Have you ever wondered how to install bifold closet doors? Let me show you how easy they are to add to a closet in your home. During the fall of 2019 through winter and spring of 2020 we spent every weekend transforming the unfinished basement of our lake house into a family room, bedroom, and…
Have you been wondering what has been going on with our lake house basement project? To tell you the truth, not much! We are enjoying summer weekends there and will finish up the remaining projects sooner or later. A project that I am very excited to share with you is our wallpapered stairwell. Wallpapering our…
Besides relaxing, a use of our lake house family room is a home office. Every home office needs a desk and I found just what I was looking for, a large vintage office desk, on Facebook Marketplace. The desk was in good condition other than needing to be refinished and some minor repairs. This project…
After months of hard work, our lake house basement bathroom is finished and ready to be used and enjoyed. Lake House Basement Bathroom Reveal I’ve shared the evolution of this bathroom as we worked on it over many months. I’m now sharing the end result with before and after pictures. The Final Product Come on…
After months of hard work, our lake house basement family room is ready to be enjoyed. It would be nice to say that it is finished, but there are still a few things left to do like finishing a few thresholds, selecting blinds, and decorating. Lake House Family Room Reveal Our new family room is…
My last lake house basement project update covered how we installed metal balusters on our staircase. In this update, I’ll share the other things that we accomplished over the last weekend of March. We started work on this project last August and are finally nearing the end. These posts chronicle our work transforming our unfinished…
Our lake house basement project is getting so close to being done! This DIY project has been a ton of work but work that we have both enjoyed doing. Spring has come to the lake and along with our grass getting green, the trees are starting to leaf out. The staircase in our lake basement…
The weekend of March 20-22 was our twelfth weekend of 2020 working on our lake house basement project. It was another weekend filled with work and also pleasant hikes at Smith Mountain Lake State Park. Below you can see a favorite spot in the park, Turtle Island. Crossing the bridge takes you to the island…
Last weekend was another productive time working on our lake house basement project. Things are rolling along and we can almost see the finish in sight! If you are new here, we are transforming our basement into a family room, bathroom, and bedroom. These posts chronicle the work that we’ve accomplished so far: Let’s take…
Last weekend was our tenth weekend in a row working on our lake house basement project. We were very productive and a lot was accomplished. Like always, Sherman kept us company as we worked. His favorite hang out spot is in the yard or on the patio. If you are new here, we are transforming…
The calendar rolled over to March as we worked on our lake house basement project last weekend. Working every weekend gets tiresome but it will be worth it when warm weather arrives and we are free to sit on the dock and enjoy the lake. If you are new here, we are transforming our basement…
Work on our lake house basement continued last weekend. We got a lot accomplished which is very rewarding. It won’t be long before we can relax in our family room and enjoy a sunset like this one from last summer. If you are new here, we are transforming our basement into a family room, bathroom,…