My knuckles are bloody, my back is aching, my eyelids could use a set of toothpicks to keep them up…… but I am thrilled with yesterdays accomplishments!

I have great news for all you fixer-uppers out there who are in the same position we are. Last night, at around midnight, Teague and I determined that although […]

Tomorrow morning, Teague and I will throw caution to the wind and attempt to begin replacing the knob and tube wiring ourselves. At first, this sounded like such a freakishly hard project I was sure we’d have to take out loans and hire a professional electrician. After all, it’s electricity we’re messing with. And that […]

This is what the kitchen looked like after I sanded down a section of the ceiling patched with sheetrock compound:

At least I was wearing a mask this time. And now the ceiling is smooth AND primed with two coats of Killz. Yeehaw.
We’re pushing through as many projects as possible before AllState comes to inspect the […]

I am thrilled to report that this giant gaping hole in the wall - that the previous owners had covered with a manilla folder and taped down with brown packing tape - is GONE!!!
Before:

After:

Teague did all of the plasterwork, and I did the sanding, priming and painting. Oh, and we replaced the old light switch […]

I am thrilled to report that this giant gaping hole in the wall - that the previous owners had covered with a manilla folder and taped down with brown packing tape - is GONE!!!
Before:

After:

Teague did all of the plasterwork, and I did the sanding, priming and painting. Oh, and we replaced the old light switch […]

I am thrilled to report that this giant gaping hole in the wall - that the previous owners had covered with a manilla folder and taped down with brown packing tape - is GONE!!!
Before:

After:

Teague did all of the plasterwork, and I did the sanding, priming and painting. Oh, and we replaced the old light switch […]

It’s time to pick out a new wall calendar, something I truly love to do. Last year I settled for a weird magnet-poem thing that was on sale for half off, then spent the whole year picking magnet words off the floor. Very disappointing. Since I’m completely Victorian-obsessed right now, this year I opted for […]

Poor, poor Teague. We’re both sick with hacking coughs and runny noses, but that didn’t stop my hardworking guy from getting up on the roof in the freezing rain to do some chimney repair. (Consequently, making himself sicker….)
The chimney is crumbling - especially at the top, where it has lost large chunks and entire bricks. […]