The weather around here is bringing me down. This morning, while driving to work, the temperature was a balmy 14 degrees. The sun was shining so it could be worse, but this many weeks in a state of perpetual cold has taken it’s toll on my motivation. Our house is cold (thanks to ultra-high gas […]

Well, we’re not completely finished, but the downstairs bathroom “quick fix” is looking really good so I wanted to post pictures anyway….
The Problem:
Downstairs bathroom was hideously nasty. Wallpaper was badly stained (nicotine) and has cat claw marks all over it. Linoleum floor was 70’s orange and curling up at the edges. Ceiling had been painted […]

The day we moved in, the front entryway had three broken windows. Two were glass (one with duct tape keeping it together) and one had a plexiglass replacement “pane” in it.

Since the insurance companies aren’t fond of broken windows, we’ve been working on replacing them. Since the weather has been awful, it’s not a […]