In 2015 we had the basement gutted to the foundation and re-built. I worked with a general contractor who followed my design to a 't' - it was a great experience and a happy collaboration. The GC laid down a new concrete floor, framed in the walls, added insulation, installed heating, ran electrical, roughed in plumbing for the bathroom, and drywalled. We took it from there adding cabinetry, shelving, READ MORE
0 comments I'm back to my seasonal need to tweak everything inside the house. This happens every fall, it's that whole nesting thing. Our time outdoors is limited, daylight is waning, and we begin to nestle into our winter ways (I'm so damn poetic today). We spend a lot more time in the living room, even eating meals at the dining room table (novel huh?). It's nearly impossible for my mind not to wander READ MORE
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Hey-O! Hope you guys have all had a good start to your week. We are just recovering from our epic weekend in Las Vegas, where we wrapped up what might amount to one of the best three days period ever. We had the privilege to see The Killers at the Sam's Town Casino and Gambling Hall, where they celebrated the ten year anniversary of their sophomore album Sam's Town, by preforming Sam's Town live READ MORE
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Hey budz. The entryway progress continues slowly but surely! Our house has a lot of good things going for it, but one of the things it doesn't have is a coat closet. Instead it has this really large (in proportion to our house) entryway that doesn't serve a whole lot of purpose. It basically consists of our stair case, a weird wall cut in half diagonally by the stairs, a bay of piano windows, READ MORE
Guys! I'm back with the final installment of the girl-party-make-a-light-fixture post! My pal Nicole (aka Colz) needed a new light fixture for over her new black sink -- yep that one pictured above -- which makes its home in her incredibly awesome new kitchen! We made this brass beauty for her, and it looks amazing - I liked it so much I made one for my bathroom too. Also, don't worry! I will READ MORE
