So this is where we were after the demo had been completed. Walls and floors had been torn out. Ants and mice and their nests had been removed. We were down to the studs and a clean slate. Rebuilding took a lot longer than I imagined it would. I needed a lot of help from Ben. He had work and his own projects going on elsewhere on the property, but he took a couple of weekends to get me … [Read more...]
Shed to School House Makeover – demo
Home schooling my kiddos is very rewarding. Seeing them go from learning their letters and numbers to reading novels and starting to understand algebra makes me so proud. Over all it's pretty gratifying, but the day to day challenges can be quite overwhelming. Watching them struggle with a new concept is hard. I want to jump in and make it easy, but I know that if they work at it, it will … [Read more...]
Metal Rack Makeover
Look what my father-in-law brought me! Pretty cool, right? Okay, so maybe you don't see what I see and that's perfectly fine. I think I can make you come around. My father-in-law offered it to me this last summer, but at the time we had just moved across country and were staying with them until we closed on our house so I had no where to take it. And once we were in our new house I had … [Read more...]
Dressing Up a Plain Pot with Chalk Board Paint
It's that time of the year again when I get itching to start planting and making things pretty. This year, for the first time, I picked up some herbs. I've always wanted to do an herb garden in a window box outside my kitchen window. I have this romantic vision of opening my window and pinching off some fresh herbs and adding them to my lovingly made home cooked dinner. My family would say … [Read more...]
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