It’s done! It’s done! Our house exterior is officially painted, from top to bottom and every nook and cranny in between. We can’t wait to say, “Oh, hi, we’re the ones in the blue house!” We have a blue house, you guys! I swear it started...
So you’ve seen how our deck started… And what it looked like during construction… Here it is now… ***THE BIG REVEAL*** It’s SO GOOD. I’ll be quiet while you just look at some pictures and let it sink in that there is not a brick holding up our stairs...
We’ve talked a lot about the cabin kitchen project, but when we were there for two weeks in July we were also able to work on putting together all the other rooms, at least a little bit. It’s all still a major work in progress,...
You guys! Do you remember when a whole bunch of you chimed in and voted on a front door color for our new house? Well, we did it! We painted our front door! We’ve actually made a few fun updates to the entrance of our house —...
One of the things I’ve always struggled with around Christmas and birthdays with little kids is that I have no idea what toys kids like. I mean, at one or two years old, kids don’t ask for presents yet! This is the first year that Joey...
Before he came down with a nasty case of the flu, Andy and I sat down to put together a list of all the projects we want to do around the house this year. If you haven’t noticed by now, I love lists, because I...
I am completely and utterly in love with this kitchen. I found it on houzz.com, which is the most addictive site. There are literally thousands of kitchen pictures to fall in love with. I could spend hours looking at kitchens! This kitchen is in a 1901...
The next project on our to-do list is the family room. We recently said that more than anything we just want to take a break from projects, but when this one is done, it’ll mean having nothing to be embarrassed about when company comes over!! (As...
One of our favorite things about our house is all of the original features. The first floor is amazing. Between the pocket doors to the living room, the amazing bannister, the stained glass windows, and all the woodwork around the doorways, this place is packed...
Lumpy’s was what actually inspired the Summer of Ice Cream, I’m fairly certain. We were visiting my parents’ house in Strongsville, and they asked if we wanted to go to a German restaurant in Parma. We said sure and had to drive up Pearl Road...