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Our First House

Come check out all of the decorating & home improvement projects we worked on to transform our first house. We loved showing our fixer-upper some love, and doing room makeovers on a budget thanks to lots of DIY enthusiasm.

How To Unclog A Bathtub Drain

| By Sherry Petersik | October 29, 2023 | 139 Comments

How To Unclog A Bathtub Drain

How To Stain A Concrete Floor

| By Sherry Petersik | January 22, 2022 | 132 Comments

How To Stain A Concrete Floor

10 Home Items We’ve Had For 10+ Years

| By John Petersik | February 14, 2018 |

10 Home Items We’ve Had For 10+ Years

How To Paint A House Portrait

| By Sherry Petersik | November 14, 2013 | 383 Comments

How To Paint A House Portrait

What We’d Do Differently In Our First House

| By Sherry Petersik | December 18, 2012 | 188 Comments

What We’d Do Differently In Our First House

Five Home Mistakes We Made (We Learned The Hard Way)

| By Sherry Petersik | December 6, 2012 | 168 Comments

Five Home Mistakes We Made (We Learned The Hard Way)

First House Vs. Current House: One Year Later

| By Sherry Petersik | September 20, 2012 | 209 Comments

First House Vs. Current House: One Year Later

The 8 Month Difference…

| By Sherry Petersik | August 26, 2011 | 343 Comments

The 8 Month Difference…

Comparing Our First House To Our Current House

| By Sherry Petersik | August 25, 2011 | 218 Comments

Comparing Our First House To Our Current House

A Weird Milestone

| By John Petersik | July 15, 2011 | 249 Comments

A Weird Milestone

12 Design Mistakes We (Hopefully) Won’t Make Again

| By Sherry Petersik | April 6, 2011 | 298 Comments

12 Design Mistakes We (Hopefully) Won’t Make Again

Our Last Day In Our First House

| By Sherry Petersik | December 14, 2010 | 219 Comments

Our Last Day In Our First House

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