A quick tip we learned this week (many of you may already know this but it was new to us). As I worked on windows from the cellar to get them ready for painting, I pulled off the old hinges and almost threw them away but thought about it and decided to check and see how to remove the rust. The style of hinge was old and if I could keep it, I wanted to. After some research, I learned…
I just wanted to write a quick note to say thank you to everyone. You’ve all been so kind and encouraging. You inspire us more than you know. We really enjoy reading them. We’ll keep posting!
Breaking news! The electrician just left the house and we have electricity! We previously had plumbing and now we have lights and outlets working! …click in here to see pics…
Since the foundation had morter reapplied, I now needed to work on the windows to the cellar. We removed the windows carefully and I decided to see if I could sand the wood down and get the beauty back. We sanded it gently, removed the glazing and the glass and found that old wood could be gorgeous again! …click in here to see pics…
Hi everyone. It’s taken some time and I’m still working out a few kinks on the website, but it was my goal to finally get a post out, so here we go! This will be a quick catch up of the things we’ve been doing the last few weeks so everyone can see where we are in the process. We’ve done quite a bit of work around the house already, mostly the exterior; things like trimming the front hedges so…