The Estate Sale

I Used to Hate This Closet

I am not a fan of closets only because I am not a fan of hangers. Not just wire hangers, any hangers. They make your clothes and coats hard to find, they get tangled, they get stuck, things get crowded....

Posted by jeanne on January 23, 2009 12:45 PM

Our Friends Bought the Farm!

This past weekend, we spent 24 blissful hours with friends on their farm in the country. We either strolled around and laughed together, or drank wine and read, or ate fresh veggies, or played with the kids in the magnificent...

Posted by jeanne on August 25, 2008 9:57 AM

The Master Bath (Almost) After Photos

These are NOT quite after, because there are some details still missing. But it came to my attention that I had not posted any photos of the master bathroom since we've moved upstairs. Probably because Miss Grace showed up early...

Posted by jeanne on April 23, 2007 12:18 AM

It's Not the Snow, It's the Thaw...

Yesterday evening, I hauled myself up the front steps after work and came face-to-face with a waterfall on one side of our new front door.  Brown water was pouring out from the beadboard ceiling above the front porch and down...

Posted by jeanne on December 15, 2005 6:13 PM

Rube Goldberg's Guide to Home Improvement

As I've been mentioning recently, the remaining tasks in the master bath are now just some cabinetry and trim. Well, today I put in the very last pieces of the beadboard wainscoat. Let me be the first to say that...

Posted by aaron on June 26, 2005 8:54 PM

Best Color to Paint the Radiator?

So, last Thursday we posted some new photos of the master bathroom--not completely done, but very close! After living with it for all of two days I've got a nagging question so J suggested I just post it for advice....

Posted by aaron on June 20, 2005 12:21 PM

Two Long Years

Saturday marked the two year anniversary of our purchase of this house. Like the first year, we didn't accomplish as much as we would have hoped. Reviewing our first year anniversary write-up, we hit about half of what we said...

Posted by aaron on May 31, 2005 8:17 AM

Bathroom Wainscoat Pt. 2 - Hanging Beadboard & Cabinet Backing

After priming and cutting our beadboard sheets, we started the installation in the upstairs bathroom. The beadboard will be forming a 36" wainscoat around the whole bathroom, trimmed with a fairly simple craftsman-style pattern, mounted on the face of the...

Posted by aaron on April 16, 2005 11:28 PM

Bathroom Wainscoat Pt. 1 - Beadboard Prep

After deciding to go with high quality panel sheets for the wainscoat in our master bathroom, we picked up the sheets from Lee Lumber. For starters, J and I spent a few evenings priming everything....

Posted by aaron on April 13, 2005 12:32 PM

Spring Cleaning, Out of Season

So today was the first Saturday in awhile where we got up and actually spent most of the day (all day and evening hours) working on the house. This was even more amazing to us given the fact that by...

Posted by aaron on February 12, 2005 5:31 PM

Old House Passions

Old house lovers are very passionate people :)...

Posted by jeanne on January 25, 2005 11:09 PM

Beadboard Types and Styles

Adding a beadboard accent to a room can be accomplished in several ways....

Posted by aaron on January 21, 2005 12:30 AM

Master Bathroom Redesign

(Psst! You. With the computer. You have two more days to vote in our "worst house project" contest! The votes are streaming in, so make sure your vote is counted!!!) Some of you may remember our past contest. And you...

Posted by aaron on October 6, 2004 8:42 PM

What's in YOUR closet?

Posted by jeanne on October 1, 2004 10:43 PM

Lesson Learned - Insulating a Vaulted Ceiling

So our goal has been to install beadboard on the vaulted dormer ceiling in the master bedroom. My father and I have been working on the room for the past few weekends and had made quite a bit of progress....

Posted by aaron on July 23, 2004 11:00 PM

Bedroom Skylights

Posted by aaron on June 27, 2004 12:08 PM

Plans for the Second Floor

This weekend we're getting a real start in on the second floor. We've gotten a few things started before (like this and this) but our real focus on getting the whole floor done starts today. So, it makes some sense...

Posted by aaron on May 7, 2004 11:42 PM

Master Bathroom Design

Posted by aaron on April 9, 2004 8:35 PM

We get more mail.

Since we launched this site in July 2003, readers have written to us with personal stories or questions. Double-click on the image to see it in a larger format. You might relate to a story or have the same question....

Posted by jeanne on April 7, 2004 9:33 PM

Beadboard on a Vaulted Dormer Ceiling

Posted by aaron on December 29, 2003 9:51 PM