Our MCM (the Prairie house as we call it), was our dream house. We even considered getting the blueprints from the original owner's son so we could re-build it when we moved. (But with our mobile lifestyle, there wouldn't be enough time for that!) The Story To ... read more
Affordable bathroom reno (the after)
Waaay back in week 3 of the fall 2018 One Room Challenge we were making over our bathroom. I had a post written about our progress, but before I could publish it, we got big news: we were moving across the country again. There was no time to hit publish. There was no ... read more
We have a wall! And a 1.5 bath house.
We got the dividing wall up in the bathroom, and our house officially went from a 1.1 bath to a 1.5 bath. It's week two of the One Room Challenge! The shower had pretty cute mother of pearl plastic tiles on the two walls. But the bottoms of the walls were rotten ... read more
The World’s Weirdest Bathroom
I've mentioned our...unique bathroom a few times here and there. But you haven't gotten to see it yet. Because it's been awful. The reactions--including ours the first time we saw the house--are always a blank stare in utter confusion, and then ... read more
$96 Powder Room Makeover
It's the last post for the $100 Room Challenge! Sadly, we didn't quite finish the makeover yet. :( We searched the house for an hour and couldn't find the hanging kit to hang the mirror. I was also hoping to put up two small shelves next to the mirror to balance out ... read more
Updated vanity and walls in the powder room
This post contains affiliate links, which means if you purchase something after clicking a link, Amazon will give me a percentage for recommending them, at no cost to you. Another week in the $100 Room Challenge is done! Plans changed slightly because of what was ... read more
Powder Room Demolition
Not really demolition...I just removed the counter's muffin top and backsplash, took down the light and mirror, the floor's backsplash and mudded the walls to get ready for painting. It's week two of the $100 room makeover challenge! On day one of the challenge ... read more
Powder Room Makeover Coming
Our master bedroom has a powder room. A sad, sad little powder room. It's actually possibly one of the weirdest powder rooms ever designed...but more on that next month when we remodel the main bathroom. As with the rest of the house, it hasn't really been ... read more
Master Bedroom Makeover
Our bedroom updates are done(ish)! The spring One Room Challenge is over and I'm SO glad we participated again. I know our bedroom would look exactly the same as it did 5 weeks ago if it weren't for the challenge. Here's what it looks like now: We removed ... read more
