Even before we started building the house, I knew “we” needed to have a greenhouse somewhere on the property. At first I thought we could build it behind the well-house that was already on the property. It looked like the previous owner had planned to add another room. But after investigating, we realized that theContinue reading
Category: Building
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From green house to greenhouse
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Finishing touches
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We made a lot of progress inside during the wet months (all 9 of them) and just had a handful of things to finish up in the guest space. Bathroom Door Always important. Probably would have been nice to have up before the in-laws visited. But at least they had more amenities since their lastContinue reading
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Time flies when you’re doing all the things
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Happy Anniversaries! Holy wow! Soooo many anniversaries this week. Three years ago, we said goodbye to the life we made, our family and friends, and the house we had spent so many years in. We ventured into the unknown with nobody at the other end but each other. But so far, so good! Jim movedContinue reading
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Landscape all the things!
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5 acres, to be exact…that’s a LOT of things. And WEEDS. OMG the WEEDS!!! Not to mention the blackberry bushes that we’re just ignoring. /whine. A Blank Canvas And so it begins I figured the best approach to tackling this much land was to start at the house and work our way out. So weContinue reading
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All decked out!
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OK…I know we moved to the country but OH MY GOD the mud that happens 9 months out of the year…combined with the dogs…at least my floors are good at hiding it. Anyways, shortly after moving in, it became evident that we needed more outside non-mud space. And a place to BBQ, of course. Originally,Continue reading
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A Few of my Favorite Things
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As parents, we aren’t supposed to pick favorites…but when designing a house? You betcha. Here are some of mine… Faucets Who would have thought 18 years ago when we got married that I’d be swooning over any sort of plumbing…not me for sure. But oh man. Should you ever get the chance to remodel yourContinue reading
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Shiplap!
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We are big Fixer Upper fans and consider ourselves pretty much like Chip and Joanna. We could totally have our own show. So needless to say, yep…we are doing the shiplap thang. Well not the real shiplap thing. But the fake shiplap thing. Believe me…it’s a thing. Pinterest says so. And before we shiplap all theContinue reading
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A Walk Around
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I just realized that I posted tons of pics of the inside, but not really many exterior ones. I really do love the house from all angles and how the windows look out at the trees everywhere. This picture really shows how much of a slope we were working with. The crawl space on theContinue reading
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Home Sweet Home
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Finally! Well, we didn’t have Jonathan and Drew to show us all of the wonderful things throughout the house or a big before billboard pulled apart by Joanna and Chip…but we did finally get to kick out the contractors and move in! And just to refresh your memory…the before: And the after: Just in TimeContinue reading
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From the Ground Up
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It’s defininitely been a long year anticipating the completion of the house. We set up our trail came to take a picture every day. I had plans to do this awesome post with a super cool video showing the progression. Then last month, Jim’s computer died. Along with our once a day photos. Cry. IContinue reading
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Lessons Learned
2Remember that awesomely excited time when we decided building a house would be fun? Well, it’s definitely not all rainbows and sunshine, that’s for sure. If you do decide that building a house is for you, here are some tips to keep in mind on your journey… 1. It’s much more expensive than you thinkContinue reading
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Vanity Redo
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Because building a house isn’t enough work… Let’s make our own vanity for the powder room! We could have just gotten a simple pedestal sink…but where’s the challenge in that? Let’s do something completely different! Or something like Joanna and Chip would do! (I honestly don’t know why Jim still goes along with my crazyContinue reading