Journal
Project Diaries
Nora's own house — room by room, year by year. Living room refreshes, kitchen guts, bedroom overhauls. Annual progress threads that show the before-after arc.
54 articles
Project Diaries
Reinforcing Foundation Walls: A Homeowner's Data-Driven Guide
Reinforcing foundation walls is critical for home safety. Learn costs, methods, ...
Project Diaries
Vent Flashing Roof: The Complete Guide to Installing and Replacing Roof Vent Flashing
Learn everything about vent flashing roof installation and replacement. We break...
Project Diaries
The 45-Minute Trash Can Incident (and the Decision-Making Formula I Use Now)
I once stood in Home Depot for 45 minutes debating two nearly identical trash ca...
Project Diaries
Choosing Paint Colors with Data: How I Eliminated 47 Shades of White in One Afternoon
Paint color paralysis is real. I brought home 47 white swatches for our 1920s li...
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I Installed a Dog-Washing Station in My Mudroom for $180 — Tim Said It Wouldn’t Work
Built a functional dog wash station in our 1920s mudroom for $180 using off-the-...
Project Diaries
Year 1 in a 1920s Colonial: What I Learned About Old Houses, Budgets, and Golden Retrievers
One year into renovating our 1920s Columbus Colonial with a civil engineer husba...