The ups & downs of living in & restoring our 100+ old Victorian house
Have you ever gotten to a point where you’ve just had enough with how bad something looks in your house that you one day decide “screw research or planning”, brandish your paint brush and tools and tackle it? That’s what just happened when I declared war on our faux brick chimney. It’s actually where the […]
The first week we lived in our new home was an adventure, and not just in doing floor sanding for the first time. We had gone to settlement with our cars packed with clothes, tools, cleaning supplies, food, bedsheets, pillows, and an air mattress. With the exception of a special haul by Karl’s parents with […]
I finally get to show y’all the “butler’s pantry” today and the work I’ve done so far to clean and restore the old wood in it! This room, along with the entryway/vestibule, makes my heart go pitter-patter. Both these rooms hearken to a bygone time that I want to bring back to its fullness in […]
Life. Life has been busy and full of some crazy ups and downs this past month! What do I mean? All in good time… ;) I’ll be able to divulge some of what has been going on, and other things will have to remain private from blog-land, but there’s beginning to be a light at […]
Over the last few years I have been slowly removing toxins from products we use in our home with makeup, soap and shampoo, and replacing most of our cleaning supplies with baking soda and vinegar. The next product I wanted to go natural with for some time now has been a natural laundry detergent, but […]
