Chronicling my adventures restoring and updating a quirky old Philadelphia rowhouse
So, apparently part of not challenging myself is not sticking to a regular posting schedule, but I will be writing because stuff is happening! Remember these secondhand Formica countertops I picked up at the ReStore and cut up with a saw to fit the space? Early this year, we were finally able to thank them…
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Okay, taking on a challenge to do a job a day (on average) should mean a month of doing small, easy projects. As you know, I had a large, relatively skilled job that I was hell bent on finishing and ended up calling it like 6 of my 30 projects. But I decided to finish…
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I’ve never thought it worked for me to participate in blogger things like the One Room Challenge. Starting a room and finishing it in the same year? That’s not how things work in the Crooked House. And even my parents, who raised me with more normal DIY remodeling, leave rooms unfinished until they redo them…
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