Hello New Old House Fans, Yes, it’s been a (long) while. Life gets busy, blog gets put on hold as the old saying goes… So, what’s been happening? I get this question surprisingly often in real life. Little did I … Read More
As spring once again approaches, a look at one of last year’s NewOldHouse projects we chipped away at all summer and into the fall before the weather forced us to put it on pause. The front porch was another NewOldHouse … Read More
Catch up with the NewOldHouse saga here. The winter of 2016 slowed efforts as it gets pretty cold and snowy. Stripping paint and creating sawdust isn’t really doable when we can’t open the windows or use the backyard as a … Read More
More of the work leading up to moving in. See Intro and Part 1 to see more. The entire plumbing system (which thankfully is contained within a small radius on the main floor) had to be rebuilt due to Slappy … Read More
So we bought a house! What’s next? Most people like to get a place with minimal work to be done before moving in. We are not most people. In our case it was a month and a half of backbreaking … Read More
As you may have deduced, my presence on the site has been lacking recently. One of the reasons is that my long term man friend and I bought a house in the fall of 2015. She’s an older lady, built … Read More
The Boy and I recently traded in our kitschy pink top 50s dining table for a proper grown up teak number with matching chairs. It is lovely but I live in constant fear of damaging it… So time for some … Read More