Welcome!

My wife and I purchased our first house 3 years ago. The 1951-built home is located a few miles north of downtown Austin, TX. We have taken on several remodeling projects, and our goal has always been to spend as little money as possible while still doing quality work and maintaining the character and classic look of our "old" home.
The purpose of this blog is to provide information and resources, and share our experience renovating an older home with the budget of a young family in mind. Before and after pics of the street view:



























This blog will include information and photos of many of our previous renovations, and will provide detailed information on current and upcoming projects. Past projects include: painting (interior and exterior,) redoing the bathroom, building a privacy fence and fence gates, adding built-in shaker-style cabinets in the hallway, replacing doors, refinishing furniture, building a detached studio and garage, rewiring, and several others. These are before and afters of the back of the house.