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The Master Plan: Next Steps

August 21, 2017 Allie Ellenbogen

You may remember this post and this post from a while ago where I talked about master planning for your house. I went over what my definition of it is, how we did it, why I felt like it was so valuable, and what we decided on. Well, I thought I’d share a little update about where things are. Recently we finished up the last of our “catch-up” projects. That’s what I’m calling all the stuff that came up in the inspection or is more behind the scenes work. We bought and installed blinds, had gutters installed, updated a lot of the old electricity (see ya, wouldn’t wanna be, knob-and-tube), had a minor roof leak repaired, added an exhaust fan and extra outlet to the upstairs bathroom, had the attic insulation updated, and had both the attic and crawl space spot sealed. It has been a lot of work, but it’s all the kind of stuff that you really can’t see. Even the blinds, for example, technically you can see them but it’s something that you don’t notice at all.

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In DIY Tags At-home projects, Updates, Master Planning
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Master Planning Our Home: The Results

July 24, 2017 Allie Ellenbogen

I was sitting down to write a post updating you guys on what the next steps in our house are and how the Master Plan is guiding that. Well, that’s when I realized, I only told you about master planning in general, but not what our plans that came out of it are. So, I decided to put the other post on hold and write this one giving you all the details first. It just makes sense!

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House Planning: Why you should stop everything else you’re doing to your house and make a master plan

May 1, 2017 Allie Ellenbogen

We’ve been in the new house for about two months now. We’ve had time to live in it, learn how we use and interact with it, and hone in on what’s missing.

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In Design Tags At-home projects, Resources, Outside, Design Process, Master Planning
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