Hi, Happy Thursday! Is your New Year off to a good start?Remember a couple weeks ago when I shared our new bedroom curtains? And I promised to share a tutorial about how hanging curtains on plaster walls? Well, here it is.
Read moreHow to install a bathroom exhaust fan
Hi friends, happy Friday! A few weeks ago we tackled this project and its already made such an improvement for us. So, today I’m sharing all the details about how to install a bathroom exhaust fan.Because our house is so old it doesn’t have a lot of the features you typically think of these days. Plumbing and electricity didn’t even exist back then and what we know about how buildings work has evolved so much. So, as you can imagine exhaust fans were definitely not a thing at that time and unlike plumbing and electricity they’re usually much lower on the priority list. But, they’re so important in keeping moisture under control that we were really eager to add one. Especially because we have hardwood in the bathroom.
Read more5 Tips for First Time Home Buyers
I’ve been thinking of writing this post for a while now, but I’ve had so many other things going on that I’m just now getting to it. When we bought our house it was the first time for us and I feel like there’s so much we didn’t know or couldn’t have anticipated before we started the process.
Read moreProject in Process: Insulation
As I’ve mentioned before, this house is 107 years old. It was built in 1910 and has so much charm from that era: the built-ins, the eight-inch baseboards, the heart pine floors and the nine foot ceilings all make my design-heart race. But, along with the amazing details that come to mind when we think of an old house are some other things that are not quite as exciting.
Read moreKeyless Entry: Why We Installed a Keypad Lock on Our Door
Okay, so about a month ago Xan and I were going to my parent’s house for the weekend, which is 4 hours away. He left work a couple hours early and we hit the road in time to have dinner with my parents.
Read moreMy interior design process: Steps for a room or whole house
Today I’m going to take a step back and talk about my design process for a room (and it works for a house too). It’s definitely a big picture look at design and it’s a huge help in getting an end result that I’m happy with.
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