Flipping our 1946 fixer upper one weekend at a time!
Phase 1: Complete! It took us a little less than a week and under $160 to get from point A (when I impulsively ripped the medicine cabinet and sconces off the wall one evening) to where we are now. After that quick little demo, we started patching any holes that would be above the paneling, … Continue reading Downstairs Bathroom: Phase 1
If you have been following along on our Instagram, you may have noticed that over the past week or so, we've been working on ANOTHER project. Before this project began, we already had quite a few on-going in the Morter house. We are still working on finishing up the laundry room, organizing our home office, … Continue reading So, We Started Another Project | Downstairs Bathroom: The Plan
Okay, okay, I get it. Most of you out there have perfectly flat ceilings and have never even thought of, let alone looked for, a light fixture for a sloped ceiling. But I’m here to tell you, ITS THE WORST. The worst. For starters, most websites don’t even have “sloped-ceiling compatible” as a filter option, … Continue reading DIY | Sloped-Ceiling Compatible Light Fixture
Hello, all! Remember our laundry room project? We have been working pretty diligently on it over the past few days, so I think we owe you an update. What do you say? If you are completely lost, you can catch up by reading this post through this post, and this one! This space has been … Continue reading Laundry Room Update
2019 has been a wild ride. There are SO many things that we have accomplished and a ton of skills that we have added to our DIY tool belt. So today, on the second day of the new year, we are reflecting on 2019 and all of it's ups and downs, and sharing our goals … Continue reading Our Year in Review
Hi, readers. Phil here, and in this post I’m going to show you step by step how to update your existing stairs by installing Retrofit stair treads and risers. First off, let me say that if you can afford it, HIRE SOMEONE TO DO THIS FOR YOU. It’s time-consuming (it took us about 2 full … Continue reading How-To: Install Retro-Fit Stair Treads
Hey look ma, we made it! No, seriously, mom? Did you see that we ACTUALLY FINISHED THIS TIME?! We finished the One Room Challenge. In six(ish) weeks. Like, [almost] all of it. Can you tell we're a little excited? We are so stinking proud of ourselves and so, so excited to show you all what … Continue reading One Room Challenge: The Reveal!
Over the past few weekends, we have been working hard to make a little progress on our laundry room project. We put up the dry wall and knocked out the mudding. And all of a sudden I have a laundry room! It's kind of crazy to think that this space used to be a just … Continue reading Laundry Room Design
For the longest time, I have had this thing for dark blue walls. There is just something about a dark blue wall color paired with clean, white bedding that gets me every. single. time. I had been pinning ideas for a navy blue guest room for (I swear I am not kidding) FIVE YEARS before … Continue reading Guest Room Reveal
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