It’s hard to believe that ten years have passed since we embarked on the journey of transforming our 1839 farmhouse along the Hudson River into the cozy, memory-filled home it is today. This milestone gives us a chance to reflect on the countless hours, challenges, and joys that come with breathing life back into aContinue reading “10 Years in Our Home: A Decade of Love, Memories, and Renovation”
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Finding Balance – the Return of Upstate Vintage Living
It is crazy how time goes by! Although things have changed, the thing we know for sure is our community and our life along the Hudson River have remained the same (albeit a two-year global pandemic). It seems like just yesterday we moved into our River House, but in reality, this month marks 7 yearsContinue reading “Finding Balance – the Return of Upstate Vintage Living”
Turning the Unfinished Attic Into an Art Studio and Meditation Area
Rick just completed remodeling one-third of the attic! The attic is a great space except for the extremely steep stairs! We have wonderful views of the river from the two north-facing windows. We now have an art studio area and a yoga/meditation area. We used materials that were easy to transport up the steep stairsContinue reading “Turning the Unfinished Attic Into an Art Studio and Meditation Area”
An Affordable Solution to the Dreaded Dirt Basement
Our 1839 home has a dirt basement. Finally, after opening up the basement stairs, it was time to tackle the basement once and for all. When we purchased the house, there was a toilet on top of the stairs to the basement. The old owners tried to make this house into 3 apartments. Two weeksContinue reading “An Affordable Solution to the Dreaded Dirt Basement”
Our River Home – 5 Years Later
Despite a speedy 6-month renovation, we have spent the past 4 1/2 years working to bring joy to every corner of our home and renovating along the way. In order to adhere to our motto, we have constantly been making improvements and adding new antiques and collectibles that bring us joy. On the five-year anniversaryContinue reading “Our River Home – 5 Years Later”
Our First Christmas in New York
Crazy to think that almost a year ago we put an initial offer on the house and have been living in New York for seven months! Elisabeth has finished her first semester of college at the University at Albany and we have been settling in quite nicely. This Christmas we are excited to be celebratingContinue reading “Our First Christmas in New York”
Our House is Becoming a Home
June 2015 Our house is turning into a home! At this point, besides putting up woodwork and painting some walls, all that is left is small projects. Due to our inability to find good and affordable workers in New York, we hired construction workers from Vermont to come down to do the roof and buildContinue reading “Our House is Becoming a Home”
Packing Up
May 2015 It has been a little over a month since we have been living full-time in New York. Our house in Vermont sold, so we have been busy packing up one house and unpacking at another. With our house sold in Vermont, we hired a moving company to bring the bulk of our furnitureContinue reading “Packing Up”
Getting Ready for Our Spring Move-in
April 11-13th We were trying to decide whether or not April 19th would be our final day in Vermont, we decided yes. That meant that we would work non-stop and if we were not working, we would be sleeping! Rick transferred with the Plumbers Union to a job in Malta, NY in March. Therefore, heContinue reading “Getting Ready for Our Spring Move-in”
Weekend Overhaul
April 4th–6th Everybody has been on overhaul as we are nearer to our move-in date. Rick has remained at the house to work on the plumbing, sheetrock, and pretty much anything else. We arrived on Friday to find the kitchen cabinets up and appliances in. Most of the outer walls were sheetrocked and Rick hadContinue reading “Weekend Overhaul”
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