1900 Farmhouse

The drawer pulls finally arrived which means the drawers don't have to be opened by pieces of tape anymore. I copied the drawer pul...

I was originally going to have a custom made butcher block table built to a specific size with an integral knife block and separate cutting ...

With the pantry door installed and the drywall next on the list, it was time to get heat to the kitchen. Heat will help the drywall guy in ...

For about a week, Portland got it's share of the winter blast that the rest of the country went through. Though it's a bit of a pain...

Having a somewhat decent garden in front, with a crazy chocolate labrador retriever that likes to tear it up from time to time with Sophie f...

As I mentioned before in an earlier post, I travelled to St. Louis where my family is based. My mom had gotten this clock when I was just a...

This rainy and cold afternoon in Portland was spent outside chopping wood to smaller more usable firewood for the woodstove . After being on...

On Saturday morning I woke to a fairly large puddle in the downstairs bathroom. Such a drag. Fortunately, I didn't have any solid plans ...

Lately, the focus of the blog has been on the dining room remodel. In fact, that's actually the reason for creating the blog - a means o...

For part of my weekend, I was able to obtain the chairs for the dining room. They're nothing fancy since I've already gone a bit ov...

Here are some more before and after pictures from the floor refinishing, but this time of the den/front room/family room: Last Wednesday af...

Kaboom! This is a great plant that was in the garden prior to me living here. Peoneas are fairly common in Portland and grow well (like most...

This past week I have been priming and caulking the panel wainscoting in the dining room. It's not much to post, but there has been prog...

This last Friday, I had the day off and what a perfect day to not be in the office. I woke up earlier than I have in months, in anticipatio...

I particularly like this time of year not just because it gets warmer (duh) but also because it reminds me of when I got the keys to my hous...