Outdoor Lighting
Here’s what our house looks like during the day. And here’s what it looks like at night. Needless to say, we need better outdoor lighting. Here are some particular trouble … Continue reading Outdoor Lighting
Category: this old house
since I live in an old house, I do some repairs here and there, and I like doing random projects as well
Managing Rental Properties
I made a 3 part series on how to buy a home, how to get a rental property, and the benefits of having rental property. In that series, my friend … Continue reading Managing Rental Properties
The Benefits of Rental Properties
There are a lot of headaches associated to being a landlord. If something’s broke, you gotta fix it. If rent is not paid on time, you gotta follow up with … Continue reading The Benefits of Rental Properties
How to get a rental property
I believe there are 3 ways to making money. Work hard for it (which I’m sure we all do via a “9 to 5” job), make your money work for … Continue reading How to get a rental property
How to Buy a House
Owning a home is the American Dream. I’ve always liked the idea of owning my own home. When I was in college I rented an apartment with friends. It was … Continue reading How to Buy a House
Re-sizing the Breakfast Table
A long time ago, Sheena and I bought a pretty cheap, counter height breakfast table. This was before we had kids and it was when we moved into our second … Continue reading Re-sizing the Breakfast Table
Broken Farm Table
Remember this beautiful farm table? Check out how small Layla was! awww….. If you don’t recall this table, catch up by reading about the build here. When we moved, the … Continue reading Broken Farm Table
A/C out in the Summer
We woke up on Sunday morning to hot house. The downstairs Air Conditioning unit went out. Not fun at all. We moved into the house less than a year ago. … Continue reading A/C out in the Summer
UPDATE – the Old School Edger
If you recall, I recently wrote about an old edger I was trying to revive. If you don’t remember it, catch up here. I got a lot a great feedback … Continue reading UPDATE – the Old School Edger
Old School Edger
Growing up we always mowed our own lawn. Now, my folks get someone to do it for them, but for some reason, I like cutting my own grass. Back in … Continue reading Old School Edger
Weekend Review [Feb 27th, 2015]
This weekend I had to make a trip to the Northside to check on my parent’s rental property. The previous tenants had to move out, so I basically had to … Continue reading Weekend Review [Feb 27th, 2015]
Brick-Red Bookcase
I was commissioned to build another bookcase. It’s similar to the last one I built, but I wanted to explore some new wood and new methods on how to build … Continue reading Brick-Red Bookcase
Sajan Abraham 