The end of a chapter and the long awaited before and after photos of Project Ugly House!

May 15, 2017May 15, 2017 Heather Bales22 Comments

Sadly, this is probably the last post I will ever make for our "Ugly House" as we officially closed on the sale last Thursday. We poured our hearts and souls into this house for almost 3 years, and are finally done making improvements to it. With construction moving rapidly at our Creekside home, we felt it was the… Continue reading The end of a chapter and the long awaited before and after photos of Project Ugly House!

Bathroom remodel · DIY · Fixer upper · House remodel · Renovations

Bathroom Beautification

July 9, 2016October 27, 2016 Heather Bales14 Comments

Though I took a 10 month blog break, our house updates have been going nonstop! We have done so much to this place, but one of the biggest projects since my last post has been the remodel of our guest bathroom and master vanity area. Fortunately and unfortunately, the bathrooms were not that bad when we… Continue reading Bathroom Beautification

Fixer upper

Days 32-34: Kitchen commencement and decorating deliberation.

October 3, 2014 Heather BalesLeave a comment

We FINALLY started making some sense of the 100+ cardboard boxes that will make up our future kitchen. Over a month ago all of those boxes were delivered to us and unloaded in our garage where they have sat untouched collecting dust. We knew we wouldn't get to the kitchen prior to October, but purchased… Continue reading Days 32-34: Kitchen commencement and decorating deliberation.

Renovations

Days 27-31: Construction zone gone house.

September 29, 2014September 29, 2014 Heather BalesLeave a comment

Last week started on a rough note, hence the lack of updates. We were overworked and sleep deprived which made for two grumpy, inefficient renovators. One night I vacuumed up all of the sanding dust throughout the house with our trusty Oreck vacuum. After I had nearly completed my vacuuming, I saw clouds of dust… Continue reading Days 27-31: Construction zone gone house.

Renovations

Days 15-17: Paint and moving.

September 13, 2014September 13, 2014 Heather BalesLeave a comment

Today we moved most of our stuff from Pretty House to Ugly House. In the pouring rain. I suppose people that live in Seattle are fully prepared to move a house full of stuff during a down pour, but over here in Austin, that's just not how we roll. Since it was coming down pretty… Continue reading Days 15-17: Paint and moving.