This morning I was driving to work and as I sat waiting for the light to change, I saw a squirrel run across the road. I was impressed how i...

For years, we tossed around ideas for our small foyer/entry. This was one of those things that we have really needed as we do not have a coa...

Lately I have been waxing nostalgic for our days of hard labor. Life seemed so simple back then. Such finite goals...gutting and renovating ...

  The best laid plans...my last post was...April?? Well, I did think of you my fellow housebloggers. I always do when we do house "work...

In Spring the Sailboat comes out! So it's Spring in Chicago and we know this how? Because it's raining. And because the grass i...

 Art Institute Staircase March 2011  I took my blog down for a while, mainly due to a haranguing husband, who has some issues with cer...

I've kept a pretty low profile with my houseblog for a while. I didn't mention it too much to acquaintances or co-workers. Sometim...

I've hesitated posting about this because it doesn't fit my image of us. We are seasoned DIYers after all, we know what we are doing...