Diane TreckerDec 18, 20214 minI Finally have a Kitchen!"Sometimes when I feel like progress is going too slow, it's good to look back and see what the kitchen looked like before."
Diane TreckerOct 8, 20212 minBuilding for Another 100 Years - A new floor, a new tool, and a new skillRemember that hardwood floor I wanted to salvage in the main floor bathroom? That didn't work out so well. I spent hours on my hands and...
Diane TreckerOct 3, 20212 minBuilding for Another 100 Years - a message from my son...As many of you may already know the house we are working on has been around almost 100 years, many of those while being neglected. When...
Diane TreckerSep 15, 20213 minThe Kitchen - Part 3My son, Matthew, arrived two weeks ago today from Arizona to help with the house renovation. We have been working non-stop and I'm...
Diane TreckerAug 29, 20212 minFinishing Drywall in the Bathroom & KitchenI've never tackled taping, mudding, and finishing drywall in a whole room before, but knew if I could patch and repair holes it was...
Diane TreckerAug 17, 20211 minRethinking the Bathroom after a Floor Fail From day one, I knew that the main floor bathroom was going to be a complete teardown. First of all, I wanted a large soaker tub/shower...
Diane TreckerAug 13, 20213 minGlamping in the BasementThe house is a full-blown construction zone and I've been living in it full-time since the end of April...at first in two of the upstairs...
Diane TreckerAug 8, 20211 minThe Kitchen - Part 2Designing the Kitchen Once I knew the measurements of the space, it was just a matter of designing a functional kitchen within those...
Diane TreckerAug 4, 20212 minThe Kitchen - Part 1The kitchen was the one challenge that felt the most overwhelming when I purchased the house. (Little did I know what I would face in the...
Diane TreckerJul 31, 20212 minTransforming the Front YardHere is a photo of the front of the house when the house was purchased. The house had been neglected for years and had been sitting...