by Karen | injury, window
Our windows are 20+ years old and so are the screens. Most were in pretty bad shape due to sun exposure and damage from our cats. We had replaced the screen in our slider a few years ago and it seemed pretty straightforward so I figured I could handle this project on...
by Karen | backyard, mulch, pavers
The benefit of doing home projects ourselves is that we always end up with leftover supplies. This project only cost us $3 since we used the extras from previous projects. We’ve been meaning to add pavers around our other backyard tree. Here’s our first...
by Karen | blinds, electrical, kitchen, lighting, moulding, paint, window
Our kitchen was the last room that needed crown moulding installed. We had delayed the installation because we weren’t sure how to connect the new crown moulding to the already existing kitchen cabinet crown moulding. The cabinet moulding is half the size of the...
by Karen | backyard, door, door knob, lighting, moulding, smart, stucco
Replacing our back door has always been on our To Do List. The door had a huge gap at the bottom that made it so mice didn’t even need to duck to get in. I’m not sure if the door was original to the house being built in the 1960’s but it looked it:...
by Karen | backyard, door, moulding, window
We’ve been meaning to add new trim to our window and slider but it took us a while to agree on a trim style. We eventually want to add new trim to all our windows and doors but for now we just installed it on two windows and two doors. We used PVC casing for the...