Posts from the ‘before-after’ Category
I was thinking yesterday as I was installing the sod in the backyard about all the hours and sweat and some blood (and maybe just a few tears) that it took to get to this point. My goodness, we’ve come a long way from where we started in the backyard over two full years ago. [...]
- Testing my skills with some new custom-built furniture, part two on January 30th, 2013
After just about a week of work, the full radiator cover/bookshelf combo is finished and installed. I think I started buying materials last Monday or Tuesday, did a little bit of the work during the week late at night, but did most of it over this last weekend. This post is part two. Click for [...]
- The cute reason we haven’t shown off a finished backyard fence on January 10th, 2013
See, I know you’ve been jonesing to see a finished backyard fence, or read about some new project we’ve tackled, but we’ve just been way too busy through the holidays looking after this little lady. Aren’t you strangely filled with love and forgiveness now for our lack of activity lately? I thought so. The weeks [...]
- Turning an overgrown nightmare of a backyard into something better on September 17th, 2012
The amount of work that is needed in the backyard to be able to start our herb and vegetable garden is just one more example of the never-ending chain of related to-dos around the old rowhouse. To wit: For two years, Rachel has been eagerly waiting for the day when she can start planting the [...]
- In which I learned that I was actually building a boudoir on July 2nd, 2012
At some point during the long slog through this upstairs sleeping porch project, maybe while picking out light fixtures for the ceiling, Rachel let me know that this was no ordinary dressing room/storage area/place for clothes and stuff. It was to be a fancy boudoir. And though I nixed the idea of dual chandeliers in [...]
- Wrapping up the new closets on May 10th, 2012
Honey needs some closet space! For a year and a half, Rachel’s been using these sad Ikea wardrobes in the sleeping porch for her closet. And the closet in the 2nd bedroom, when not under construction. And I should mention, this porch is blazing hot all summer long and freezing in the winter. I’ve had [...]
- Pulling back the curtain on the nursery. Halfway. on February 22nd, 2012
If you keep tabs on me via Flickr or Facebook, you’ve seen the evidence popping up there already, but the nursery is finished. We’re finished, but we can’t totally wrap things up and decorate just yet because I’m going to be using the attic access to take all the insulation out of the attic and [...]
- The first anniversary of the Old Rowhouse; lessons and pictures on October 28th, 2011
Rachel reminded me this morning that today was our closing date, one year ago. Happy Anniversary to homeownership and the Old Rowhouse! I can’t believe a year has already gone by. (Read Rachel’s post about the Rowhouseaversary here. And don’t believe her for a minute: she’s done far more work than she’s letting on.) We [...]
- At long last, unveiling the second bedroom on October 24th, 2011
It only took me a solid three months of work, but the second bedroom is finally finished, save for the decoration and final touches. But the walls are done and painted, the new trim is in place, and the furniture is back in there after being jammed into the small bedroom with everything else for [...]
- Stairway and skylight – before and after on August 14th, 2011
The difference in light is amazing. There are a few issues, though, so it’s not all roses at this point. The hole for the skylight was cut crooked — on the ceiling and on the roof — so I’m waiting to talk to the contractor and the roof guys on Monday to see what the [...]
