Day two. October 1st, 2011. Seven-hundred hours. Colby was up at the ass-crack of dawn (can you say ass-crack in a “formal” mission report?) to secure a post hole digger from a local rental shop. The weather was less than ideal but our lead builder, Colby was adamant about continuing on with the mission…in the … Read more
Day one. September 30th, 2011. Seventeen-hundred hours. The deck demo begins. The troops (Colby and Angie) are full of excitement and joy as they begin working on their new deck. The project at hand…demo the old stairs. This task proved much easier than expected with the stairs severely rotted, exposing a safety concern. One swift … Read more
Distraction…yes…that’s my middle name. Angie Distraction Bohovich. It has a nice ring to it I think. Or maybe my middle name is A-D-D. Yeah…that’s more like it…Angie ADD Bohovich. Why? Because we absolutely cannot focus on one project at a time here at Angie’s Roost. We’ve got a bathroom reno we still haven’t completed, we’re … Read more
As promised, we’re here with a little desk building update. Emphasis on little. Typical Angie reporting live here with her usual complete under-estimation of the amount of time that it would take to build a desk. I was thinking it would be a weekend project. Mmmmmm….no. We did manage to finish the desk top in … Read more
I love a crafty project. Especially when said crafty project means that this goes away: Yup. That’s our “temporary” hallway light that’s been “temporary” for oh….13 months. We haven’t had a traditional light fixture in the hallway since we ripped it out last August. Instead, we’ve had this pig tail light, which actually makes it … Read more
Woo to the hoo….we are FINALLY done with the front door refinishing. Cue up the band folks! The final project…install a slide bolt to keep the top of the door closed up real tight (especially useful for those chilly December evenings we have here in Maine). As mentioned back here, our 100 year old door … Read more
Just when you thought we were done posting about the front door, we’re back with another riveting post on how to fix it. How exciting right?! Or are you more of an “okay, okay, enough about your old front door and how to fix it, just move on already” kind of person? I’m definitely one … Read more
We spent some serious…and I mean SERIOUS time working on our new desk this weekend. And it was a gorgeous, GORGEOUS fall weekend to be outside constructing things. Armed with a recent pine buy (it’s our go to wood for pretty much everything we build): And a mobile workstation/table saw setup in our driveway: We … Read more
This past weekend was supposed to be our big gut out the guest bedroom (which we use as a massive walk-in closet) weekend. The plan…clean it out on Thursday night, gut it out on Friday, take everything to the dump Saturday morning, and start replacing all the insulation that “fell out.” Well…change of plans. Instead, … Read more
It’s official…I hit a major MAJOR milestone this week in our bathroom makeover (started over a year ago I might add). I finally FINALLY painted the baseboard that Colby installed about six months ago. I don’t know why I procrastinate so badly on such small projects. So this is what our bathroom looked like last … Read more
And now, live from Angie & Colby’s home, we bring you the much anticipated front door makeover. And what good makeover wouldn’t start with showing you the ugly before shots? So here is our door all cream and cracked and gross: Would this be the appropriate time to remind you all that Colby broke the … Read more
I’m a big fan of tiny projects that make a big impact. Especially if that tiny project involves painting. Even better if that project involves spray paint, my latest painting addiction. So what’s the fix? Our exterior door hardware: It was old, gold, gross, and did I mention gold? Ewwww. Our weapon of choice? ORB … Read more
This weekend, my momma (Momma B) came down from the county for a little Home Depot trip/window delivery for my uncle/table and chair delivery for me. Yes, my mom was sporting two windows, a full size dining table, and four dining chairs in her mini van. She rivals UPS on delivery efficiency and packing genius! … Read more
One of the major projects we tackled this weekend was painting the dining room. Oh painting how I heart thee! I seriously could paint all day and I have done it before. I came close this weekend. Just a few hours shy of a full day-o-painting….dang! But like the hallways we gave the dining room … Read more
This weekend, it felt like we were making real progress on house projects. We were checking things off the list left and right and it felt sooooo good! True to form, I also had to add things to list so we still had a nice long list, and plenty of things to check off, just … Read more
Painting + high temperatures + humidity + noontime sun does not equal a successful front door paint job. Trust me. A few weeks ago, ok more like a couple of months ago, we refinished our entry door and took it from boring old white to front door red. At the time, great idea. Looking back, … Read more