Hi everyone! As we prepare to close on the sale of our first home, we have been reflecting on all of the work that we have put into making this house our home. I will always love this bedroom. In just a few short weeks we will be collecting all of the equity from our … Continue reading What does a whole home renovation cost?
Whole Home Transformation: Before and After Photos of Our House after 7 years
Hi everyone! We have a ton of before and after photos to share with you guys, but since the master bath has been at the forefront most recently we decided to start with this one. Here it is when we purchased it, in all of its shiny brass, green tile and striped wallpaper glory. So … Continue reading Before and After: The Completed Master Bathroom
Hi everyone! It's been a crazy few weeks over here, between work travel, the Easter holiday, and trying to get the house finished and on the market! We had a really nice week as a family leading up to the holiday, enjoying the lovely weather and getting our back flower beds whipped into shape. The … Continue reading Master Bathroom Update
The past few weeks while we've been in quarantine have been a nightmare of drywall work. It always seems like drywall takes the longest during these projects, possibly just because we hate it so much, but also maybe because things feel so much more finished once the drywall is in place and textured. After the … Continue reading Drywall Purgatory
This week we've continued working on the master bathroom, which is our final large project before we list the Vineyard House. As we've mentioned in other posts, our shower was not finished properly in the original install, so we had a lot of work to do to get it corrected. First, Jordan laid down a … Continue reading Installing the Shower Pan in the Master Bath
Hi everyone! It feels a little crazy, having so many projects going right now! We're actively working on getting the master bathroom completed at the same time that we're working to get the cottage in live-able shape. Our current plan is to have the Vineyard House ready to go on the market at the beginning … Continue reading Installing Drywall and plumbing in the Master Bathroom
Happy New Year! We hope you all had a great evening! With three littles we didn't do anything really special, as we're still trying to get as much sleep as possible. Today we're sharing an update on replacing the header board on the cottage's porch. When we had the house leveled, the porch separated from … Continue reading Replacing the Header Board on the Cottage Porch
Problems with the Cottage Addition
Hi everyone! Today we're going to share one of the major corrections that we knew would need to be made to the cottage when we first purchased the property. On our first walk through of the house prior to purchasing the property, it was very obvious that the house had some major foundation issues. Not … Continue reading Leveling the Cottage
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