This closet we are building in our upstairs loft is starting to really come together. We are very close to being done and it will be great to have all this extra storage space. Here's the last installment of this home building project - we are very close to being done. Basically, all we need are two more brackets and the flooring - finally this job is coming to a close. Have … [Read more...]

  We had stopped working on the loft closet for a while. Then, on a road trip, we were at Home Depot looking for some garden sprinklers.  Graham spotted a sale on glass paned wood doors and we thought they could work well for the closets. We measured them up and decided they would work! We got them for a great deal ($52 per door).     So we bought … [Read more...]

  When the weather turns colder, it's time to stay indoors more and get started on home projects. One project was to build a closet with a sloped ceiling in our upstairs loft. Here's how we did that - and now we have lots of storage room for clothes, shoes and pretty much everything else we wear. If you're looking for attic closet ideas, take a look at what we did to gain extra … [Read more...]

Ugly counters? Painting formica countertops will change the whole look!   What can you do when you buy a house that has really ugly formica kitchen countertops? You could remove them and put in a new one. You know what else you can do? Paint it! Follow along as we take you through one of our home projects. Here's how to paint a counter top and completely change the look of the … [Read more...]

  It's easy to paint wood paneling and it can totally brighten an older home!     A lot of older houses still have that crappy 1970's wood paneling covering some (or all) of the walls. Want to cover it up? Here's how to paint paneling. This stuff was all the rage at that time - it was going up in living room and basement rec rooms across the country. This … [Read more...]

Our house was built in 1999. A family of 8 lived here, 6 of whom were under 5 feet tall. Even though the house isn't THAT old,  a lot of wear and tear took place before we came along. As you can imagine a lot of damage was under the 4 foot high mark on the drywall. We've been here 12 years already and have made lots of cosmetic changes  (and some repairs, of course) over that … [Read more...]

Since we have always disliked the actual entry into our house from the driveway side, we've been talking about making some changes. That may include a new mud room and entry into the house. The driveway side is of course where guests enter our house.     See what I mean? Ugly. Really. Ugly. I can't wait until we rip off that little mud room that's attached now to the … [Read more...]

The house we have now in Prince Rupert has an enclosed porch on the front, facing the street. Over the years, it must have attracted more and more plants, until it looked like this:   I gave away a lot of the plants, as there were just far too many. There were eight orchids in this room, along with probably 20 other plants.     I've boxed up the orchids and … [Read more...]