I’ve been jumping into more of the design details recently but was drawn to reflect on some of the differences between the design iterations over the past year plus. I’m so excited about where this house is going – and how far it is from the awkward designs of a year ago. Here are some…
So not much to report. The house hasn’t moved. Which means, the house looks exactly the same as it did last week – and perhaps even the week before. But, it’s getting closer. Every week I say this, but as soon as the house moves onto the foundation this work is going to really pick…
Another year, another Christmas card. I’m not sure how I managed to get the Christmas cards actually made and in the mail because every other aspect of Christmas was absolutely behind schedule. I was making and wrapping presents on Christmas Eve. I’m normally better than this. I think I managed to make the card in…
If I’ve learned one thing about myself in this process, it is that I will never stick to my first decision. I come out of it feeling pretty confident and accomplished …. and then whamo. Change my mind. It’s not that big of a deal and honestly kind of expected. But the bathtub is the…
I’m pretty deep into the mood boards right now – and as part of that trying to pick out actual products to put on the boards. Novel concept right? I’d like to note the worst parts about this whole process are: conflicting advice cost trying to pick a lasting aesthetic industry leaders Conflicting Advice examples:…
So – not much. These weekly posts were easier to write when work was actually happening and it was not freezing cold. Also, I’ve been buried in mood boards so all my mental writing energy is on faucets. I know this sounds totally bananas but it hit me yesterday that I literally had to buy…
Well, I caved and merged two weeks. In my defense, they were light weeks so it didn’t feel like I was missing the opportunity to share a million pictures or updates about pocket doors. I could just summarize week 11 by saying – too cold. I ended up being home from work two days this…
I am rather firmly planted in the online shopping camp. My Amazon shopping history includes everything from batteries, to paper plates, to kayak paddles. But, you really can’t buy kitchen appliances online. Or at least I can’t. I need to see all the nooks, crannies, and details of my big purchase before I pull the…
Week 10 might be one of the biggest weeks we’ve had so far. So much happened – and the things that happened really signaled strong progress. Strong progress = happy homeowner = less stuff in storage… in the hopefully not so distant future. We are almost getting to a point where we are running out…
I’ll be honest. I’m writing week 9 while we are in week 10 – but both weeks are so good that they deserve to be on their own. Maybe in week 21 I’ll change my mind and start merging things again. BUT, week 9. We started the back deck and I died with excitement. Not…
