Renovator’s Wife
Why does Wallpaper stick so well?
Happy Anniversary to The Renovator and I! Today is our wedding anniversary and we celebrated with a lovely dinner out. 🙂 Not that it’s a favorite anniversary topic, but it’s happening right now in our house – wallpaper removal. The Renovator doesn’t do wallpaper. That’s my job. Wallpaper, by its very nature, is stuck to…
Read MoreMole Bombing
Move on, rotten mole, move on. At long last, finally a new post. It took me a while to find the video footage I wanted. Don’t tell Warner Bros. They might bust me! 🙂 So, the long and the short of it is that we had a problem with a very persistent mole. Watch the…
Read MoreNeighbourly Advice on Renovating
Your neighbours know when you’re renovating. Whether it’s seeing the Home Depot bags or watching you put the new light fixture box out at the curb or catching a glimpse of you cutting trim in the garage, they know that you’re up to something, and they want to know more about it. Sometimes you can…
Read MoreRenovating and Staying or Moving
Better known as ‘Should I Stay or Should I go?” When I bought house #2, my plan was to live there quite happily alone with the dog and cat, until Mr. Right came along. I expected this process to take approximately 2 years. I would then date Mr. Right for a year and a half before he…
Read MoreRenovator, know thy tools
Sorry dear readers, this one is a bit longer than usual, but bare with me and skim it if it makes it easier! Renovating means different things to different people. To some, it’s a new coat of paint, new trim and some decorative accessories. To others, it’s demolition, dust, lots of time, money and energy. One…
Read MoreRed Wine Stains, on the Ceiling?
Don’t ask how they got there. If you have them, you know how it happened and to be honest, it’s a little unbelievable that something as simple as a pushed in cork could cause such a ruckus. So there we are – The Renovator and I – in our recently finished kitchen. We have a…
Read MoreSpouse Collaboration and a Paver Patio
Quite some time ago the Renovator ripped the “red-neck” white painted wood deck (I use the term deck loosely) down. Complete with hole infested corrugated plastic roof, the neighbors were as happy to see it go as we were. In its place, we decided that a 10′ x 10′ ground-level patio made of pavers would…
Read MoreGreat House. Does it come in Yellow?
Whether it’s your dream palace or a quick flip, the outside colour of a house isn’t something you should be basing a purchase on. That being said, when the colour isn’t appealing or is looking old and tired, you can do something about it. If you’re selling, it’s not just something you CAN do…
Read MoreWhy do it Yourself & Why on Earth with your Spouse?
For the Renovator (my husband) and I (the Renovator’s wife) we each came to our interest in renovating from different places. The Renovator “fell into it”. His family is filled with construction oriented minds – they are all incredibly intelligent and talented people – and he needed a job. Having worked around the construction industry…
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