After the walls were finally painted, it was time to install the cabinets! Luckily my family is full of carpenters, so my grandfather and my sister’s fiance James installed them for us. They started by marking the studs and locating the heights for the uppers. We discovered yet another can light in the…
We Love to Paint!
After the texturing was completed, we could finally paint! We had spent a lot of time figuring out our colors, so it was super satisfying to see it all starting to come together! We’re always looking for a deal, and I was so happy to find some great paint on sale… plus a 10% off…
Drywall, Texture, & Primer
The single biggest thing that has “held us up” on our renovations, as far as time goes anyways, is contractors. We were hoping to finish our renovations in about 3 months, but it’s going to end up being closer to 6 months. We did everything keep the process moving on our end, but sometimes there’s…
Gluten & Dairy Free Spinach and Chicken Enchiladas
This post has been sitting in my drafts a ridiculously long time… whoops! We went through a brief period a while back, where Hayden was having some tummy issues. One of the things I tried to relieve her issues was going dairy-free. During that time, I came up with these yummy Enchiladas! I don’t have…
Finding Our 6 Panel Doors
Doors. Are. Expensive. Ok, so this is another “we weren’t originally planning on…” post. I couldn’t help it! Don’t get me wrong, I’m extremely budget-conscious, but we had saved enough in other areas, and these were such a good deal that we made it work. And I’m soo glad! You can probably already guess I…
Plumbing Rough In
The first step of our plumbing is finally done! The “finish” plumbing apparently occurs after everything else is done (aka, toilet setting, fixtures, etc.) I guess that makes sense. Anyways, just thought I’d share a few pictures of the plumbing progress! What was the half-bath and hallway by the stairs is now a half-bath…
Cabinet Door Bead-board Wallpaper Inlay
We scored a great deal on the vanity for the kids’ bathroom, but I wasn’t a huge fan of it’s appearance. I decided to use beadboard wallpaper (I paid $18/roll online, but it can also be found at Menards for roughly same price) in the inset of the doors and then paint the whole vanity off-white….
Prepping, Deglossing, & Painting Our Cabinets
My last post was about the amazing deals we found on our cabinets, and how they all came together (size & layout) so well. Now for the “fun” part: making them all match! I’m not going to sugar-coat it. It ended up being an extremely long and labor-intensive process. BUT, we saved a ton of…
Piecing Together Our Cabinets
When we first purchased our home, we thought the original cabinets would probably be reusable with a coat of paint. Upon further inspection however, they were in pretty bad shape. PS – did you know they make plastic drawers to look like “real” wood? Ha! We priced out the cheapest of the cheap for ordering…
We Won’t Miss You, Green Toilet…
I like green… just not for my toilet! Or bathtub for that matter… We did most of our demo right away, but we saved the kids’ bathroom until the last minute (it’s nice to have a working potty!) After the framing was complete, however, it was time to go! Wes occupied the girls outside,…