So far, 2020 has turned out nothing like I expected. Early in the year, I planned the #yearofthewindow, began daydreaming about Season Four of True Tales From Old Houses, considered training for another marathon, and looked forward to a trip to Sweden in August. I also had window work planned in the Hudson River Valley,…
Repairing the dumpster desk that M. and I brought home a few weeks ago is going more slowly than I hoped. At first glance, we knew it was going to need a lot of work to bring it back to life. The veneer was chipped, the paint was peeling, and previous repairs were well-intentioned but…
In 2014, when we moved into the house, the walls in the boys' rooms were a mess, and fixing plaster cracks was pretty much our very first DIY job here. Then, we did have a wee cave-in of the ceiling in the living room in 2015, but overall, we hit the old house lottery in…
It has been quite some time since I offered an update about M's teen bedroom makeover. Our best-laid plans came to a halt due to the pandemic. Like many people, our jobs were up in the air, finances took a hit, and the uncertainty kept us from moving forward on most of our planned projects.…
Yesterday, a new episode of the podcast dropped, and the listener question that Devyn and I answered was, "Have you ever regretted a design decision, interior or otherwise, to the point of starting over?" During the episode, I confidently answered no, but upon further reflection, I realize that the living room makeover is going to…
Lately, I have been enjoying vlogging. For all of the window restoration tutorials, it feels like a video is the best way to describe how to complete the work. I know that watching DIY videos isn't everyone's cup of tea, so I'll include the basic steps below as well. Painting a window sash isn't complicated,…