Here it is: the Sash Cord Replacement How-To, only two years in the making. I don’t think I’ve ever mentioned on the blog how badly I’ve wanted to repair two windows on the main floor of our house. The first spring we lived here we realized there were two windows without sash cords. I suppose it could be worse considering the age of the house but, unfortunately for us, they are our two largest READ MORE

Happy hump day everyone! So here we are day two of the 2 year recap. If you missed yesterday's post, the Allen fam is celebrating the two year anniversary of buying our first house, to celebrate, we're looking back at how far the place has come in the first two years. Today I bring you updates of the 2nd floor bedrooms, and both the back and front porch. Below you will see Gus' (aka Gus the READ MORE

Woah! So all of a sudden it’s been two years since we moved into this bad boy. Holy geez, time flies. It was just a mere two years ago today that Jeff and I were packing up our tiny rental house and making the short haul down 38th street to our new place. I’m not sure if I had ever been so excited for anything in my whole life. It was a huge deal for us, as it is for most people who buy their READ MORE

Guys, I finally did it! After weeks of procrastinating I finally set time aside to paint the music room radiator white. I knew this wasn't going to take me long, but it was just one of this projects that I didn't want to do, for fear that something would go wrong and it would take me all day and the loss of my mind to fix. Lucky for me that did not happen. Within one hour of starting this project READ MORE