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This Old House Update

admin — Fri, 03 May 2013 04:39:00 +0000

We are almost a month into our renovations and it seems that we are making major progress! We may even be able to move in soon! While living in a hotel has been nice, I am ready to get settled in our new home. Below are some pictures of the work in progress. Stay tuned for the big reveal in a few weeks! Notice the sagging beam? This was the major problem with the house. Now it is fixed and no more sagging floors! Jason, good friend and our contractor, working his magic on our house! Back when we had dirt floors.. Subfloor goes down and electrical goes in! New plumbing in the corner to replace old galvanized pipes. New support post and beam that will eventually be wrapped in an old wood to give it a rustic feel New insulation goes up! Preparing for drywall. Drywall where the kitchen will be New drywall where water heater closet will be and where the built in fidge will be. Now for the fun part! These are the kitchen cabinets we picked out. Should be here and installed in less then 2 weeks! Picking out the finishings and details has been my […]

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ReClaimed Wood Flower Box Project

admin — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 05:01:00 +0000

Sorry for the late post but as you will see by my pictures posted below that we worked straight through the night to get this project done! Today was day #1 of construction, our contractor and his team started pulling up floors, taking down kitchen cabinets and even knocked out a chimney! It is a full on construction zone in our house and I am trying to keep my cool since we have to move out of our apartment and into the house in 7 days. So to keep my mind in a happy place, I have been focusing on our back yard and getting it into tip top shape for my bday party this weekend (there will be a post next week on that). Below is a little project that Casey and I worked on today and hopefully tomorrow we will be able to finish the second flower box. Oh the joys of being a homeowner! New Spring Flowers Casey working on our reclaimed wood flower boxes. You may see some boxes in the back ground that may or may not be my bday present!! So stoked to show you guys the finished product next week! Funny pic of […]

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This (98 year) Old House

admin — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 02:38:00 +0000

After months of searching and sleepless nights we finally found a house to call our own! My fiancé, Casey, and I purchased our first home in the Penrose Community of Arlington, VA. We purchased a fixer upper in a great neighborhood that we are hoping to transform into a beautiful first home for our little family! We are planning to do some major renovations to get this old house up to our standards, needless to say we have a lot of work to do. We will share with you our journey of demolition, renovations and DIY projects. Hopefully we will have some amazing after pictures to share with you soon. For now here are the before and demo pics, enjoy! Back when we first put an offer on the house..feels like forever ago. Casey tearing down the wall where we will open up the kitchen and add a breakfast bar. Pulling the drywall off of the beam that needs to be replaced. We are thinking an exposed wood beam would look cool. Lot’s of hard work went into tearing up the tile in our dining room. Master Bedroom Before Before picture of our back yard/deck area. Looks like we have lots […]

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