Flooring Ideas for the Basement
A lot has been transpiring around here at the ol' HouseinProgress.  Some house-related events, some not and we'll be sharing some crazy news soon.  I set up this new blog to keep from boring the housebloggers with my tales of everything non-house, and I have to say, I'm loving the ease of Posterous.  Thanks Posterous-people for creating an interface that lets me blather on to the world in .02 seconds, no HTML skillz needed!    This could actually be a very bad thing in my case, as the slowness of Moveable Type forced me to rethink a blog post that shouldn't have made it on to

ER Visit Soon?
Someone didn't want to wait until Spring. Used with parental supervision only, because the swing detaches with carabiner clips. Either we will become the awesomest parents ever or this will turn into a spectacularly bad idea. I'm hoping for the former, obvs.

My First DIY Project
Well, a bit last minute but in the spirit of playing along with everyone else here is our entry in to the latest Houseblogs.net contest. Our first DIY project for our house was one we didn't really plan on: cleaning it up. For long time readers this isn't news, but if you haven't been following along since the beginning I'll explain. When we first bought our house it was packed with stuff. Packed to the rafters. Crazy stuff, like this. And we had to clean it all out. So, our first DIY project wasn't painting,

And Now for Something Completely Different
As if we didn't have enough going on with the new back porch, new fence and the new basement stairwell, we have another project in the works: our basement. The basement has never been finished, so for the first time we actually have a clean slate to work with...albeit one that's always been packed with quite a bit of stuff: The good news is that this 'before' photo is from quite a while ago. In fact, the basement is now clean

Outdoor Craftsman Wall Sconce