I know I’m not the only one that was excited to build my first home – what an exciting (and stressful!) adventure!

When the house was first built, we were on a bare-bones budget.  While the sweat-equity I put into the house allowed for a few higher-end features on the inside (tile and hardwood floors), the outside was pretty rough-looking. And it stayed that way for nearly 15 years!

Finally, in the past few years, I’ve been able to make some improvements to the outside, and what a difference!

Here is the before (a few years after the house was first built) …

and after (now)!  And while the work is still not complete, I love it!!

Throughout this blog I’ll walk you through many of the steps that have gotten me to this point, and the work I’ll be doing moving forward. There’s been a lot of blood, sweat, tears, failures, and successes, and I’ll share them here.  I think you’ll enjoy the journey!

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