New flooring!!
Our flooring was FINALLY installed yesterday after a month of being home from our Christmas vacation. I guess it was worth the wait because are very happy with the new flooring. The company who installed it is located right here in Durham called Carpet...
Wood transition
We’re getting ready to show you our new floors (yay!) but I wanted to share a quick post about this transition step leading into the living room. Our flooring company said this piece is real wood and more sturdy than laminate so they didn’t think it...
Cabinet Doors hung
Last week dear hubby and I removed all the upper cabinets and painted the insides gray and added new hardware. Finally, after a week of drying and making several tweaks we hung the doors back up. Here is a reminder of what was going on last week. And...
Random pretty things
I wanted to share some of the goodies I got during Christmas time. I know it’s late, but here ya’ go! Pinecone candles from Target. White ceramic owl measuring cups with orange on the inside also from Target. Scented mercury glass candle from...
Fire Wood Storage bin
We haven’t had a fire in our fireplace for over a year and when the temps dip down into the teens and it snows during the day, well, it’s time for one. And you can’t just have logs lying around, so we invested in a cute wire storage basket with...
DIY cereal box drawer dividers
The kitchen is coming along, we had our dishwasher reinstalled and fixed. It was a faulty valve that caused our dishwasher to leak during our Christmas vacation. So G.E. came out on Friday and repaired it. So that’s good news I guess! A heating/air...
Cha Cha Cha Changes
Who doesn’t love David Bowie? Maybe it’s the paint fumes or maybe it’s the fact that our kitchen is moving along, but I’m giddy this morning. When you have a three day weekend, lots of stuff gets done. At least around here. I spent...
Red Beds
Well it’s been a good snowy morning here in the Piedmont of North Carolina. We only got about 1 inch of snow and it melted pretty quickly but my kids still enjoyed eating ice off the sidewalk. This morning my craigslist dreams came true when I happened...Kitchen Disaster week 2
What a long and exhausting day. I woke up with a cold and the house still a mess. I had about 20 things to take care of from figuring out our dental insurance to what type of flooring to get. There were many decisions to be made and all I wanted to do was...
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Follow two DIYers as we decorate, redecorate, design, beautify, demo, install, fix, and remodel the interior and exterior of our second home. We've learned a lot from remodeling our first home and now we are applying this know-how to our second home. Hope you enjoy our site!
xo, Cathy
