Tag Archive | "kitchen"
My Birthday Present
I have been wanting one of these for soooooooooooooo long. No, not a flat panel mount… well, I do want one of those someday, but I got something I have been wanting for years. And now that my kitchen is becoming a reality, I actually GOT ONE!!! Look what The Hubs got me for my [...]
Continue reading...The Mary Poppins of Kitchen Renovations
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Mary Poppins renovates. Related Posts:10 Things About My New Kitchen I Am Thankful ForSupplemental Income for the HouseholdOrganize Organize OrganizeThe Mudroom Problem
Continue reading...Great News and My Stash of New Stuff
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
I want to publicly thank the Lord Jesus and all of you dear readers out there– I AM SO STOKED!!! God is providing everything for this kitchen, I tell ya. This morning, within a 4 hour span, I earned all my drywall. That’s $500!!!! That came from some terrific ventures in paid blogging!! I cannot [...]
Continue reading...Planning a Digital Kitchen
Friday, May 28, 2010
The best thing about tearing apart the entire kitchen is getting to rebuild it EXACTLY as you want it. And that’s exactly what I intend to do. I’m planning on wiring the entire house for ethernet, so that we don’t have to rely on wireless Internet so much. I have four teens, and I’m a [...]
Continue reading...It Pays To Be Prepared
Thursday, May 13, 2010
We spent the morning together, planning our course of action for the coming dumpster (it’s coming TOMORROW!!!) and the demolition set to begin this weekend. I was rattling off a billion things to my secretary daughter, who was furiously scribbling everything down in a notebook. I was dictating very fast, thinking of anything and everything [...]
Continue reading...Preparing For the Renovation
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
It’s crunch time. I haven’t posted since Friday, but it hasn’t been because I’m slacking! Things are really starting to take shape. I’m assembling materials, earning money to pay for all the materials (so far, I’ve incurred NO DEBT to pay for anything!!), making my plans, assembling a work schedule, and meeting with plumbers. I’m [...]
Continue reading...Planning the Kitchen
Monday, April 26, 2010
The kitchen plans are starting to take shape, finally. I have a general schedule, a basic materials list, and a nearly-completed list of products we will be using. Some of the big stuff I haven’t yet decided on (cabinets, ugh). First week of May: Demolition is slated to begin next week (*gulp*). Get permit. Get [...]
Continue reading...To Plumb or Not to Plumb?
Monday, April 5, 2010
Hey, did you know that the word “plumb” in plumbing comes from the ancient Romans, meaning “lead”? The Romans innovated plumbing. They realized that cities were cleaner and had less disease when fresh water was piped in and sewage waste was piped out. However, the Romans lined their pipes and water cisterns with lead. Unfortunately, [...]
Continue reading...Back to School for Me
Friday, April 2, 2010
It’s hard to believe that I haven’t worked on this house (in a major way) for three years! I wish I hadn’t waited so long to pick it back up again; I’ve forgotten a lot of what I knew about electrical wiring. So I’m repeating this year what I did for that summer of ’07: [...]
Continue reading...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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