by R. Scott Bronstad | May 26, 2025 | Floors, Home Improvement, Kitchens, Refinished Flooring, Rooms
Refinished Wood Floor From Worn to Wow: How We Revitalized Our Pine Wood Floors Giving Our Old Pine Floors a New Lease on Life (and a Proper Refinish!) Our farmhouse in the country is always a work in progress, and the latest big undertaking involved extending the...
by R. Scott Bronstad | May 22, 2025 | Home Improvement, Kitchen Accessories, Kitchens
Crafting a Cedar Wood Stove Cover: A Christmas Surprise Here’s what I call a “labor of love,” and it began with a hint from my wife, Niki. She spotted a wood stove cover on eBay, but it was just cheap, stained pine with a vinyl sticker for the design. That just...
by R. Scott Bronstad | May 20, 2025 | Furniture Assembly, Home Improvement, Nursery, Rooms
Transforming a Nursery: A Labor of Love and a Stellar Nursery Renovation My daughter Kirbie and her husband Jake are expecting their first baby, my first grandchild! With Callie Jane arriving in just a few months, we tackled a big nursery renovation project in their...
by R. Scott Bronstad | Apr 22, 2025 | Bath, Baths, Home Improvement, Home Repairs
Restroom Restoration: Leaky Toilet in the Half-Bath From Simple Swap to Major Undertaking: The Reality of Restroom Restoration We opted for tile, a far more resilient material for areas exposed to moisture. After he picked out some attractive tiles, I began the...
by R. Scott Bronstad | Feb 5, 2025 | Appliances, Home Repairs
Fix it or Replace it? A Refrigerator Conundrum “You got to know when to hold ’em, know when to fold ’em…” Kenny Rogers, The Gambler They don’t make ’em like they used to, especially when it comes to applicances. I have not had...