Whazzup all you cool people? I have a sweet makeover to share with you today facilitated by my nice neighborly pals over at Ace Hardware, (thanks Ace, you da best!). Us Ace bloggers were asked to get really in depth on a project this summer, something that we were really itching to get at. I knew right away that I had to tackle my garage. I have a few good reasons for this. Firstly, the exterior READ MORE

Hey Guys! Sorry, I've been a little MIA lately. We were on a family vacay and I was very much phoning it in for the last few weeks. I haven't been a good poster, or comment responder, or blogger in general - but don't worry, those days are over. Alright, so I went away for two weeks and got to come back to a drywalled basement! It is really starting to look so real. The excitement within READ MORE

So much has happened over the last week and a half! It's really exciting to see it all come together. We've got the entire basement framed out now. As of Friday the basement is now wired for flaming hot electricity, and sheetrock is starting this week. It's almost done! After the sheetrock comes fresh paint, followed up by flooring and trim, later on down the road I'll finish the built-ins with READ MORE

Budz! Things are really happening over here at la casa Allen. The basement is feeling more and more realized every day, and I can't wait to see the finished results. I seriously dream about it every night, I am beyond excited. Lots has been happening over the last week and a half, the biggest of these is the framing of the walls and columns and window installation. It is such a game changer READ MORE