animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

snakes in a drain

I went to wash my hair this morning and the tub was full of water. Apparently it didn’t drain last night after Jake’s shower. I tried using a plastic hair snake on the clog, but it must have been further down the pipe. So, I braved the weather and went …

kitchen

Two weeks ago, the countertops were installed and last week, the backsplash was installed. That gave me enough motivation to paint over the weekend and wrap the project up. Sort of. When I was cleaning up, I found a cracked backsplash tile, so I have to call the installer today. …

kitchen and bath

The bathroom is back to normal. I removed all of the fixtures before painting and cleaned and reinstalled everything between yesterday and today. Things are looking good in there. I mentioned before that I got a new range hood for the kitchen. It needed to be installed before they do …

the bathroom

Last September, I had the bathtub refinished. I was cleaning the tub last week and found a crack in the finish. The finish bubbled in a spot and cracked. I contacted the guy who did the tub and he came over this morning to fix it. He said that the …

mini kitchen remodel

I’m in need of new kitchen countertops, so I decided to do a mini kitchen remodel. It all started in the fall, when I bought new cabinet hardware. I swapped out the old black chrome ones for some really nice brushed nickel Mission-style pulls. Before installing the hardware, I cleaned …