The Conclusion of The Concrete Saga – Part 3 of 5
On to Saturday - more rain. Check out the first five posts here, here, here, here, and here. See where this whole more
The Conclusion of The Concrete Saga – Part 2 of 5
Hello Friday. Peruse the first four posts here, here, here, and here. See where this whole project is heading here. Armand's aching back more
The Conclusion of The Concrete Saga – Part 1 of 5
What began as a simple trilogy has become a full-blown eight part saga, and not because the first few installments more
Our Future Guesthouse/Studios – a new plan!
At the beginning of October I wrote about this plan to bring in a prefab unit for our future Guesthouse/Studios. more
Reclaimed Wood
Lately I've been spending both airport and sky time devouring whatever design mags catch my eye at the terminal. The more
Cash for copper (Part 2).
Read Part 1 here. We picked up our check today! This post brought to you by Dora. Everyone out here calls more
A new year, a new lawn with no mow grass.
The next project on our horizon is the backyard landscaping. Here's the general breakdown of what we hope to start more
Cash for copper (Part 1).
So, all of the wiring that we pulled out of The Mold House was copper wiring, and we also had more
Last day of major concrete hauling!
Neither Armand or I wound up with any appointments on Wednesday, so we jumped on it. We headed down to more
The Concrete Trilogy: The Big Wheel & Haul!
Check out the first installment of the trilogy here. Here's a question I get asked a lot: "Why didn't you just more
Big day!
Today is the 3rd (of probably 5) 24,000 pound haul days. All of the concrete has been busted and at more
Bathroom space plan
Behold, the Linen Tower... As glorious as it is, we're putting in some storage. Here's the space plan: I've stolen an idea here more
No air conditioning.
Ok. So there's no air conditioning - and that's a good thing. In our last apartment we paid around $250-$300 more
An eco-friendly fireplace
SoCal folks love their fireplaces. Our house - no fireplace. Even my therapist gasped and said, "You found a house more
The Concrete Trilogy: Bustin’ Begins
Back in, oh, 2007, the previous owners decided that grass just wasn't their bag. What was their bag, you ask? more
We need a new roof.
Don't worry - this is no surprise. We knew this one going in. Since we're getting rid of the interior ceiling more
Some ideas for the front…
It'll be awhile till we get to any exterior renovation projects, but I was having fun with Photoshop and throwing more
The Lower Garden & Orchard
In the far right corner of the upper yard is a gate. A gate to this: This will be the Lower more
Our Future Guesthouse/Studios…
After looking into 18 different prefab companies we are 90% set on Summerwood. We had initially fallen in love with more
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