With the flooring in bedroom #2 complete, we are moving on to bedroom #3. The master bedroom. Which means we need to move the master bedroom into the room we first finished. Which means moving everything from bedroom #1 and bedroom #2 into bedroom #2. Here’s how the moving has gone down: Move furniture from Room … Read More
Another room
Mr. D knocked out another room this past week. New flooring and a closet update. A fresh (new) coat of paint on the walls. (SW Aura White on walls) Freshly painted trim. (Behr trim paint -off-the-shelf in satin finish) It feels sooooo fresh and nice in here! Brighter and lighter. We’ve been kickin’ around … Read More
Floor one done.
Back in this post we had just pulled up carpet and Mr. D was ready to get busy installing the new flooring. Before he jumped in laying flooring, he had a little prep work to do. This oscillating tool is awesome for undercutting the trim. Nothing like having the right tool for the job! Mr. D … Read More
Cottage Reno Progress
February 20th. That’s the last time I posted about the renovations happening at The Cottage … and the ideas that were swimming around in my brain. Today I am happy to report that… 1. Some decisions have been made! 2. Actions have been taken! 3. Rooms are being changed! Tonight Mr. D and I signed … Read More
#SnowDay
8+ inches of snow means working from home for me (the commute is brutal on country roads covered in snow) Mr. D worked from home too he also worked out-of-the-home Last year — same day March 11, 2012 the weather on this very same day 63 degrees! it was glorious the.best.March Ever. March 2012: March … Read More
Better than Pottery Barn?
Last weekend Jo Lynn and I took a field trip. We both had some lookin’ to do at IKEA and… I really wanted to see this new store at the Galleria in Edina. Arhaus is a home furnishing store that is a joy to browse. it’s full of gorgeous spaces Creativity abounds — and astounds … Read More
Little Cottage
We have a new addition to The Cottage grounds! Back up to a Friday evening in early February. Mr. D and I are wandering through the 2013 Builders Home Show stopping at all the booths with kitchen cabinets, countertops, flooring & sinks scoping out potential kitchen products. We hit up the “Once Upon A Playhouse” … Read More
Snow Blooms
Best thing to come out of last Friday’s Snow dump… Little tufts of snow on the tips of our Red Twig Dogwood.
A weekend’s worth of celebrating
Another year around the sun complete, and another year begun. Celebrating began on Thursday morning. Kicking off the day with fresh-out-of-the-oven-homemade muffins made by a co-worker to enjoy during our weekly staff meeting at work, made the day just that much sweeter. Friday morning (the actual day) I woke to 6.5 inches of snow and was … Read More
Slowly moving forward
Mr. D and I are no strangers or newbies to home remodel/renovations. We have given more than a few rooms new looks in 30+ years of marriage including a two-story addition on our first home that had a family room, two bathrooms and a master bedroom. However, in all those makeovers, we’ve never done a … Read More