The Last of the Windows

This week saw another completed project; we replaced the last few windows. The short, wide bedroom windows really date the house. You can see our boarded-up bedroom window on the left. The plywood was a temporary measure. A year is temporary right?

Since our bedroom is already painted black and blue having half the window boarded up means it's always dark in here.

We needed to change the framing to accommodate our new, larger window. Since we want to replace our insulation we just tore down the sheetrock to access the framing. The new window is larger and lets in three times as much natural light. Getting rid of the black and blue walls also helped the lighting situation.

The other window in the front of the house opens into our future master bathroom. The current window is much too wide for the bathroom and extends into the future shower area. I happened to spot this frosted window on clearance at Lowes for $20 and snapped it up for the bathroom.

The last window to be replaced was in Luke's office.

Like the master bedroom we had to change the framing to accommodate the larger window. Adios sheetrock.

Having the windows finished means that Luke is almost finished working on the house for a while. We still have one project to take care of this weekend then he has to focus on finishing his thesis. I'll be posting details about our big demo project later. Hint: It all came tumbling down

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Our New House - It Might Just Be Home

I recently announced that we had sold our home in Helena and will be moving to my hometown in July. We did some house-hunting over Easter weekend and I'm please to report success. We are in the process of buying our latest home: I know you can't see it well behind the trees. I'm so excited to have actual trees on the property. The house itself is nestled against the base of a hill which will block our views of the sunset but the east-facing front porch should offer some wonderful sunrises. And here's a sneak peek of our view. I won't be posting any more photos until we've actually closed on the house. Closing is still two months away and a lot could change before then. Still, I look forward to sharing our latest project.

Sold

We sold our house last week. This may come as a surprise since the house wasn't even for sale. We weren't planning to move. Everything in the house was designed with the idea that we would be living here for years. But sometimes God makes it abundantly clear that He has other plans. In the course of just a few days Luke was offered a chance to move to his company branch in my hometown and we met a family looking for a house in our neighborhood. And now our house is under contract. Closing is scheduled for mid-July so I will have a little time to recover from having the baby, but until she arrives I've been packing up all our non-essentials. We have already started looking for our next home; maybe it will be a home we get to enjoy for decades. We'll just have to wait and see.

Repainted

It might not feel like we've accomplished all that much since buying the house last summer. What progress we have been able to make comes during naps and after the kiddo is down for the night. But despite having to work in nap-sized increments, we have been able to get quite a bit done. Take for example the house paint. The siding was rough shape. A few more years and we would not have been able to salvage it. Before - Rust colored stain needed a fresh coat years ago After-Paint provides much better protection for the brittle pine siding. Before After Garage Before - Original combed cedar siding was in terrible shape after years of mistreatment. Garage After - It looks better, but the siding needs to be replaced. The new paint will buy us some time until we're ready to tackle that project. Stable Before - Probably hadn't been painted in 20+ years. Stable After - It took 8 gallons of paint for a 16x30 structure. ...

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