Category Archives: Remodeling

Library – Almost Finished!

Posted on October 24, 2014 by civilwarrose5

This is my library. At least, this is how it looked shortly after we moved into the house. It had two green walls and two white walls.       We decided to redo it when we had a new … Continue reading →

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Library Project – Part 1

Posted on September 23, 2014 by civilwarrose5

If you read my last post about my dining room, then you will already know that we had a problem with water leaking into our library. Luckily it dripped right in front of my bookshelves, but we needed to get … Continue reading →

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Dining Room Make-Over

Posted on September 21, 2014 by civilwarrose5

It seems like Jay and I finally get around to our home improvement projects in August. Apparently we are so busy doing other things that summer starts to end and we panic about what we needed to get done. Last … Continue reading →

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Finished Dresser & House Projects

Posted on February 3, 2014 by civilwarrose5

This dresser was quite the challenge for me! It took me from August until November to strip all layers of paint and varnish off, sand it down, and restain it. The biggest issue that I had with it was I … Continue reading →

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Dresser Project Almost Done!

Posted on November 30, 2013 by civilwarrose5

Let me lead you down memory lane a bit. Don’t ask me why I never took a complete ‘Before’ picture of this dresser, but I didn’t. Here it is in the foreground of this particular picture. I hope that this … Continue reading →

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Jay’s Work Shop

Posted on November 13, 2013 by civilwarrose5

Jay and I have been doing a lot of home improvements this last year. We took some trees down, moved the fence, concreted the driveway, redid our sidewalk, and put a new furnace in the house (which is working wonderfully!). … Continue reading →

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Dresser Project Update 11-11-13

Posted on November 11, 2013 by civilwarrose5

Yes, it has been forever since I last updated you guys on my dresser. No, I’m not done with it yet. Believe me, I can’t wait for it to be finished! A quick recap… This is how it used to … Continue reading →

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Dresser Refinishing Project

Posted on August 27, 2013 by civilwarrose5

Are you rolling your eyes yet? I know… yet another project that Kerry is undertaking! If you think that you’re rolling your eyes you should see poor Jay! Although, he’s so used to me starting projects that I don’t think … Continue reading →

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Bathroom Project Update 6-12-13

Posted on June 12, 2013 by civilwarrose5

Yes, it has been a while since I’ve updated my blog. I’ve started a new job and I’m not allowed a lot of internet access… even during my lunches. The only time that I have to do personal things online … Continue reading →

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Bathroom Project Update 5-18-13

Posted on May 20, 2013 by civilwarrose5

This was what the bathroom looked like the last time that I showed you pictures. I had attempted to scrape the liquid nails off of the wall (after tearing down all of that horrid paneling), but as we worked in … Continue reading →

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