So you know how we had grand plans to do the flooring first? We had every intention of doing that, I promise, but darn life got in the way. Stopping us from continuing with the floors is: the front windows have some pretty bad drafts, so we are replacing the front windows (~$2800). our dishwasher [...]
Category Archives: House
That’s Just MEAN
Sunday, January 11, 2009
We’ve decided to do black appliances in our kitchen. The only appliance that is already black and would therefore not have to be replaced immediately is the dishwasher. Unfortunately, you can put a clean glass in it and it will come out dirty so….it’s the first appliance to go. sigh. We’ve settled on a Bosch.
Gettin’ Handier
Saturday, January 3, 2009
One of the upsides of owning a house from 1983 is the renovation possibilities. One of the downsides of owning a house from 1983 is everything that needs to be done. Sigh. Everywhere we turn, there is something else I want to replace. First the light switches were in the wrong spot, so we had [...]
The work has begun…
Sunday, December 21, 2008
As expected we have started to reno the house in ways that weren’t planned. A few days ago some florescent tubes burnt out in the kitchen. We were just going to replace the tubes, but instead we decided to take the light right off. We think we want track lighting in there (as well as [...]
Renovation Planning, DL Style
Sunday, December 14, 2008
Us DLs never do anything halfway…our motto is “Go Big or Go Home”, and our planning for our first reno in our house was no different. Let me try to describe the house layout so you will understand what our plans are. We have a typical basement entry home from 1983 so if you come [...]
Updating The New Yellow House
Sunday, December 14, 2008
As expected Christine and I began talking about what we renovations and changes we want to do first. In the beginning it was quite overwhelming as we want to replace/modify just about everything in every room. However, we have come up with what we think is a reasonable plan. First is something we knew we [...]
…And Here We Are
Thursday, December 4, 2008
After only 3 trips in our car, 3 trips in the trucks and our moving truck, we are moved. There are boxes everywhere and we need a ton of things, but we have a new home and the girls are taking it OK. As this house was built in 1983, the decor is some kinda [...]
Well, here we go…
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Tomorrow the kids go the grandparents for two nights, which means we can really start to pack. Christine has done a great job packing so far, but we haven’t been able to do the rest because we have to live here. Tomorrow we start at one end of the house and pack our way to [...]
Fairies Rule
Saturday, November 22, 2008
Recall the blog entry about the Jaguar Party? Well, as I was telling Elise about the new house and we were looking at some photos, I, trying to ease her probable nerves about the move, told her we would paint her bedroom the same way it is now: one red wall, the rest white. I [...]
