by lesley on August 24, 2010
Look what I found! Last summer, Denver Historic hosted a tour of Hilltop Mid-Mod houses. We were in a bit of a rush with a cranky and sleepy toddler…and we had just started remodeling our house. I already did blog posts of the other three houses that we saw on the tour. But, I forgot [...]
by lesley on January 6, 2010
Has it really been 3 months since our last post? That is so sad! Lots going on in the remodel. I got so sucked into actual house work that I’ve had very little time to post anything. Also, I think I felt so defeated the last three months that I haven’t felt very motivated to [...]
by lesley on December 2, 2009
We’re still here! No blog posts because we’ve been working day and night to get everything done at the house. As expected with most house projects, we are a little behind. Which means that I’ve officially entered the exhausted, fatigued and wacky stage. I haven’t gotten the pics off of my phone, but I almost [...]
by lesley on October 17, 2009
Ty and I are fighting colds (hopefully not the flu) and are laying low, but we stopped by the house today to check progress. Our Nanawall was installed today! It is our almost 10 foot tall by 12 feet long window wall. Rather than sliding, the window panels fold back towards the house. It’s one [...]
by lesley on October 11, 2009
So much happening at the house. So much happening that I haven’t had much time to post any updates. Let’s just say that we’re AT THAT POINT. Remodeling fatigue. We’re tired and broke, but seeing the light. We’re on the countdown, but we have SO much left to do. Here’s some highlights. We finally got [...]
by lesley on October 11, 2009
The 2009 Arapahoe Acres Home Tour was decidedly a huge success. We had some initial neighborhood resistance to having a ton of people parade through the hood, but a great turn out of lovely mid-mod fans made the day a big success. 7 Homes & 4 Gardens were open for tours from 10A to 2P. [...]
by lesley on October 3, 2009
It’s here…tomorrow is the Arapahoe Acres Home & Garden Tour. We’ll have 8 homes plus 4 gardens to tour. I’ll be volunteering at the registration table at 1430 E. Bates Avenue, Englewood, 80113. Come out out!
by lesley on September 20, 2009
Our architect created 3D Sketch-Up Images so we could visualize our new space. I kept forgetting to put them up here. Also, I just figured out how to move around in Google SketchUp. I’m slow like that.