Tag: project

  • Oops. (Moving a Doorway)

    We should have planned that doorway better. Except, originally it didn’t matter, because this closet space under the stairs: was only intended to be a closet, because we were going…

  • Smaller Bedrooms

    With the change of plan to move back in, we talked seriously about how to fit our five kids into the two upstairs bedrooms–the fourth, downstairs bedroom currently being reserved…

  • Raising the Ceiling

    I walked into the mudroom the next house-work-day after they had taken the ceiling down, not even having seen photos of it yet. Whoa. I mean. I guess I should…

  • Moving the Bathroom: Backstory, Part 3

    Part 1 is here: How It Began and Part 2 is here: The Backstory, Part 2: The Floor Plan Change When I showed Matt my proposed floor plan change, he had…

  • New Door

    Matt got an early start and headed out with our middle kid. She’s the early bird, and she got the Casey’s donut this time. (Shh…don’t tell the other kids.) Matt…

  • Staaaairs! And the ceiling caves in (sort of)

    On yet another trip to Menards (seriously, we should buy stock in that place someday) for supplies, we picked up a couple geraniums–heat hardy, perfect for when they might not…

  • The Beginning of Stairs

    Esther and our oldest daughter continued to run more electrical wire… and Matt and his contractor friend started working on the stairs. After puzzling through the complicated math for layout,…

  • Ceiling Joists

    When the house was built, the second story floor was badly under-supported, resulting in an unpleasant “swim” effect when walking across the bedrooms upstairs. In an ideal world, the upstairs…