New York Renovator

*sigh* This is why: Nothing is straight! It takes us hours to hang a couple of panels. Even then, we have gaps. I know things will look better once I spackle…. but the gaps make me perturbed. I will have to buy crown molding as cheap insurance from those nasty gaps. I do NOT want [...]

We’re STILL installing Sheetrock. Ugh. Patch patch patch. I wish it was as easy as tacking up panels, like you do in modern homes. But as any homeowner of an old (renovated) house realizes– nothing is straight in an old house. Besides the centuries of settling and movement of the structure, there’s the inherent crookedness [...]

My apologies for being rather absent the past week or two. I’ve been EXHAUSTED. Hanging sheetrock is very physically taxing. We are almost done with the dining room, and have started the kitchen (THANKS, GUYS!!!!). Here’s a tiny snippet of what’s been going on… Before: After: You can see that we have to cut the [...]

Here’s a brand new website that I have discovered: Billy.com. This looks like a terrific website! It’s a resource website filled with all sorts of delicious stuff: online coupons, loads of articles, tips, and more. I liked the articles about how to save money on heating and cooling bills, save money on phone bills (yikes, [...]

Since I had to change my initial plans and install a full wall (instead of a half wall) in the kitchen, I decided to make lemonade with lemons. A little background: after opening up a wall that the kitchen and conjoining dining room share, we decided it looked great, and wanted to keep the area [...]