Let’s re-cap from where it was: Remember? Gross carpet on floor, really icky cabinets and tile counter, folding shutters for the door, and a tub misplaced under the window, no shower, and a terrible floor plan that didn’t allow easy access to sink. ... Keep Reading...
Someone Else’s House: The Blessing of a Great Disaster!
A friend of mine had a disaster. Her dishwasher flooded her kitchen, ruining a couple of base cabinets and the floor. It seemed terrible, but was it really so terrible? Maybe the timing and lack of preparation was horrible, but I think there was a huge blessing inside that flood. Here's her kitchen before and after... Even though this picture was taken after the floor had to be removed, you can still see how horrible the kitchen layout was. That’s the sink just to your left. The range is squished up against that wall to the right, very bad! The ... Keep Reading...
Little Brick Cottage: This Kitchen is Moving toward Big Changes, with Sweet Surprises at the End
The previous location of the sink in this corner on the wall shared with the bathroom on the right and dining room straight ahead, was an awkward location for it leaving no place for a dishwasher. Really, once we looked closer, ... Keep Reading...
Little Brick Cottage: Now this Kitchen has a Plan
What’s wrong with this existing kitchen floor layout? Let me count the ways: ... Keep Reading...
When depression screams at you, Ice it!
Here is a trick I learned a long time ago, I don’t recall where I originally heard of this trick, but I’ve used it for many years, and it works every time. You know those depressions left behind in the rugs and carpets when you move a piece of furniture, screaming back at you that a piece of furniture used to sit there? Well no worries, just ... Keep Reading...
Interior Windows, Part 3
It’s all about the Attitude I told you we have several ‘interior windows’ in our former house and I wasn’t kidding. Here is another example of an interior window. The story of this interior window is I bought just the antique patterned glass, no frame, just glass, at a garage sale for super cheap, less than $5. It was from an old window, but the frame was gone. Fortunately they had the wisdom to save the glass. Then I held onto it for a few years, actually moving it with us from one house to another, along with several antique doors I rescued ... Keep Reading...
Little Brick Cottage, It’s Gone! All Gone!
Ok, let’s look at some before and afters: We’ve seen this view a few times, but it’s gone now… ... Keep Reading...
Little Brick Cottage: Little Brick Cottage, This Bathroom has a Plan, sort of, maybe.
The actual square footage, of the bathroom is quite generous, but as you see below, just to get to the sink is nearly a hazard, not to mention there is no shower because the window is in the way. ... Keep Reading...
Little Brick Cottage: Living Room and Dining Room. Trust me, this is progress.
Yea! The carpet and pad is out of the living room and dining room. Remember, this is what it looked like: ... Keep Reading...
