Anniversaries…blogiversaries…what about a demoversary? It’s hard to believe, but one year ago today we (along with some brave friends) tore apart our house. We were excited, motivated and most-importantly, optimistic. In our post-demo post I wrote, “The ultimate completion date is mid-September.” Well, obviously we didn’t meet that deadline. But the more I think about it, I think […]
We first showed you the loft ladder in this post from January, but since then we removed all of the wood pieces and took them down to the basement to be finished. For the treads, Kyle applied two coats of OSMO hardwax oil and for the handrails he used Daly’s Satinthane. With all the wood in our house, […]
What, did you think we’d take a break or something? That’s right, it’s time to move back outside! We’re still not done with our 2010 projects, but our minds have wandered to the impending days of summer and the ragged piece of land that is our yard. Until now, the yard has been a low priority project, […]
Now that the main floor is almost done, we’ve been focusing on adding creature comforts and making the space feel more homey. In other words, accessorizing. Last weekend we were in Portland, OR visiting some friends and before leaving town we stopped by West Elm. It was our first time visiting an actual store (oddly […]
We finally (finally!) finished the basement stair. It’s a small portion of the big 2010 project, but looking back at what we started with, it’s come a long way! A couple of photos from 2006 (before we moved in): Seriously, stair of doom! When our house was built in 1910, there was no interior stair connecting the […]