I love a good before and after, and boy, do I have a good before and after for you. Our suburb house (Squirrel Estate) has so many things that scream 90s to me - golden brass hardware, dark granite, cherry and oak cabinets. Since that's absolutely not my style, I've been working hard these past [...]
Thanks to the Queen of Farmhouse Style herself, Joanna Gaines, shiplap is here to stay. It's funny, probably prior to 2013, I feel like shiplap wasn't a common vernacular in home improvement, and now it's shiplap shiplap shiplap everywhere I go. I think a common misconception with shiplap is that it can only work in [...]
You guys, I'm so pumped to share with you the completion of my arch project. Our Philly rowhome is just a little over 1,000 sq ft. With that said, I leaned into the small space mindset and designed it with a Scandinavian/hygge vibe. Since our new suburban home is twice the size, I wanted it [...]
Happy day 14th of social distancing! This week, I've been working on this bench for our entry. The entry isn't done, by any means, but it's coming along nicely! So far, it's gotten a fresh coat of paint all over the walls and trims, and the door also got a paint job. The flooring went [...]
Hi friends! I hope you are doing well, wherever in the world you are. Due to the COVID-19, Philadelphia and its surrounding counties are officially on "lockdown". This means that all non-essential stores are closed, and most people are working from home. Since I'm a higher education consultant and a teacher, I'm currently not working [...]
Hey y'all! It feels good to be back. These past few weeks have been so hectic with planning out projects around the house, figuring out what we are contracting out and what we are tackling ourselves. Most people don't know this, but Ian and I aren't full-time renovators nor do we have a background in [...]
When Ian and I were renovating our old house, Squirrel House, we were working mainly out of a small one-car garage (that actually doesn't really fit a car). The garage was super dingy, had minimal lighting, and just wasn't super conducive to getting work done. To be fair, we were also horrible at organizing that [...]
Photo sources: Kitchen Cabinets Flooring Subway Tile Lighting Range/Oven Runner This past week was demo week at Squirrel Estate. Our contractors came and tore up all the first-floor flooring, tile, the kitchen, and the powder room. Now it's time to put it all back together! Our contractors took care of tiling the entryway/coat closet/powder [...]
Flooring update on Squirrel Estate! Since August, one thing on my mind is "what flooring am I going to put down on the first floor?" We knew that the three-type flooring of the ceramic tile/hardwood/carpet combo didn't really work and really chopped up space. We wanted to use up to 2 types of flooring (debating [...]
If you're new here, hi! A little summary of our house adventures: in August 2017, my husband and I bought our first house, a duplex in the northwest section of Philadelphia. We currently live there and are hoping to move out by the end of the year. We'll likely rent it out to longterm tenants, [...]
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