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My Honest Review of the GE Cafe Stove
Our previous stove lasted us 20 years, but when it was time to get a new one I was excited to have one that could perform better than our old one, offer more with new technology, and also update the look of the whole kitchen. We shopped around and researched reviews and prices and came up with the electric GE Cafe stove in white. I honestly at first fell in love with the look of it, but I didn’t want to end up with a subpar stove just because it was so pretty! However, between all the features it had to offer (did someone say double oven?) and great reviews,…
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Window Treatment Idea: Motorized Shades Added to the Basement Windows
In our finished basement, we have two egress windows. They previously had blackout curtains hanging on them. We would have to open and close them often, more often than other windows in the house, for privacy because of their location or to prevent glare on the tv screen. They looked fine, but I was never really in love with the look of them. Our electrician who installed everything when we finished the basement had recommended these motorized shades in the beginning. We passed on it at first, thinking it wasn’t necessary and that we’d be getting curtains instead. He decided to wire it up for them in case we changed…
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How Much Does a Bathroom Remodel Cost? A Budget Breakdown
So this bathroom remodel was completed almost a year ago, and here I am still talking about it haha! I decided to discuss cost. When someone is considering any remodel, cost is often the main question! The budget is part of what guides each of the decisions made along the way. However, it can be really hard to come up with what the cost will be of such a large project when deciding if you are ready to take it on. So even though there are a lot of varying factors, I decided to break down and share what it cost us. That way others can see what it might…
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Bathroom Makeover and Complete Remodel: The Reveal
The bathroom is done! If you’ve been following along, you know that this had turned into a project that ended up taking longer than expected. It was a big undertaking since it was completely gutted to start with! We are thrilled with the end result. Here is the reveal! This will be an overall look at this bathroom makeover and complete remodel with before and after photos and all the details and finishing touches. This bathroom remodel was featured on Apartment Therapy, and you can check it out here. You can read about the demo and gutting of the bathroom and see how this remodel all began here. You can…
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How to Install a Shower Niche and Cement Board
This post is part of a series of posts about our complete bathroom remodel. At this point in the remodel, it is time for the shower niche and cement board installation. Follow along to go through all the steps! You can read all about this entire remodel from start to finish here. (If you were following along, this update was part of the journey through the One Room Challenge: Remember the marble countertop that arrived cracked? Well, the replacement hasn’t arrived yet. Between that, sickness and just this being a huge project, we’re no longer participating in the One Room Challenge since we won’t be able to meet the deadline.…
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How to Determine the Bathroom Heights of the Wall Tile, Vanity Mirrors, Lights and Shower Niche
This post is part of a series of posts describing the processes that went into our entire bathroom remodel. When the bathroom remodel was still underway, we were getting things ready to be installed. As part of this process, we were making decisions about different bathroom heights. These heights include height of the wall tile and backsplash, vanity mirrors, vanity lights and shower niche. Let’s see how to determine bathroom heights. To see the post, “Bathroom Remodel: The Design Plans” go here. To see the finished remodel, summary and reveal, go here. (This post contains affiliate links. This means I receive a small compensation at no cost to you. For…
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How to Demo a Bathroom
To recap this past week of the bathroom remodel, every day has been demo day! Everything is now out of the bathroom including the old tub and tiles, toilet, vanity, flooring and walls. Follow along as I go into more detail on how to demo a bathroom. (This post contains affiliate links. This means I receive a small compensation at no cost to you. For example, as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. You can read more about it here. Thank you for your support!) Removing the Walls We wanted to remove all the walls because they weren’t made with moisture resistant drywall like they should have been as…
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How to Fill in a Doorway
As part of this bathroom remodel, we decided to remove the adjoining door to a bedroom and close up the doorway in the wall. This would allow us to then be able to fit a double vanity in its place. In this blog post, I will be showing you how to fill in a doorway. To see the post, “Bathroom Remodel: The Design Plans” go here (This post contains affiliate links. This means I receive a small compensation at no cost to you. For example, as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. You can read more about it here. Thank you for your support!) Materials and Tools Needed: 1.…
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Bathroom Remodel: The Design Plans
This has been a long time coming! We are finally going to remodel our upstairs full bathroom. It has always been put off while other projects kept popping up before it. After about 20 years, it has hardly been touched! This project will be a complete gut job and rebuilding of the room basically from scratch. You can follow along as we go in a series of blog posts documenting the progress. This first post about the bathroom remodel is the design plans. (This post contains affiliate links. This means I receive a small compensation at no cost to you. For example, as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying…
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10 Simple Ways to Update a Kitchen
We have been living in this house for around 20 years. About 5 years in, we took out all the kitchen cabinets and replaced them. We also got new counters, a sink and all new appliances. Later we added a subway tile backsplash. Fast forward about 15 years to the present, and the kitchen began to look like it needed some updates in my eyes. The cabinets were in great shape, but I was craving white instead of the natural brown wood. The lights were looking dated as well as the hardware. It certainly wasn’t going to need to be completely gutted, but it did need some changes. I think…
