Tag: renovation

  • A Week of Work

    Matt took a week of vacation time to work on the house. It was an intense week. Saturday We started with a trip to Menards, this time for a trailerful…

  • 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…

  • We’re Keeping It

    Sometimes plans change. Instead of selling and re-purchasing, we’ve decided to move back into our house once it’s ready. The ambitious hope is to be moved back in by early…

  • 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…

  • The Floor Plan Change: Backstory, Part 2

    If you missed Part 1, it’s here: How It Began . After the bathroom had been entirely ripped out, Matt commented to me (yeah, it’s me, Esther) in a moment…

  • 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…