How to Use Glazier Points + Tips & Tricks

Glazier points, also known as glazing points or glazing clips, are small (1/2″ or less) metal fasteners used to secure glass panes into window frames. You’ll hear me call them glazing points more often...

Main Bathroom Update: Replacing the Sink

Of all the decisions I had to make during the main bathroom remodel, the sink caused the most angst. I felt so conflicted about this because I was replacing an “original sink” in favor...

My Travel Must-Haves

I am still in Salt Lake City. Due to back-to-back lake-effect snowstorms in the Buffalo, New York, area, my flight home has been rebooked three times in the past four days. I’m not complaining...

My Experience With Sutherland Welles Tung Oil Finish

The main bathroom is about 95% complete, and more update posts are languishing in my drafts folder. I apologize for the less-than-stellar “after” photo in today’s post. I am currently waylaid in Salt Lake...

Main Bathroom Update: Plans? What Plans?

It seems fitting that my first post of 2024 is a bathroom update. I feel like I’ve written about little else in the past two years. Writing my bathroom plans on the blog also...

Embracing Uncertainty in the New Year

I’m not going to lie. 2023 was one of the weirdest and most unsettling years for me yet. On a global scale, the world seems to be burning, and personally, life has been non-stop,...

Travelogue: Quebec City, PEI, and the Canadian Maritimes

As an avid traveler, wanderlust hits me hard each summer. Oh, who am I kidding? Wanderlust hits me every 4-6 months, especially since I’ve been living in BHH. I love it here, but resetting...

Main Bathroom Renovation: Layout & Plans

During the past few weeks, I have been working on the main bathroom renovation plan. I had such a nightmare experience with the guest bath that my enthusiasm for another bathroom remodel was at...

New Front Steps & Handrails

When I knew that my summer was going to be full of downtime, I was suddenly scrambling to figure out how to get a few big DIY projects done. Summer is short here, and...

Hello Again

I never intended to take nearly three months off from the blog. In fact, one of my unspoken 2023 goals was to write more, not less. However, converging projects and doctor visits for my...