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December 12, 2013

Cabin Update: Shower

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We finally finished up the tiling in the bathroom shower during our time at the cabin. I can say, without a doubt, that I do not like tiling. lol! Doing grout – especially on those lovely river rocks – is also pretty low on my remodeling fun list. 😉 That being said, we are happy that the shower came together as we pictured. We still need to do some finish work like caulk and trim. We also need to eventually put up the glass panels, but we may just put up a shower curtain for now. The good news is…

Our Rustic Bathroom Vanity

July 9, 2013

Heather L

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Our Rustic Bathroom Vanity

Posted in Family, and Homemaking

When we first purchased our cabin, we had a lot of clean-up to do around the house and under the porch. While we were doing the clean-up, we discovered a lot of wood that was used during the building of the house. Some of it was too far gone to be able to use, but we were able to save several large pieces that we thought we could use for some project later. We weren’t sure what we would use them for, but it seemed a shame to get rid of beautiful, rustic wood, so it was set aside in…

A Few More Updates at the Cabin

May 31, 2013

Heather L

A Few More Updates at the Cabin

Posted in Family, and Homesteading

We had a productive and relaxing time at the cabin this past week. It feels good to be coming to the end of fixing things up. Yes, there will be some other changes implemented in time, but the things we had to get done due to the burst pipe are nearly complete. While we were up there, we picked up some cabinets off craigslist for $10. They were solid, but in rough condition, so Munchkin and I refinished 2 of them for the dining room where we are creating a modified pantry area. They still need a top, but because…

Cabin Updates: New Floor and Laundry Room

April 4, 2013

Heather L

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Cabin Updates: New Floor and Laundry Room

Posted in Family, and Homesteading

Last Tuesday, Munchkin and I headed up to the cabin with the pups and the guinea pigs. D was over in 29 Palms, so we thought we’d get a little work done at the cabin while he was there. We also took this opportunity to enjoy some fun mommy daughter time. 😉 D drove over from 29 Palms later in the week once he completed his work stuff. We found ourselves working quite hard to complete some main things at the cabin including laying all of the floor in the cabin. Since I had already completed the master bedroom floor…

Progress on the Cabin

March 25, 2013

Heather L

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Progress on the Cabin

Posted in Family, and Homesteading

We finally received our first check for the flooding damage at the cabin. It took over 3 months to receive the check which really did slow down some of the purchasing of needed products, but now we’re back on track. It’s taking longer than we would like to get things back together, but that’s what happens when you end up doing all the work yourselves. lol! That being said, we were able to make a good bit of progress last week. D finished up the plumbing (except for the burst pipe going to the evap cooler that caused all of…