This is the before… This is after the clock quit ticking… This is the clock after the fall… What a good clock it was for such a “time” as that… Okay – bad joke. I know. It was just “timeless.” Another “Before”… Now a mess… From another angle… Another big mess… Oh there is so […]
Remodeling Kitchen: Before Pictures (Part 8)
Remodeling Kitchen Before Pictures My hubs and I having been working our little behinds off this past week. I still think the hardest part in doing a remodel (when you are a self-contractor) is the shopping and choosing all the little details. This is the wall that is coming down. Here is another view….we used […]
Renovation Remodel Reality – Flooring Tips (Part 7)
After 7 years – we are saying goodbye to Mr. Berber. It has been great carpet. The reasons we are getting tile are – allergies and because tile is cooler (we live in a very hot climate). When we pulled up the berber, I was surprised at the lack of dirt and the padding still […]
Renovation Reality – The Refrigerator – Part 5
As Boys II Men would sing, Sometimes it is hard to say goodbye to yesterday… and yet sometimes it NOT! Bring on tomorrow and FRENCH DOOR! From stuffed full… to wide open spaces! to drawers of plenitude! to a freezer of luxury. and last but certainly not least… an automatic ice-maker. How I have lived […]
Tile – Porcelain or Ceramic?
Our DIY Project 1970’s home coming into the new millennium has begun! This is a HUGE project. In fact, one of the largest projects my hubs and I have ever done. (and WE have done some JOBS!) We are doing this by ourselves. In other words, we are not hiring out any of the jobs. […]