Category: DIY
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A Bedroom for Baby
This week, I completed the finishing touches on my daughter’s bedroom. As I recently shared, we completed a huge portion of our basement renovation in early February and moved my mom into her in-law apartment. This move freed up the extra bedroom in our upstairs space for my daughter, who recently turned 9-months-old and was…
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Basement Apartment – It’s Finally Finished!
This week, I wanted to share a glimpse at the finished product of a long-term project. If you’ve been around a while, then you know we’ve been working to completely gut and renovate our basement since we purchased the property in early 2022. I’ve shared several different updates (including this fourth one!) over the years,…
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Basement Update
This week, I am finally sharing another basement update. These posts have been few and far between as the entire project has taken much longer than anticipated. We’ve done an extensive amount of work (including relevant improvements to our upstairs) in the process of building out an in-law apartment for my mom. A lot of…
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More Basement Updates!
This week, I wanted to share a long overdue post regarding our basement renovation. A ton of work has continued and several areas are nearing completion. We’ve bought appliances and bathroom fixtures and I have just been way behind on sharing! Here are a few snapshots of the work in progress! The top photo is…
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Pantry Update
This week, I wanted to share an update on our pantry! As I mentioned previously, we finally finished the basic infrastructure on the bulk storage of my dreams. Since then, I have been hard at work stocking the shelves up. I’ve basically added a few extra items to my usual grocery list each week and…
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A Brand New Pantry!
This week, I am thrilled to announce…it’s finally here! As part of our basement renovation, A. and I planned to create a pretty large size surplus pantry for bulk food storage. About a month ago, I shared one update relating to this pantry: the movement of our deep freezer and the addition of floor-to-ceiling shelving…
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Basement Renovation Update
This week, I wanted to share the amazing progress we’ve made on our basement renovation after several months of slower, less visible progress. We slowed progress over the summer as our attention shifted to outdoor projects, yardwork, and gardening tasks. We also were working slowly through some plumbing projects that had minimal visible impact but…
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Another Simple Fix
This week, I wanted to share another simple fix that has had a big impact in our lives My garage has been driving me nuts. No matter what I have tried, it always seems like shoes and helmets and other miscellaneous kid things are littering the main pathway through the garage and into our kitchen.…
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DIY Dog House
This week, I wanted to share a finished project that has been months in the making. As I shared previously, we rescued a puppy back in the fall of 2022, and he loves to be outside. When we’re at home, we have a long leash tethered to a tree so he can sniff all over…
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Back Porch Refresh
This week, I want to share an outdoor project that has been in the works for a while. Last fall, when our interior renovations and flood recovery were complete and we were able to return home, we replaced our wooden back deck with a more durable decking material. We also doubled the deck’s square footage.…