The “final” stage of our den renovation was the bar. A lot of houses in our neighborhood have unfortunately had their bars removed. I can see the appeal, but the bar is something we really wanted to keep. It’s a unique feature of the house, and it’s just fun to have a wet bar. The … Read More
The next stage of our downstairs den renovation was the floor. Like everything else with this project, the floor is not something we planned on at the time. However, once we got the new drywall up that emphasized how terrible the floor looked so it had to be updated. When we originally moved in to … Read More
Welcome back! I know it’s been forever since we’ve had a new blog post, but sometimes life just gets busy. This should be the beginning of many new blog posts though. We’ve done a lot of work to the house in the past few years, so now back to where we last left you! As … Read More
There isn’t much to say about the window installation that wasn’t covered in the last post so I will just keep it short and show you some pictures. We are super happy with the outcome and we are looking forward to getting the rest of the windows replaced someday. I really like that screens cover … Read More
We have been talking about replacing the inefficient, and less than functional aluminum doors and windows since we bought our house. We loved the look of them, but the windows are pretty much storm windows, and the sliding doors didn’t really slide anymore. Also, you could feel a pretty decent breeze when standing by the … Read More
We removed the panelling behind the bar today only to reveal little to no space to work with. So much for recessed shelving. Susan isn’t crazy about the wall to wall shelves so we are going to have to rethink this. If you have any suggestions about other shelving options we would love to hear … Read More
One of my projects for the downstairs den is to have some sort of shelving behind to bar. Currently we just have all of our glasses and booze hidden behind the bar which is pretty messy looking and not very practical. We are in the process of taking down the wood panelling so we can … Read More
The downstairs den is one of the rooms we spend the most time in but sadly it’s one of the only rooms to not be fixed up well. Lately we have been trying to change that. Some new furniture and a little paint has helped a lot. The biggest and most noticeable new piece is … Read More
Ever since we moved in, the downstairs of our house has always felt damp and smelled a little funny. Also, the previous owners had dogs so the carpet was kinda gross. We were waiting to remove the carpet until we could afford some hardwood floors but we were tired of the smell. So up came … Read More
We just got done snazzing up the kitchen. We’ll post pictures once we get them together. While you’re waiting, a look at the den! Before and after…ish. We love the den. It’s the room we hang out in the most. It has a wet bar and an awesome fireplace! When we first purchased the home then den … Read More