by Laurie Hardy | Jun 3, 2014 | Before & After, Projects
Week 3: So as we are waiting for delivery of the gravel, sand and pavers over the holiday weekend, I was chatting with my friend, Michelle. I was mentally worrying the logistics of deliveries (oh please, let the gravel come first; nope, here comes the first of two...
by Kelly F | Jun 2, 2014 | Before & After, Projects, Uncategorized
As you can imagine, planning a patio requires a lot of prep work – starting with clearing the area. In the case of MH, this means removing a tree. Specifically, a dead tree covered in vines (including poision ivy) but still a very large tree. Here is the tree...
by Kelly F | May 21, 2014 | Before & After, Gardening, Projects
A few things 🙂 First, over the winter we worked on raising funds for upcoming projects. That meant making and acquiring more items and selling them. As you can imagine, most of the projects at the hall are expensive and while we are willing and able to put in...
by Kelly F | Sep 27, 2013 | Before & After, DIY
For quite a few years, Morton Hall had two completed bedrooms – Laurie’s room (a.k.a. the green bedroom) and Catherine’s room (a.k.a. the peach room). This worked well for years – coming out on the weekends to work and not spending too much...
by Kelly F | Sep 21, 2013 | Architecture, Before & After
Every time we pull up to MH, I feel like I’m walking back in time or a parallel universe where people still live like they did in Gone With The Wind. The sweeping porches with ornate ironwork are just begging to host afternoon tea or a lawn party. But sadly,...
by Kelly F | Aug 22, 2013 | Before & After
This here is a story about the game room. We call it the game room because . . . . well . . . . we name all the rooms in the house and living room was already taken. Occasionally we even play games in there! Okay, so back to the story. This room was in a state of...
