One of the major projects we wanted to tackle at the Dexter House kitchen earlier this month was replacing the faucet. It’s funny to call a project that takes an hour major, but a new faucet can certainly feel major. It’s the most frequently used item in the most frequently used room in a home and a good one will change your life. Or at least the dishes 😉
Read MoreWe recently spent a morning chatting with the hosts of FIRE Drill, a financial independence podcast. Gwen and J are both millennial women and bloggers on the FI path and it was fun to share our renovation-filled, early-retirement journey with them. You can catch the episode HERE.
Read MoreThe Dexter House has been an Airbnb since we moved to the countryside 2.5 years ago. This Seattle house has seen a lot of guests and quite frankly, it was starting to show…especially in the kitchen. So with 3 days open earlier this month, Garrett and I headed over to the Dexter House to tackle maintenance and a few lingering items from our to-do list.
Read MoreHappy Friday! How has your 2019 been so far? We’ve had a nice, slow start to the year and I like that. But after all that down time, it felt nice to get working again this week.
Read MoreNow that we’re focusing our renovation efforts on the Farmhouse, we finally put together a floor plan of our main level. We’ve been playing around with the ‘after’ for a couple of weeks now (especially the kitchen!) and wanted to share where we’re at with you guys
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Read Morea renovation to-do list for our 1912 Farmhouse
Read MoreOur top 10 posts from 2018 as determined by you, the readers!
Read Morewe almost bought another house (and what the experience taught us)
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