around to sharing it.  What did we do? Added some built-in bookshelves around our fireplace and refaced the fireplace itself…

  • Tiny Master Bath Makeover: From Moldy to Magnificent

    Tiny Master Bath Makeover: From Moldy to Magnificent

    Our master bath makeover project is finally finished! We could not be happier with how it turned out. As we suspected, the old shower was leaking into the floor and wall and causing tons of water damage and mold growth. What we didn’t realize was that carpenter ants love damp wood and had moved right…

  • Master Bath Renovation Planning

    Master Bath Renovation Planning

    Our master bathroom is anything but masterful. Not only is it tiny (smaller than most master closets, I’d guess), it was also very poorly DIY’d by the last owners. While we could live with the finishes not quite being to our taste, what we couldn’t live with were some potentially destructive and dangerous decisions made…

  • West Elm Style Without the Price Tag: Dining Room Light Edition

    West Elm Style Without the Price Tag: Dining Room Light Edition

    The light in our dining room left a lot to be desired: it was ugly, had random wires hanging out, and bare bulbs that made it a bit hard on the eyes. Needless to say, I have been wanting to replace it ever since we moved in and had been shopping around for a light…