Latest Blog Posts for Old Town Home

• Creating Quick, Inexpensive, Yet Elegant Holiday Floral Centerpieces
  on Dec 19, 2016 in Budget Shopping Christmas Decorating Tips Entertaining Entertaining:Entertaining Exclude-Teaser-Projects:Recipes Cocktails Entertaining Header Image Holidays Holidays:Christmas Scottish Christmas Walk
  The holidays are squarely upon us, and 'tis the season for gathering with friends and family. Whether you are hosting a family Christmas dinner, having a few neighbors over for a dinner party, or simply dressing up your table to be more festive, crea...
• Santa Surprise: Peppermint Buttercream Chocolate Christmas Cake
  on Dec 15, 2016 in Baking Christmas Header Image Holidays:Christmas Projects:Recipes Projects:Recipes Cocktails Entertaining Recipes
  What's black, and white & red all over? My newest holiday baking experiment, a moist chocolate cake with a sweet peppermint buttercream!It feels like it's been ages since I wrote a baking post! While I haven't been diligent about documenting my v...
• My Personal DIY Anthem - "Jump Around"
  on Dec 9, 2016 in Header Image Quick Fix Water House Water House Office
  Who would have thought the 1990s hip hop party anthem "Jump Around" would eventually serve double duty as the theme of how I attack renovation projects? Everlast, DJ Lethal, and Danny Boy May never have intended for a 30 something DIY enthusiast to h...
• Our Built In Bench Beneath the Stairs: Blending Old and New
  on Dec 2, 2016 in Header Image Under Stair Project Water House Woodworking
  One of the most difficult aspects of renovating an old home is to ensure your alterations are not only functional and attractive, but are in keeping with the character of the house. The hallway on the day we moved inAnyone who has renovated a home...
• Lulu's Live TV Debut, Old Home Enthusiasts, and Some Project Progress
  on Sep 2, 2016 in Header Image Main Hallway Plaster Repair Salvage Woodworking
  Slow and steady progress across multiple major projects feels quite nice!But before we get to our "tortoise and hare" style of renovating, we have a few fun things to update you on this week, including a live TV morning show debut! First off, last Fr...
• Toolbox Tuesday: Ivy League Trimming
  on Aug 23, 2016 in Backyard Header Image Projects:Essential Tools Toolbox Tuesday Yard Work
  As the old saying goes, "it's a jungle out there." And we'd have to agree.This summer has felt like a battle against the elements when it comes to our home's vegetation. Take our ivy, for example. When we purchased our home in 2003 it was one of the...
• Scooby Doo Style Hidden Panels in Our Bead Board Bench
  on Aug 9, 2016 in Header Image Salvage Water House Woodworking
  Today we're really excited to share a good amount of progress on our salvaged bead board storage bench!Yep, that's right, we're starting to actually get stuff done...who knew that was possible with our projects?Our last updated we gave you a glimpse...
• Reviving Our New Plantings with Drip Irrigation
  on Jul 29, 2016 in Garden Header Image Water House
  As we've been working on projects at our country house we've been trying to strike that delicate balance between major overhaul projects, minor upgrades and facelifts, general upkeep and maintenance, and just trying to have a good time with friends a...
• Creating Bench Storage from Salvaged Beadboard
  on Jul 22, 2016 in Header Image Projects:Salvage Salvage Water House Woodworking
  At the beginning of April we filled you in on our plans to disguise the new HVAC intake under our beautiful main staircase.If you were reading you may have missed this post since it was below our April Fool's post and you had already closed your brow...
• Using Marine Waterlox to Refinish Our Outdoor Dining Table
  on Jul 15, 2016 in Header Image Outdoor Dining Room Projects:Woodworking Water House Waterlox Woodworking
  "Just because something doesn't look quite the way you want doesn't mean you have to live with it."This should be a DIY mantra of some sort, perhaps tattooed across a self respecting handy person's calf or shoulder blade. I can see it now, there's no...

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