Tag: the guest shed
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A Bathroom Vanity From Scraps
We are nearing the end of putting together the bathroom in the guest house! Hooray! At this point I think we have spent about $3,500 on everything that went into turning a covered porch area into a functioning bathroom. Concrete, framing, Sheetrock, electrical, plumbing, window, lighting, tile, pocket door, tub, tub refinishing, and toilet all […]
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Hanging up the Quilt
Recently I shared the inspiration for the color scheme of the guest house was a fun quilt my great grandmother made. I just love those little houses. I always knew it would be hung on the north wall above the beds. I just didn’t have a plan for hanging it. Thank goodness I have a […]
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Paint Changes Things
I bought this piece of Ethan Allen cabinetry at a resale shop years ago. It would have been part of an entertainment center. It hung out in storage then had legs added and moved into my principal office as a printer cabinet after it was painted a vivid turquoise. It served me well until I […]
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Why We Hired a Pro for the Tub
If you know us, you know that we do as much work as we can on our projects unless we don’t have the strength or skills to do the work. We definitely did not not have the skill or experience to refinish our tub and sink so we hired it out. This post is not […]
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Learning to Love the Imperfections
Our guest house started life as a greenhouse complete with harvest gold fiberglass corrugated panels. It wasn’t designed to be lived in, insulated, air conditioned, or heated. There probably wasn’t much electricity needed so there weren’t many outlets. Because you could see all the studs inside there was no concern about how far the studs […]
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My Guest House Inspiration
My great grandmother (Katie) was twenty when she had my grandmother (Helen), my grandmother was twenty when she had my mom, and my mom was twenty four when she had me. That means my grandmother was forty four when I was born and my great grandmother was sixty four. Sounds crazy to me but I […]
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The Struggle is Real. Remodeling a Home is Hard Right Now.
Well hello there everyone. Sorry I didn’t update you on our progress last week. Last week was a bit of a challenge. Well actually this whole project has seemed a little rougher than anything else we have done. That is saying a lot for a couple of serial DIY-ers. It seems we, along with the […]
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Why I Changed my Mind About Board and Batten
When we started the Guest House I was dead set on board and batten siding. You can see my vision board below. It is a very popular look right now and liked it because it is a clean look and is something that is commonly seen on old farm cottages around our area. But I […]
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Weekly Update on the Guest House
Three things before I start so I can be all sunshine and roses for the rest of this post. I just want one space on the building to be finished, no matter how small. Just one. I believe weather folks use magic 8 balls for their weather forecasts and the one they use for our […]
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Progress (Sort of)
We are making slow but steady progress on the guest shed and I have to keep reminding myself that. We. Are. Making. Progress. Mr. Math, in true Mr. M fashion wants to do as much as he absolutely can on his own. He removed the foam insulation panels, the acoustic tiles, the hardboard wall panels, […]
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