As a child I grew up watching my stepfather restore cars and build everything and anything for our house. When I was 12 years old we bought an old home and he restored almost everything in it. His handy work inspired me as a child and as a result I would spend hours taking apart anything I thought I could put back together. Fun Fact: Many years later, that curiosity and passion led me to own and operate my very own watch repair shop called Tic Toc! haha can you imagine?! The renovations of our home has really sparked that passion to build again. So what started as a simple project turned into a whole new outdoor area near the brook. First I built a small dock on the water so our fireplace could be enjoyed near the brook. But of course my vision for this spot grew as I saw friends and family really enjoying this new spot. So, for the past two weeks I have been building wooden exterior stairs and a small stone patio around the dock. I would love to show you step by step instructions on how to build the wooden stairs but I am the worst at documenting such things and even worse at my methods of achieving my builds. For that reason I have linked the Pinterest post that inspired me. I also invite you to check out my Pinterest boards for more garden and landscaping ideas! Check out our ever evolving project and let us know what you think!
A patio would be so much nicer than dirt.....
xoxo Diane, Nick, Theo & Max
What started it all, the dock
The finished product. Look at those smiling faces 😍
Then I saw this patch of dirt and got thinking 👀
Then we hit an obstacle, quite literally when Nick hit a rock sliding down the steep hill.
Then the long journey commenced. There were a few times I wanted to throw in the towel... Whately is rich in Quartz stone so encountering these every other step was 😡
But it was all worth it. The end
Hello, it's been a while! Life caught up to us and I have neglected our little blog, but do not fear, I have so many updates! In our last blog we were picking out finishes because the fun demo work had been done and the not so glamorous plumbing and electrical had started. I am happy to announce (and more for my sake because I was anxiously awaiting this moment) that the fun has resumed! In the past two weeks our new doors and windows have been installed. The small enclosed front porch was demoed and extended to restore it's original farmhouse style porch. Our master bedroom also got a small porch installed and we can already envision ourselves having coffee there in the mornings. The back deck off the kitchen was also framed and it's larger than life. Scroll though the pics below to see what we have been up to!
xoxo Diane, Nick, Theo & Max
Picture Window in the master bathroom. A beautiful tub will sit right below it.
The beautiful slider door off the master bedroom which will lead unto a small porch
The future fireplace & TV wall. We are going to frame it with large concrete tile
Our larger than life back deck off the kitchen
Picture window in the mudroom entry to allow more natural light in
Kitchen door unto our patio
The grand front porch doors! Will be painted black to match with the windows.
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