After reading what seemed like thousands of online articles about painting kitchen cabinets, I'd built the process up in my mind into something akin to climbing Mt. Everest. But we'd decided that rather than investing in all new cabinets for our kitchen, we could live with what we had (for now). This meant tackling cabinet-painting.… Continue reading Kitchen: Cabinets
Category: Southside House
Kitchen: Island
Many, many years ago, Tony found this “island” at a thrift store; it was actually a discarded display piece from a Banana Republic store. It’s a beautiful piece and made the perfect island. Again, after a few years of renters, the finish on the top had been damaged and it needed repair. I thought about… Continue reading Kitchen: Island
Kitchen: Floors
Pandemic quarantine means time to work on the house. I've been hating on our nasty vinyl floors for years, and they'd only gotten nastier after years of renters in the house. But I couldn't figure out what to replace them with. Tile was too heavy for the creaky floor and would likely crack with time.… Continue reading Kitchen: Floors
Living Room: Online Interior Design Adventures Part IV
After I gave my Havenly designer some feedback on the last concept, which I mostly loved, she made some tweaks and sent us a final concept. Though I LOVED the black and white rug in the original design, it was too large for our space and cost over $800. She went looking for an alternative,… Continue reading Living Room: Online Interior Design Adventures Part IV
Southside Bathroom: After
We finished this bathroom up almost a year ago and I'm just now getting around to posting these pics! There are still a few things that need doing; I'd like to replace the light fixtures and Tony needs to install the hardware on the medicine cabinet door. I also need to find a window covering.… Continue reading Southside Bathroom: After
Southside Backyard: Fence & Parking
Living in Southside is fun, until you come home late and the frat boys who live next door are having a party. Then, their friends have parked in your two available curbside spots so Tony has to go over to the party, find the culprits, drink a beer, and get them to move their cars… Continue reading Southside Backyard: Fence & Parking
Southside Bathroom: Flooring and Walls
Once the shower was tiled, we cleaned up the tub well and moved on to flooring. Speaking of the tub, several folks asked why we didn't replace it. We chose to keep the original cast iron tub because a.) it was original, b.) it was suuuupppeerrr heavy, and c.) finding a modern tub to fit… Continue reading Southside Bathroom: Flooring and Walls
Southside Bathroom: Demo and Bath Tile
Imagine a bathroom renovated in the 1980's. With several sets of homeowners having used it. Then with a group of nasty boy renters using it. When it was time to move back into our Southside house, we knew the bathroom would be a big priority, since it was the ONLY bathroom in the house. Check… Continue reading Southside Bathroom: Demo and Bath Tile
T&A Fix It Up 