Archives for 2013

My most favorite part of the building process has begun and it's just as exciting as I thought it would be!  We're on day 2 of the kitchen installation.  There was a hiccup or two along the way (I'll explain) but everything's working out exactly as I had hoped. I did a quick (emphasis on quick) ... View Post

As a house-warming gift my mom and dad paid for our ADT security system and gave us money towards new furniture.  Every major piece of furniture in our house was either inherited, given to us (as children or when we first moved out of the house), or bought at a yard sale/thrift store.  As a result, ... View Post

That's the last time I'll jinx myself by saying "yay, we're almost done" or "yay, no more decisions!"... So between my last post and today we've had some MAJOR changes... Starting with the master bathroom: for a long time I was set on these tiles from Oceanside Glass Tile in Oasis.  However, ... View Post

It's hard to believe that by this time next month, we should be eating chinese take-out while we sort through boxes in our NEW HOUSE!  In the last two and a half months we've seen the lot go from dirt to this: http://i1071.photobucket.com/albums/u503/sparkler39/IMG_2189.jpg We're in the home ... View Post

…and put in the back of my van. Ha…very funny, I know. But seriously, I feel SOOO much better today. For the past few weeks I've been stressing about the bathrooms in the new house. Originally I had planned to put glass countertops under our vessel sinks (Kohler Reve in White) to let the black ... View Post