an unconventional home
Our big news is that not only is the house FINISHED, it’s also UNDER CONTRACT.
So now that the quick update is out of the way, I’m hoping to share the before and after photos and share some of the details over the next few weeks.
The first before and after I want to share is the sunroom, which I think is my favorite room in the house.
While the bones of our basement powder room were completed a few years ago and it’s used regularly (hello, potty training!), I finally gussied it up to make it feel more finished. And my favorite part?
The super simple, totally imperfect DIY handpainted brushstroke accent wall.
In a small bathroom like this, it’s really the only detail you need.
When my birthday came around this year, I had a list of projects I was hoping could be completed.
Because while normal people make a wish list, I have a hubby to-do list. That’s because when holidays come around, I can ask for things that may not ever make the list at other times of the year. And NOBODY CAN TELL ME NO.
(Insert evil laugh here.)
But because I’m not UNREASONABLE, I have a few options depending on what fits into Ryan’s schedule.
This year at the top of my list – building outdoor chairs for the front porch.
Would you believe 13+ inches of snow last week? The cold, icy, snowy season in the Midwest has arrived and will probably remain until April. But we try to be ready.
Part of living in the Midwest is preparing for this weather early. And that’s partially about home maintenance.
You may or may not remember that we took a different route when finishing our wood floors in our home. Instead of installing pre-finished floors or using polyurethane, we chose to finish unfinished yellow pine with pure tung oil.
And in the two years we’ve been living with these floors, we have received hundreds of questions about how they are holding up. I guess we aren’t the only ones who are interested in this beautiful, natural, nontoxic finish.
Our basement family room is really coming together. And today, I’m excited to be finally sharing the DIY storage console that Ryan built (last Christmas) and I painted (over the summer).
Better late than never, am I right?
