Side yard before and after
Seating area before and after
Deck before and after
Archive for the ‘House Remodel’ Category
Backyard remodel – before & after
Posted in House Remodel on Sunday, September 13, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Our home’s 15 minutes of fame
Posted in House Remodel on Saturday, August 29, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Ah, what a girl with a little time and some marketing experience can achieve; check out the before and after pictures of our home in the pages of the October/November issue of Oregon Home Magazine. A big thank you to the kind folks at Oregon Home who considered our makeover significant enough to print in [...]
Recommended: Truax Builder Supply
Posted in House Remodel, Recommendations on Sunday, July 12, 2009 | 1 Comment »
After hunting for good quality wood screen doors at the big box home improvement chains, I came upon local manufacturer, Truax Builder Supply. The gentlemen at Truax were fantastic, didn’t treat me like a “girl” (sadly, very common when renovating a home) and provided a lovely product. If you’re willing to take your own measurements, hang [...]
Not perfect, but much better
Posted in House Remodel on Saturday, July 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
With the new doors finally installed, we were able to get a bright and early start painting our shed this morning. The old shed is in fairly poor shape, but a coat of paint really gave it a much-needed face lift. Painting an old exterior building is such an easier task than an interior room; [...]
Low and behold
Posted in House Remodel on Wednesday, June 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
One of the benefits of remodeling our backyard has been the discovery of trees we had never paid much attention to. Our favorite backyard realization has been our lovely smoke tree. We always knew it was there, but the poor thing was lackluster, ignored and choked from sunlight. Having removed the big, half-dead pear tree [...]
Backyard haiku
Posted in House Remodel on Thursday, May 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Sounds of loud chainsaw
The rotten fence has fallen
Big old tree is gone
Dog barks at workers
Old neighbors seem curious
Owners excited
A muddy pit now
A beautiful deck to come
Ready for grilling
Work in progress
Posted in House Remodel on Friday, March 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Here we go tearing up our bathroom again. But oh how I love the look of fresh, white subway tile!
Ideas for our backyard remodel
Posted in House Remodel on Sunday, February 22, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Alec and I just got back from the Yard, Garden and Patio show and are super excited to get started on our backyard remodel. Our goal is to create a welcoming and peaceful retreat where we can entertain friends and family, sip a glass of wine, drink coffee and read the paper, or chat by [...]
A little curb appeal
Posted in House Remodel on Saturday, July 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Amazing what a coat of paint and a new retaining wall can do for an 1893 farmhouse
Short weekend…but lovely nonetheless
Posted in House Remodel on Sunday, July 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Alec and I saw The Police play Friday night at the Clark County Amphitheater. Due to the traffic (me driving south, Alec driving north) we both missed Elvis Costello’s opening set. Sting was a great performer and we all enjoyed listening to live music on a warm summer evening. It was fun to see Kari, [...]
