Old House. Brown Dog

I don't consider myself to be a cheap person, except when I am. The washer and dryer at the cabin is an area where I really cheaped out, and as is usually the case, I got what I paid for. Now let me start by justifying myself.... When we bought the cabin it had a working washer/dryer combo deal. This was not an expense I had budgeted for when I made my projections on my phone at a bar. I also, after buying the cabin did a little mini basement reno at the Denver house which included a very pricy new washer dryer. In addition to being spensive, thanks to the rona, it took about 7 years to finally have a set delivered. So, when the machine at the cabin kicked I was not about to pay two grand and deal with back orders. In hindsight I sure should have.  Here is how the saga unfolded. I found a $150 unit on Facebook.  We brought it up to the cabin.  The dryer did not work. We then spent several hours and Jose endured multiple electrocutions trying to fix it.  We contacted ...

We installed the doorwall, or patio door as most call it a few weeks back, but we did not have the proper trim when we did the heavy lifting. This past weekend we finished the job and Jose installed the trim and I painted it. The room just needs a headboard and art at this point! I love the view from our bed. We will be building a giant deck that this door will open up to once lumber isn't the same price as gold deplumes too, which will be super sweet! before after

Jose and I are lucky enough to be a part of a few friend groups we refer to as garbage gangs. These are the people you see a few times a year and need a liver transplant after just two days together. You eat nothing but ranch dressing and PBR in each other's company and do shots like you were 21 again. I love these people. I thought of all these friends over the weekend when Jose and I took care of our second trash heap of the renovation.  With any construction project, there is a lot of garbage generated. I try to give away any old materials that are in good shape, but a lot of it is just junk. So we had a pretty good sized heap going...again. We got a few beers in us and loaded the truck to go to the local dump and make the property look a little less methy. The dump in town is interesting, you drive in and this crazy hippie dude looks at your load and gives you a price. It is cash only and naturally Jose and I forgot the cash because beer so we drove 15 minutes back into town fo...

We still have a long way to go on the furniture and decor department, but I am so stoked to finally be at this stage of our renovation.  Last weekend we found a really great hutch on Facebook marketplace for a total steal $80! My Facebook and Craigslist adventures are never quick or normal and this was no different. The seller was an eccentric opera singer in Boulder. We showed up and she was in the process of selling all her late mother's furniture. Naturally, I got a full tour and explanation of each piece in the house while Jose was trying to hurry me along. Her chihuahua also tried to bite me several times.  In the end we got this great piece up to the cabin and moved all our booze from the window to the wall. I am really happy with it so far and I haven't even styled it yet.  I will do a full report on furniture, but so far I have managed to get almost everything for a screaming deal. The only new pieces I have bought are the beds and the chair. All else is vintage l...