This week we tried to zero in our focus on finishing the cabinets. I am easily distracted by the next "shiny" project and attempted to...

They're finally here!!! Well, ok, they've been in now for just over a week, but putting together the Year In Review post last week took...

This week we hit ONE YEAR of owning our home. That means one year of construction, one year of learning, one year of dust, one year of...

Last week felt like a mad-dash to build the kitchen sink cabinet before countertops were installed. This whole process has been a bit...

This week we continued with the painting of the face frames we started last week, adding two more coats of paint and sanding between. We...

This week we finished our corner cabinet box, chose countertops, and cut a big ol' hole in our kitchen wall!

This week we wrapped up the closet door by putting a full coat of paint on it (so much paint!!) and adding the knob. We (well, *I*)...

Exciting news this week, unrelated to our house projectsq. I accepted a new position within my company! I "started" two weeks ago, but am...

Another awesome and eventful week, that was also somehow restful, is in the books! This week we found ourselves taking on a different...

IT'S DONE!!! It'sdoneit'sdoneit'sdone!!! Officially, 100%, actually, completely DONE! Holy crap I never thought this day would come! It...

This week we had a goal of finishing the doors. We didn't quite get there, because frankly, putting doors in is zero fun. It's not really...

Last week we ended the week by prepping for the landfall of Hurricane Elsa. We moved everything not secured to the ground from the dock,...

Last week we had a great week off visiting with my cousin. We spent a day at the beach, spent time in the pool, got caught in our first...

Last week we finished up the trim in the boys' room and moved all the storage stuff back in there. I don't have a photo because the room...

This week felt like a huge weight was lifted off our (my?) shoulders. We finished the (second) guest room floor. When we originally...

If you read our blog weekly you know we missed last week to spend some time with a very important guest, Scott's mom! Our vacation (at...

Before I dive in, I do want to provide an update on the sprinkler leak from last week. The "leak" we had after the sprinklers were turned...

I have super exciting news that I truly did not realize I would be so thrilled to share! Drumroll please.... WE HAVE GRASS!!! Since the...

After the mad dash to (mostly) finish the island last week, we took it easy this week, catching up on our netflix/Hulu shows throughout...

We are rounding the corner and the finish line for our island is within our sights!