Two posts ago, I went back to the beginning of our house renovation—how my husband and I decided to buy an old house and fix it up… a decision based around the front-door’s antique hardware. And an imaginary before-and-after picture that lived in my head—a picture designed by a DIY-enthusiasm that came from not ever […]
The day after moving is usually a time of reorganizing. Of shuffling boxes around. Of moving one pile to another… A time of trying to find basic necessities like towels and the coffee pot. But instead? The day after we moved in, Paul woke up at six in the morning. He built three-stories worth of […]
This is the first of three posts…Part 2, Part 3. Over three years ago, my husband and I bought an old house. There were a lot of reasons… but none of them were necessity. Our previous house was perfect. A 1920’s Arts and Crafts cottage — charming and adorable and pristine. Although, woefully undramatic. Paul had […]