Originally posted October 2007
For the past year, Dennis and Jordan have shown up just about everyday to work on this house.
Aside from electric, plumbing, foundation, interior paint and some dirt work, they have done the work themselves. Framing, roofing, trimming, staining, siding, stairs, windows, doors, and the trillions of tasks in between.
Did I ever [...]
I have boys. Four boys. In their current bathroom, they have four drawers. Two of them are completely empty. They do not need curling irons, barettes, ribbons, clippies, head bands, lip gloss, eye shadow, hairspray, self tanning lotion, mirrors, moisturizer, loofahs, nail polish, jewelry, or hot wax. Their morning routine [...]
Is there anything more fun than shopping for hardware? Sink hardware, tub hardware, door hardware, cabinet hardware, the end must surely be in site, if I find myself shopping for these particular items.
Our plumber, a man of infinite patience and wisdom has a preference for Delta, so most of our plumbing hardware is coming [...]
Oh yeah – that’s right – it’s my birthday – toilet shopping today…
I made our selection from the Toto Co. – or as I like to say totoco. And now for a few very important factoids regarding toilet purchasing.
1. Universal height is just about an inch shorter than official ADA. So go [...]
It sure would have helped me if I had been able to find a resource to show me the difference between grout colors for our tile flooring. The tiny slivers that display the grout color options at Home Depot are grossly inadequate. Finally after seven entire minutes of frustration, I threw up my hands, closed [...]
I have a thing for old sinks. I have tried all sorts of new age therapies, homemade herbal remedies and straight up chemical detox and I still have a thing for old sinks. I just think they are soooooo beautiful. Why did they stop making them?
Oh! Maybe because they weight 17 [...]