Category: Year 1

• The Realities of Buying an Old Home: Our First Year of Homeownership

  

  Wonder what our first year was really like in our 1915 home? Here are some of the reality checks we got in our first year.

  saltandrook

  January 20, 2018

  Year 1

  advice, first-time home buyer, first-time homeowner, homeownership, lessons, old homes, old house

• Choosing and Installing Our Wood-Burning Stove

  

  When you find out that your fireplace and chimney are crumbling, what are your options? This was how we chose a wood stove for our house.

  saltandrook

  December 9, 2017

  living room, Year 1

  DIY, fireplace, fireplace restoration, heat, heating, wood stove, wood-burning

• Work In Progress Wednesday: Living Room and Life Update

  

  Another #WIPWednesday. This time: living room ideas, an update on why we’ve been MIA (hint, hint: drip, drip …)

  saltandrook

  November 8, 2017

  before and after, living room, Year 1

  #WIPWednesday, fireplace, fireplace restoration, furniture, furniture ideas, Living Room, mantel, roof leak, water damage, work in progress

• Work In Progress Wednesday: Waterproofing, Windows, and Gutters

  

  A post about the nitty-gritty, behind-the-scenes efforts.

  saltandrook

  October 4, 2017

  exterior, Structural Improvements, Year 1

  #KatieDoesStuffToo, #WIPWednesday, glass block windows, gutter, gutter installation, parge coat, PatDoesStuff, repointing, work in progress

• Before and After: Dining Room

  

  We wanted a lighter, brighter dining room.

  saltandrook

  September 23, 2017

  before and after, Dining Room, Year 1

  Behr ultra pure white, boho style, Cats, interior design, mid-century modern, secondhand furniture, Vintage Furniture, West Elm, white interiors

• Removing Paint from a Brick Fireplace: pt. 3

  

  The process of removing paint from bricks was a series of trial and error, with the final success coming from using Citristrip. The method involved patience and effort, but yielded satisfying results.

  saltandrook

  March 13, 2017

  fireplace, living room, Year 1

  brick, brick restoration, citristrip, fireplace, fireplace restoration, living room, nitty gritty, paint removal, vinegar, water, wire brush

• Removing paint from a brick fireplace, pt. 2

  

  We don’t recommend sandblasting your brick to remove paint, but oven cleaner is promising.

  saltandrook

  February 20, 2017

  fireplace, living room, Year 1

  brick, brick fireplace, brick restoration, fireplace, fireplace restoration, masonry paint, masonry paint removal, nitty gritty, oven cleaner, paint removal, painted brick, sandblasting, soda ash, walnut shells

• Removing paint from a brick fireplace, pt. 1

  

  Removing paint from brick? No biggie! Oh wait, actually this might be the world’s most tedious project.

  saltandrook

  February 3, 2017

  fireplace, homepage, living room, tutorials, Year 1

  brick, brick restoration, citristrip, citristrip brick, fireplace, fireplace restoration, homepage tutorials, living room, paint removal

• The first post, the first project

  

  The start of the blog, and the start of our projects.

  saltandrook

  January 29, 2017

  fireplace, living room, Year 1

  1915 colonial, brick, brick restoration, centrury homes, dutch colonial, dutch colonial revival, fireplace, fireplace restoration, living room, old homes, paint