Today I'm sharing our tips and tricks after our experience gut-renovating our Cape home... what we are SO glad we did, and what we wouldn't do again! We bought our house back in 2010, thinking we would be there for maybe 3-5 years. In 2018 (8 years later!) we finally sat down and had a serious conversation about whether we were going to move or renovate. We were quickly outgrowing our little home, and there were just some things we really wanted. A garage, another bathroom on the second …
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(Not Fully) Moved In!
Exciting news from RenovationStation: We moved in! So... it's echoey (we have no curtains and no rugs on the first floor) and we're still getting used to it, but we're so glad to be here! It was a long summer going back and forth between two houses (and, on occasion, a hotel here and there). scenes from the weekend Why were you between two houses? When we had a start date for the build, we started looking at options for housing. There were very few short-term rental solutions (even …
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Home Renovation Q&A
Last week I responded to a bunch of home renovation questions on Instagram, but I wanted to share them here so they can "live" longer than just the 24 hour Stories! I'm happy to do another Home Renovation Q&A as I keep sharing more and more details! I also plan to share each room as we finish it (which will probably be after we've been moved in for a while, because #toddlermomlife). Did you just buy your house? Not at all! We bought it almost 10 years ago, but a couple of years ago …
Navy Blue and White Home Color Palette
When we started designing our kitchen, we knew that we wanted white cabinets. Our kitchen for years has had light-colored wood, stainless steel appliances, and beige-ish tile floors. I couldn't wait to get rid of those cabinets - or the recessed lighting that was everywhere! You can see what our kitchen looked like in this blog post. One of my favorite things about the new kitchen (even though it isn't yet installed) is the island. We decided to do all white cabinets in the kitchen, aside from …
Home Renovation Update: Month 3
When I last updated on our home renovation, the new addition was framed, the electrical and plumbing were done, and the doors and siding were on. What I didn't share is that's when I started to get homesick. It's a weird feeling, living between two homes, neither of which are ours. Every time I drive up our street I get excited to go home, even if it's just for an hour. We have now been out of our house since June 4, so a total of 2 months and 2 weeks. While the renovation feels like it …
