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TV Wall
2 kids have really pulled me away from blogging lately, but I’m going to do some catch up posts over the next few weeks and dive back into blogging. Let’s take a step back into May, shall we? Most of my recent pictures are taken with my cell phone camera which desperately needs updating, but…
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Boys Shared Nursery
I’m playing a bit of catch up when it comes to blogging, but I would like to start with the boys shared nursery. As soon as we found out we were having another boy we decided to put both kids in the same room. The nursery needed a bit of an update to accommodate 2…
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Antique Mantel Makeover
As we finish up more projects in our first house, the fireplace is definitely my favorite. It started out so rough and has come a long way. Since the closet under the stairs is behind the mantle we decided to put in an electric insert. The whole mantle had to be stripped, sanded, and stained.…
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Radiant Heat
When we bought our new house we knew we were taking a gamble with the in-floor heat. The house hadn’t been winterized properly and there was a good chance the heat didn’t work. Once we moved in we started to open up each zone. We have 7 zones. 1. The basement heat tubes were broken…
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Starting the Master Bath
We have been living a crazy, busy life lately. We have had a lot of interest in our house and have our first showing today. We have been finishing a lot of projects, but really wanted to get the master bath started so buyers could really picture it finished however they would like. The master…
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Porch Windows
The porch has turned out to be a bigger project than I had originally hoped. I had big plans to reglaze the old windows because they open all the way up and are really neat. Unfortunately, we just don’t have the time. $300 later we have some great new vinyl windows. Before: After: We had…
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Starting the Porch
Yesterday was a big day for our porch. This room has been almost unchanged since we bought the house in 2011. We put in new windows on the side walls but the tongue and groove paneling looked terrible. The front wall looks good because we kept the original windows, and the ceiling is good. The…
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Building a Chicken Coop: Part 4
**This is part 4 of a 4 part series. Start at Part 1, or catch up with Part 2 and Part 3** It has taken me a long time to come back and finish this series, but here it is! Part 4 will include what finishes we added to the coop and what we learned.…
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Fast Forward
We are in crunch time to finish our first house and get it on the market. I have been terrible with updating the blog, but today I will catch you up! We have been going to town finishing trim. Ryan and my dad have been working hard on the window jambs and door trim. Meanwhile,…
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Harrison’s Monster Birthday Party
As it turns out, finding time to blog has become very difficult. I’m trying to catch up on all of our fun happenings, but I’m a little bit behind. First, I want to show off Harrison’s birthday party from nearly a month ago! We had so much fun planning and decorating for this party and…
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