At the beginning of 2016 we sat down and laid out a lot of the projects that we wanted to accomplish around the house. It was a pretty long, ambitious list. We didn’t accomplish everything we set out to do, but we made really good progress. We even ended up adding a very different project… Read More
Building The Garden Fence
Max and I like to eat local and fresh fruits and vegetables as much as we can. Living in Madison makes this goal pretty easy with all the local farmer’s markets and plethora of CSA (community supported agriculture) programs. There are so many opportunities to buy amazing produce around here. We are very lucky. Before we bought our house we… Read More
Installing a New Dining Room Light Fixuture
One of the easiest things to do to update a room is change out light fixtures. It’s a very quick and inexpensive DIY project that you can easily do to customize your space and make it your own. The fixtures in our house aren’t terrible – they work and they’re fairly new. They’re just not our… Read More
Fire Pit Benches
I first had the urge to make these Fire Pit Benches after stopping for a break at a trailhead during a long Sunday morning bike ride. I loved how they seemed to be made out of just two pieces of wood cut in the most efficient way possible, with minimal complicated cuts or connections. A truly… Read More
The Master Closet – Part 2
It’s been months since we demoed the master bedroom closet. If you want to get into details, it’s been approximately four (almost five) months. Yikes! You can see where we left off with the closet in this post. I’ve been trying not to complain, but it’s been painful last four months without a dedicated closet for our things. All… Read More
Whoops! New Flooring
Let’s just say we have learned a lot this past year about renovating a house. One of those lessons has been in deciding when to hire out work and when to do it ourselves. Sometimes it makes a lot of sense to do a project yourself. Especially when you are looking to keep labor costs down and if the… Read More
Removing Pony Walls
I can’t believe it’s already July! Time is going by so quickly. Here in lumber land we’re finally finishing up lots and lots of projects around the house. I’m very excited about all our progress and have tons of updates to share. First things first… WE KNOCKED DOWN WALLS! There were these awkward pony walls that separated the kitchen… Read More
Kitchen Before Photos & Inspiration
Since closing on our house in August we’ve been trying to tackle way too many projects at once. We’ve been doing so much that I forget to blog about it all! One of the first projects we did was in our kitchen. But since I haven’t mentioned the kitchen much on here, I figured I’d back up and… Read More
The Master Closet – Part 1
I’m back! And first, I’ve gotta say, winter has just been dragging on… and on… and on… here in Madison. What makes it most unbearable is that when you think it’s over and the snow has finally melted it decides to snow again! WHY!?! Within the past week the last few patches of snow have melted from our yard… Read More
Introducing Sophie!
Over the holidays we added another member to our family. Everyone meet Sophie! Max and I adopted Lady Sophie from the Greater Chicago Cavalier Rescue. She was surrendered by a puppy mill in Wisconsin that was using her for breeding. A few months ago the puppy mill decided they no longer had any use for her and handed… Read More
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