Okay, so I’m going to be totally honest – I’m a mini blind hater. They are finnicky. They are sort of noisy. They let in too much light. They break easily. And they are usually ugly. But, they are also really inexpensive and I know many people have them. And since our rental property already had […]
Big changes on a tiny budget – Rental property renovation befores and afters
One of our tenants moved out of one of our duplexes a few months ago and it was time for a major update to one of our rental units. So, Ryan has been busy working on the space to get it in the right condition to rent again. In the past, I would help a […]
Rental property updates
Here’s one weird thing about blogging – people assume you divulge everything about your life in the Internet. And usually, I’m pretty much an open book. But sometimes, things don’t make it onto NewlyWoodwards. Because something doesn’t seem exciting enough. Or it’s a bit of a downer. Or I just don’t have the time. Or […]
Rental Reno – bedrooms and recap
The final rooms in the little house are the bedrooms. They are both quite small, but look much better now. Unfortunately, one bedroom seems to be an add-on and has no closet. We hope the closet in the porch area helps, but this would also make a good office. Front bedroom: Back bedroom: These rooms […]
So long, ugly fence
Well, if you read Young House Love, you may be familiar with how they got rid of all their backyard landscaping, with no backbreaking work, through Craigslist. Well, this inspired Ryan and I when we were trying to get rid of our own eyesore. This fence. This fence was installed at the small house many […]
Rental Reno – kitchen and bathroom
Next up in the bungalow rental property – the kitchen and bathroom. (Check out the living room/dining room and outside updates.) Here’s the kitchen. Before, it had very old base cabinets in a lovely shade of light yellow. No upper cabinets to be seen.What we did: Ripped out the base cabinets and dumped them. […]