This weekend was extremely productive, unlike the last few where we were either sleepy, hungover, traveling, or just plain bored with fixing the place. Our house-energy has a definite ebb and flow, and right now it’s at a high point. We’re taking advantage of it while it lasts. For starters, I finally refinished our second […]

This past weekend a good friend of mine married a gorgeous, artisitic, and truly unique woman that I am sure is going to keep a smile on his face for years to come – and I was lucky enough to witness it. It was an honor to be a part of their wedding celebration; they’re […]

We’ve been avoiding some of our bigger projects lately. Feeling guilty? Me? Always. Anyway… Our next BIG project is the master bathroom. It’s big in a few ways; big money, big changes, big investment of time and energy. So while we should be planning for it, we’re avoiding it instead. The only real step we’ve […]

One of our most popular posts is a plea for help I wrote during a humid week two summers ago, when our hardwood floors started seeping cat urine. You can read the full post here. It seems that many, many people have similar problems in their own homes and are googling awfully hard to find […]

A while back, I posed our pre-winter to-do list. And because we had a very quiet weekend with no real house-related accomplishments to speak of other than a few washed windows, I thought I’d make myself feel better by going through our list and checking things off. Our must-do before freezing temps list: Finish the […]

Just thought you guys would be interested in the latest project that This Old House is undertaking. It’s a cute, fairly average looking old house in their fave city, Boston. Personally, though the Cambridge House and DC House were cool, I’m excited because this one ought to be a little more relative to what we’re […]

I’m a researcher at heart; I went to nearly every store in the area comparing rug prices and selection. I hit Home Depot, Target, Kohls, Macy’s, JCPenney, Marshalls, TJ Maxx, and a host of online shops including buyrugsdirect.com, homedecorators.com, and ebay. I put about 20 rugs on my “watch list” for ebay so that I […]

On Thursday, I attended my very first stained glass class. I’m a person who craves knowledge; I eat up books, magazines, and tv shows that teach me new things. It’s something of an obsession, this needing to know. It stems from my type-a competitive personality; deep down, it bugs me if someone can do something […]

We’re getting close to our 2-year anniversary as house owners, and it’s starting to show. As every day passes, we grow less and less enthusiastic about the gazillion projects left to start (and finish). The wild crush I had on my house has all but disappeared. It’s not that the excitement hasn’t faded before; it […]

This weekend was rather sloshy, so many of our outdoor projects remain unfinished. Teague did get a chance to replace 4 out of 5 broken window panes in the cupola; the last pane should come in some time this week. This is good news, since I’ve been waking up at night CONVINCED that a bat […]