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A kitchen: it’s all about the prep

Let’s see, where did we leave off? Oh! Our kitchen lost 1/3 of it’s cabinetry and I’ve grown to love the weathered plaster walls and openness of it. If you’re not sure what I’m talking about, go back to the previous post A kitchen: the end of an era. We are in a brand new…

A kitchen: the end of an era

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to tear apart 1/3 of your kitchen? No? Yeah, me either. We were humming right along. The kids were growing like weeds. We were busy with school, soccer, life. The kitchen was holding up it’s end of the bargain, aside from the dishwasher. He gave up…

A kitchen: the beginning of the end

So often, you look at a house and one of the most important spaces that should meet your needs, is the kitchen. Enough storage? Ample workspace? Does it flow well? For me; I needed storage and an oven. I am a simple girl. Which was good because our kitchen needed some love that we just…

Paint or bust

Congratulations! You’ve bought yourself an old house. Your first house. Now what? The first thing I knew for sure, the wallpaper on the first floor had to go. Before you go getting mad at me, hear me out! Why we took down the wallpaper: Three different color patterns in the same space was making me…

Where it all began

January of 2009. Two crazy kids and their almost one year old are waiting for word on the house they’ve loved for months now. Living out of boxes, since November is old. We’ve been on the closing merry-go-round so long, we aren’t sure if excited is on our radar. But we just keep holding out…


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