Next on our list of rooms to demo was the upstairs bathroom! The coral tile had to go. We planned to replace the shower tile, toilet, vanity and floor – and paint the walls. ... Read More about Bathroom renovation begins
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The family room renovation begins: Good-bye, paneling
With the kitchen demo in full swing we were eager to jump into the family room renovation. That paneling was just so ugly! We started with the built-in entertainment stand along the back wall. Next up? The parquet floor. It was harder than it looked. The floor had been glued to the subfloor with some strong glue, and it was difficult to get up. We took crowbars and kept digging and scrapping until it was all gone. Whew! (Please excuse the poor quality of the cell phone photos below!) ... Read More about The family room renovation begins: Good-bye, paneling
Rip out those old kitchen cabinets
We were so excited when we finally closed on our new house. The house search had been easy; negotiations not so much. To make a long story short, negotiations took about three months. Other houses on the street were selling in a matter of hours; it was an in-demand location. However, this house needed a lot of work (remodeling, cosmetic, landscaping, you name it), and other buyers just weren’t interested. In fact, we were the ONLY prospective buyers who even came back for a second ... Read More about Rip out those old kitchen cabinets
Welcome to Milwaukee: The house search begins
Welcome to Green With Decor! My husband Kalen and I recently returned to my hometown of Milwaukee after living in Cincinnati. I’ve always loved reading home decor and remodeling blogs and decided to share my husband’s and my adventures in house searching, renovating and decorating! You can check out more about me on my About page. We started looking for a house to buy and renovate as soon as our house in Cincinnati sold. Because we had already owned a house, we tried to be pretty ... Read More about Welcome to Milwaukee: The house search begins