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Houses are famous for two 90%s
Remember our house renovation project? The one we thought would take four to six months? Yeah, it’s still ongoing. It’s been twenty months. We just had the landscaping done and, aside from tiling the front porch, there isn’t anything else to do. Or more accurately stated, there isn’t anything else we’re going to try to…
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Reclaimed wood shelves and mantle
Although the house renovation is mostly complete inside, there are a few things still on the list. Until recently, adding a mantle and some shelves around the fireplace were one of them, but no more!
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Having a wood stove means having a relationship with wood
When researching wood stoves (my favorite part of our house renovation project), I remember reading a note from someone that before you consider buying one, know that you are going to have a new relationship with wood. Buying, chopping, storing, hauling, burning, cleaning. You name it, you’re probably going to need to have a solution.…
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The porch project
I haven’t written about the house renovation in a while because the wounds are still fresh. Although the inside is done now, there is still a big part missing: the porch. So the 2023 house project is to get that thing done! 🙌🏼
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First fires
Now that it’s October and cooler mornings have arrived, we’ve started to use our wood stove regularly. The stained glass feature is beautiful, but having a wood stove is my favorite part of our house renovation. Starting a fire while making coffee in the morning seems to scratch some primordial caveman desire. Stacking wood gives…
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Stained glass salvation
After many weeks of small and incremental work, something exciting and positive happened on the house renovation front. More specifically, a very special window finally happened. If you’ve been following our house renovation you know that “exciting and positive” are two words I’ve never used when describing the project. So we’re enjoying this bit of…
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32 weeks (and counting)
Our house renovation has been going on for 32 weeks and counting. I said it before but I’ll mention it again: this project is and continues to be in the top three most stressful experiences of my life. How is it that, despite our windows and doors being installed incorrectly, our roof open to the…
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Back in the house for good!
197 days ago we started our house renovation. Today we moved back in for good. Finally. The place is far from done, and what is done is far from perfect, but none of that matters as much as having our own space. We’re getting pretty good at living in transition and the moving chaos isn’t…
Writing and drawings by Nick.
