This September we finally upgraded our unused dining room from dumping ground to an actually-functioning wine and whisky room. We'd been discussing this for several years, but now that we are home...
Blog posts from renovations
first floor renovations, part VI
I finished the backsplash Sunday night, and Monday morning the cabinet painter came to take all the doors and tape off the kitchen. a total mess - but at least my cabinets look organized! after a...
first floor renovations, part V
Since we were changing so many parts of the kitchen, I really wanted to add a decorative tile backsplash as well. I've had the tile purchased for several days and last Sunday Home Depot offered a...
first floor renovations, part IV
The downstairs bathroom has been slowly coming together. The walls needed to be completely redone as the paint was coming off because I didn't properly prime it after tearing off all the wallpaper...
first floor renovations, part III
We recently swapped out our old laminate countertop for a beautiful blue-grey quartz. What a change, just as dramatic as the floor transformation. The white trim looks a bit crazy now but they will...
first floor renovations, part II
On Tuesday of last week, we began our kitchen floor transformation. It took two days for the guys to tear out the existing floors and about two minutes for everyone to realize that our sub-flooring...
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Madrid, Spain (Mar)
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Croatia (May)
Long Island, NY (July)
Faroe Islands (Aug)
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Richmond, VA (Apr)
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NC Mountains (May)
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Wisconsin (Aug)
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Oak Island, NC (Sept)
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Castilla y León (Sep)
Seychelles (Nov)
Willamette Valley (Dec)
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Hilton Head, SC (May)
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