Every house has its story. What's yours?

We have a 10 month old poodle that has decided she likes to explore more than we would like her to explore and we have now had to build a fence with a gate to keep her in the backyard. Actually, we have been wanting to do something like this since we moved into the house, but hadn't gotten around to it until now. As luck would have it, I had just enough leftover pressure-treated lumber from my backyard deck project to cover the materials I would need for this project. I also had enough screws, cement, nails, oil, paint and hinges along with nearly enough brackets for the entire gate and fence. I had to buy 2 metal brackets, so the entire new cost for this project came out to be a tad over 2 dollars. Not bad, me thinks!    » read more »

Following the renovation the living room we had some extra boards and paint plus with all of the tools still upstairs we decided to go ahead with giving the hallway a facelift. Initially we though a new coat of paint would do the trick, but we had one of our usual conversations that tend to result in more work. This time we came to the conclusion that it could be nice to do some of the corner frame moulding like we did in the living room but with thinner boards as the hallway is much smaller.    » read more »

The wife and I had the idea that good project to tackle this past winter was to oil the hardwood floor in the upstairs living room. Of course, to do such a thing require one (me) to remove all the furniture. Once that was sorted we had look around the room and decided the yellow/beige wallpaper wasn't our style and since we had done most of the rest of our house to our liking maybe some new wallpaper or a coat of paint would do the trick.    » read more »

We've lived in this house for 16 years.  Of those 16 years, this is the first where a room wasn't lying with its guts hanging out.  There's no drywall dust in the air, no trim to miter, no dry rot rotting our bank account away.    All the rooms have been finished.  The plumbing, sewer and electrical have been brought up to code.  There's flooring in all of the rooms.  We officially finished the kitchen last April.  I think I'm facing the existential equivalent of ennui.  What else does life have to offer now?  I've accomplished it all - a 1952 rambler has    » read more »