Category: building projects

  • Outpaced by a baby and couldn’t be happier.

    For about a month now we’ve been camped out downstairs. It is wonderful and the fact that we haven’t had countertops or internet or the fact that there is no carpet upstairs and the apartment isn’t finished; the fact that our yard is bare black dirt with some rock sprinkles doesn’t even phase us because…

  • Picture update time!

    Here are some pictures of what all we’ve been up to around the house…

  • Bathrooms are taking shape.

    Moving right along. Bathrooms are taking shape and we couldn’t be more excited!

  • Let there be lights!

    Lately, our goal was to be able to safely turn breakers on, and therefore we have been hooking up outlets, switches, light fixtures and smoke alarms.  It is exciting to be able to walk through the house and turn on lights…  We were dreading having to buy ceiling fans because they are so expensive or…

  • Second wind’s struck!

    A touch of grey on the walls of our house will serve our purposes spot on: to let the colors of home tell a story.  Everything’s painted and we’re humbled and ecstatic to finally be at this point.   This coming January will mark the one year aniversery since we broke ground.  It will also mark…