Demo is done! The painting is mostly done! (Thank you amazing husband!) The flooring can begin. If you recall from our Plan, this is the laminate flooring we chose for most of the house. We got it for a very good price and the brand TraficMaster has proven durable for us in the past. As of publishing it is still available at The Home Depot but prices tend to vary. ** Some links in this post are affiliate links and if you make a purchase after clicking through to them we may earn a commission. This doesn’t affect your pricing at all and sometimes I have deals to pass along t ..read more

Do you even know how many times my boys have chanted “demo day” in the last week? Ughh. Thanks Chip Gaines! Lol Yes, the boys have watched Fixer Upper with me. Image from Magnolia, where you can buy a shirt like this. To catch-up on the Poe Rd. Project Story go here —> Poe Rd. Episodes Work has begun! Carpets coming out, tiles coming down, old laminate coming out. no more 70’s shag carpet Boys 1 & 3 “Busting Up” the old shower tile Living room carpet gone! HH DIY Tip – People always want stuff for free! If you need to tear up a decent but no longer needed lamina ..read more

Every once in a while you come across a true gem. Not like an actual Piccasso or something but a really quality, hand-made, original piece of art. What’s best is when this beautiful piece is yours for only $5 or $10!  And bonus – sometimes it has a sweet 70’s frame! Lol Hand-carved-frame goodnessBut really, these pieces show up at thrift shops, garage sales, estate sales and more all the time. With a little digging through piles and patience for the good ones you can get some quality art for a really budget price! This very large piece was found for $20 at a local resale shop.Often ..read more

There is a lot to do to this house to make it fresh, clean, and ready to move into. We don’t want to bite of more than we can chew or over-invest in this house. Our plan is fairly basic with mostly cosmetic changes all around. To catch-up on this Story check out: Episode 1: The Reasons Episode 2: The Before Paint and Flooring: I’ve never really been a ‘paint it all white’ kinda girl so I really surprised people with my choices here. I do always say I design for what the house ’wants’ and this house wanted fresh, clean, and airy. The walls are all going Birched White by DutchBoy; I lov ..read more

After all the hard work of updating this foreclosure-builder-basic-suburb home it is time to sell! We have the new Poe House to move into soon which means staging and packing and all sorts of crazy. For now though lets look at my listing photos and take a look at where we were to where we got.  **Many of these photos are the listing photos, I did my best to edit and add in a few of my own but quality isn’t great – sorry. Kitchen – Biggest Change Before… We did a fairly large overhaul with this kitchen: new counters, added a pantry closet, painted the cabinets, moved the cabinet u ..read more

Now that the purchasing is done and the Poe House is ours we are ready to get to work! If you need caught up on why we bought this bugger see this post: Episode 1: The Reasons Here are some before pics of our cute little yellow house. into the family room from the dining area into the kitchen from the dining area family room The plan is to update all the flooring, paint everything, and completely re-do the main bathroom to be more functional for a family of 5. We have one half bath and one full bath in this house so there is just the one shower/tub for all of us. A functional bathro ..read more