Just a warning on this post: BAD PHOTOS, AHOY. I was working in low-light/flash situations and they look terrible. I was doing some resear...

I hit a couple of snags while I was finishing the bathroom, mostly because I’d never done it before.  It wasn’t anything major, but it slowe...

The Marmoleum I wanted usually takes about three weeks to arrive.  They send a big truck from the midwest and it travels around delivering l...

My very tall friend Garbear came over to help me paint.  Painting with tall people is the best. Despite the fact that I bought a sample ...

I'm pretty sure this wasn't original to the house. I knew I wanted to rip this vanity out, even as I was walking through the house ...

My closing came down to the wire and I actually ended up closing two days late because of a hold up with the appraisal. Apparently they di...

It has a nice personality! The nicest thing I could call the kitchen is "comically grimy." The cabinets, while still in good s...

Monday: Day 1 of house work week. Buying a fixer I sort of bounced all over the place with where I wanted to start. For some reason I felt l...