Home Renovation

When we bought our house, it came with a hot tub. The sellers made it part of the deal that they could leave said hot tub where it sat, and we soon learned why. It was dead as a door nail from day one! There was something wrong with the overly-complicated electrical setup, and soon this massively-heavy beast of a machine was acting as a makeshift sanctuary for wayward frogs and snakes. It HAD to to be replaced, but we didn’t have a ton of money for this task or the first clue about how to install a hot tub.

We’re rolling right along with renovations on our little farm house! For our latest update we decided to make a clean, catch-all space in our entryway so we’d have a place to put jackets, purses and little notes to ourselves about things we need to take care of before the next time we run out the door.

I can finally check the living room off of the never-ending renovation checklist! When you all last saw our living room, it looked like this. … Read more

With the baby here and all four boys needing to share a room soon, the 2-year-old is getting kicked out of his crib and moving … Read more

A couple weeks ago, I told you all that we were working on getting some family photos with me actually in them. We had Opa … Read more

I’ve learned that I’m very good at demolition. Putting things back together is the big challenge for me. This is what what our kitchen looked … Read more

I have a couple housekeepers come over every two weeks. There are five people in this home, three of whom still get time-outs on a … Read more

Remember when I found inspiration for a nautical kids room in the most unlikely place? Of course you don’t remember. That was two-and-a-half years ago…which … Read more

We’re in the middle of the longest kitchen remodel in history, and our old food-nuker conveniently decided to give out right before Minion was born. … Read more