Although the new windows were very exciting, Nate and I were both thrilled to finally get in our new working doors. Their installation made an instant visual upgrade to our house. The most complicated install was our double slider. Its original configuration was not structurally sound so the new door was pre-built with the panes [...]
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Windows Part Three
Crazy how one change can make the house look so different. It’s such a relief to see that our dream of opening up the front room not only looks great, but looks right. The actual opening for the window was not easy. The installers had to cut each side of the concrete block before they [...]
Windows Install Part 2
I think I mentioned that today is the BEGINNING of our entire house window and door install. We have been waiting almost three months for these babies to get placed in our house. Needless to say, as my work day progressed I was more and more nervous to drive home and see what progress had [...]
Windows Install Part 1
I am so happy to announce that our windows are being installed today. (Can I have a big woo hoo!!!) The wait has been excruciating long, but now I can finally see what all this patience has earned me. (Double paned windows, baby!!) The crew arrived right before 8AM with a trailer packed tightly with [...]
Bedroom Redo
After a year in the house, we are finally painting our bedroom. It seems a little silly to wait that long to make our sleeping quarters pretty, but we had so many social events planned that required us to make the common spaces more of a priority. Needless to say, I am ecstatic to beautify [...]
Backyard Patio
This is the current state of one side of our backyard. Basically, its a big mud pit. This is a general idea of what we want it to become. A concrete patio bordered with river rocks. The seams in between the concrete pavers will be planted with low creeping Thyme ground cover or something similar. [...]
