The most rewarding things are often the most difficult to obtain and our bathroom was no different. We absolutely love the transformation we were able to create but it was no small feat for first time DIYers. After many lessons learned and two long weekends our bathroom renovation is finally complete and we can’t wait to share it. When we first purchased the home, the bathroom was a beige nightmare with dark features, a yellow sink and a black plexiglass vanity complete with old wood features and a black medicine cabinet. There was also sliding door to enter the bathroom. During our first few days in the house we started by taking down the dual wall medicine cabinets and towel racks. We also hung a new door with a vintage inspired mortise lock to match the character of the home. After months of planning out what the bathroom would look…

Last year in the midst of planning our wedding (what were we thinking?!), we decided to start looking for our first home together. Several people warned us about the long, heart breaking process of searching for that first place, and they could not have been more right. For about a year we consistently searched, viewed homes and had our offers rejected. Then in the midst of our search Harvey devastated our city, so while we were looking for a home, millions of people lost theirs. As our city rebuilt we tried several routes, including buying an abandoned home that was set to be demolished and having it moved to another property. This also fell through, but through this process we were able to connect with our loan officer and learn more about the 203K program, which is the direction we decided to go.  Finally we found the house on King Street.  It had…