Teaching Old Houses New Tricks

Renovations & Real Estate

When we started this whole ORC project, the thing that made us most excited was building a daybed swing. They always look so inviting, and like you could take a nap and listen to the breeze on an early summer afternoon. Not late summer though… at least not in Tennessee. That’s AC on full blast, how-little-clothing-can-I-wear-and-still-look-professional kind of weather.

Front Porch Makeover Spring 2020, One Room Challenge, Our House, Renovations

June 17, 2020

How to Build a Daybed Swing – Southern Front Porch Makeover – Spring 2020 One Room Challenge – Week 7

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This week’s project was removing all the layers of paint from our porch floor and front walkway. “Sounds simple enough,” you might say. But you would be sorely mistaken. As it turns out, removing 5-6 layers of paint from a hundred year old concrete slab is not easy.

Front Porch Makeover Spring 2020, One Room Challenge, Our House, Renovations

May 21, 2020

Southern Front Porch Makeover – Spring 2020 One Room Challenge – Week 3 – Demo Day

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It’s time for the Spring One Room Challenge! We’re making over our big southern front porch–come along for the ride every Thursday for the next 8 weeks as we give this front porch a facelift.

Front Porch Makeover Spring 2020, One Room Challenge, Our House, Renovations

May 7, 2020

Southern Front Porch Makeover – Spring 2020 One Room Challenge – Week 1

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The bathroom is 90% done! We’ve had a water disaster, changed the floorplan, and I love how it’s turning out.

Green Hills House, Real Estate, Renovations

February 28, 2020

Green Hills Master Bathroom Renovation

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The start of a full renovation on a 1940s cottage in Nashville, TN

Green Hills House, Renovations

January 23, 2020

A 1940 Cottage Renovation in Nashville – Part 1: Before and Backstory

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