Well, helloooo there. Long time, no chat. It’s been so long, in fact, my Aunt Holly emailed to ask if the blog moved because she hadn’t seen an update in a while. Nope, we’re still here! (Hi, Holly!) I’ll explain the prolonged absence, I promise… but first… we need say goodbye. Goodbye to the old, [...]
Archive for the ‘Then & Now’ Category
Nah-nah-nah Dreambye
Posted in After, Before, Family Room, Guest Bedroom, Then & Now on April 9, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Dreamanized – The Bathroom Edition
Posted in Master Bedroom, Then & Now on February 15, 2012 | 1 Comment »
This whole working mom thing is not for sissies. You’ve got to be organized and on zee proverbial ball. Mornings, in particular, are preshush. Amen? Lately, I’ve been trying to shave every possible time hiccup out of my day. I wash my hair at night so it takes less time in the AM. I prep baby’s meals [...]
Happy Dreamday!
Posted in After, Before, Details, DIY, Dreamscaping, Family Room, Guest Bathroom, Guest Bedroom, Kitchen, Outdoors, Then & Now on July 25, 2010 | 4 Comments »
We can hardly believe our Dream is a year old! Okay, that’s a lie. She’s actually 23 years old. But, she’s a year old to us. Today, we celebrate ONE YEAR since we signed our lives away and got the keys to our Dream. In honor of this special day, let’s look back on what [...]
DBQ (Dream-B-Q)
Posted in After, Before, Details, DIY, Dreamscaping, During, entertaining, Outdoors, STEALS!, Then & Now on June 23, 2010 | 2 Comments »
For our first official post of the summer, what better topic than the backyard grill/BBQ? Who wouldn’t dream of having a custom-built BBQ on your patio? Nice feature, huh? Kinda pricey though. Unless you “inherit” the sad shell of a former such luxury with your foreclosed home, which you bought with your super-handy hubs, whose [...]
The Dreamer Load
Posted in After, Before, Details, DIY, Dreamscaping, During, Then & Now on May 29, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Any idea what weighs 45 tons? Hmm… let’s ask Google that question… So, perhaps that puts into perspective the “Dreamer Load” dumped on our yard… That, my friends, would be 45 tons of landscaping rocks. So, why would we subject ourselves to this rock invasion? Well, we have a few good reasons: 1) We live in [...]
Dream Family (Room)
Posted in After, Before, Bowdoin the Bulldog, Details, Family Room, Shopping, STEALS!, Then & Now on February 6, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Nope. No exciting announcements. (As if the blog is the place we’d first announce a dream in the oven?!) Just another little Then & Now action for you… the Dream Family room. As we’ve mentioned before, the family room is an extension of our kitchen – a lovely feature that was on our “must” list [...]
McDreamy is at it again!
Posted in After, Before, Bowdoin the Bulldog, Details, DIY, During, Kitchen, Shopping, Then & Now on January 10, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Like most foreclosed homes, ours came sans appliances. Well, it did have “appliances” – that we’re pretty sure the bank found along the curb on bulk trash day and threw them in so the kitchen appeared “applianced.” We were not fooled and promptly purchased new kitchen appliances. However, there was one pesky “mini-appliance” that had [...]
Dreamcet
Posted in After, Before, DIY, During, Kitchen, STEALS!, Then & Now on October 6, 2009 | 1 Comment »
There she sat, perched on the sink, neck extended in a mocking stare. Weathered and leaking… her taunting presence the topic of a few nightmares… her demise the topic for a few dreams. Those dreams began morphing into reality during a three-hour mega trip to Home Depot. You may ask how spending three hours in [...]
kidreamtchin
Posted in After, Before, Details, DIY, During, Kitchen, Then & Now on October 4, 2009 | 1 Comment »
The kitchen is done. Happy dance time! If you don’t count the new stainless steel appliances, we did the entire thing for about $700! (But, we did score a great deal on the appliances by buying them all at the same time at a locally-owned store and scouring the scratch-n-dent room.) As you can see, [...]
