The ups & downs of living in & restoring our 100+ old Victorian house
This past Winter we had six house projects we wanted to tackle. One never happened because we didn’t find an antique pedestal sink (boo), and another is still in the planning stages. However, most were successfully completed (go, us!). . Let’s see what we managed from that list: 1. Replace Vestibule & Bay Window Lights Done […]
My family recently lost a treasure that should not have been forgotten to the ages. We all have one, or perhaps, “had” would be the better word, as many of these heirlooms no longer exist in the name of progress, ignorance, or apathy. I’m afraid that until a local news article came out about the demolishing […]
We’re moving right along with our winter goals list and have been at work trying to figure out how to maximize the space available to us in our master closet (which used to be the spare “oom” – read more about the renovation here). It’s a good-sized room and we have been using it for […]
This past summer when Karl and I were renovating our master bedroom, one of the ideas we came up with was to install hardwired sconces on either side of the bed with a toggle switch on each that we could turn on or off from the bed. Sconces in the bedroom save the limited tabletop […]
Hi all! How’s Winter treating you? Getting projects done despite the cold? We got a head start on our Winter project goals by working to replace our two ugliest light fixtures – woohoo! However, the “look” of the lights we wanted as we shopped around online and in antique stores for beautiful reproduction or even […]
