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Dining Room is Finally Done!
We’re in! In one final blitz of a day, we finished painting, finished installing the baseboard trim, cleaned up the furniture, and moved things back in. As soon as we got the entertainment center in, the boys set up their Playstation console. Glory to God, it is MAGNIFICENT having a dining room back again. I [...]
Continue reading...Patiently Working…
22. September 2010
… that’s one of my daughters. I don’t know what I’d do without these kids. She worked all day, painting the trim in the dining room, so that I could work on my writing assignments (and boy, did I have a ton of them). The other daughter cooked and cleaned… and the boys helped with [...]
Continue reading...Photos of the New Flooring
21. September 2010
I was still too tired after the installation to take any photos, but my daughter graciously snapped a quartet of pics, some of which I uploaded. May I present to you our new dining room floor! It’s the same flooring as the kitchen: TrafficMaster Allure, in teak. The stuff is very durable, easy to install.. [...]
Continue reading...Frantic Floor Installation
21. September 2010
Well, ladies and gentlemen, we are STILL not moved into the dining room yet. I can’t believe it! This project has been dragging on for months. The loose ends are seemingly insurmountable… whew! I pushed myself and got the remainder of the dining room trim installed. Well, MOST of it. I still have to rip [...]
Continue reading...Easy Pediments For Greek Revival Homes
17. September 2010
My 1855 home was constructed in the Greek Revival style, a popular architectural style in Upstate New York from the 1840s to the 1860s. Even though my home is a modest home, the builder didn’t shirk from adding a few subtle but beautiful Greek Revival elements here. This is a photo of the original 1855 [...]
Continue reading...It’s Curtains!
17. September 2010
Yessss! I have FINALLY entered the stage in our renovation where we are decorating! It’s like the icing on the cake. The kids and I are hashing through what we really want for design. I never really had any kind of concrete plan until about two weeks ago! I was so caught up in the [...]
Continue reading...The Butcher Block Countertop Installation Experience
2. September 2010
Well, that’s an SEO-laden title, isn’t it? :-p In a word: IT’S OVER. It was actually “not too bad.” The anxiety leading up to it was INTENSE, however. I am so glad it’s over. Of course, I have a small 4-foot area to do on the other side, and an island to build with the [...]
Continue reading...Livvy Loves the Cabinets
1. September 2010
She just loves new stuff. Let’s explore! Yeah, she’s looking for that fancy Hansgrohe faucet, eh? She has good taste. These photos were taken before we got our countertops up. We installed them yesterday. And I cut out the sink hole and IT LOOKS GREAT!!! Yippeeee!! I was quite nervous about the sinkhole– you only [...]
Continue reading...The “Tweener” Stage
30. August 2010
We’re in the “tweener” stage. That’s the “between” stage– after demolition but before the kitchen is fully operational. Here is where we are, as of today: Yay! In case we’ve forgotten from whence we’ve come, this is what it looked like four months ago: And this was after demolition: You can see Livvy in the [...]
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I’m Rebecca
:) I’m a married mom of four teenage children. We live in Upstate New York. We bought an old 1855 home and acre property, over 10 years ago. We've been in the slow, agonizing process of living in the home while (trying) to renovate it. When I'm not renovating, I'm a freelance writer and blogger.
We've learned to dig a French drain, plant huge flower and vegetable gardens, wire a circuit panel, install furnace ducting, understand the enigmatic complexities of the plumbing system, and more. It's been *quite* the adventure.
You can read more about us here, read up on the history of the home, and read about what we've renovated so far. Thanks for visiting!
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25. September 2010
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