tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91257313128798748.post1621020945837463971..comments2024-03-28T04:57:00.826-07:00Comments on Sparkles and Lattes: Things I Have Learned from Renovating My HouseSparkles and Latteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12963473872202413760noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91257313128798748.post-63075041427894461392017-01-13T10:55:41.825-08:002017-01-13T10:55:41.825-08:00So glad you could relate to this then. So many thi...So glad you could relate to this then. So many things can go wrong during a reno.Sparkles and Latteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12963473872202413760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91257313128798748.post-8636061665687558282017-01-12T11:54:26.672-08:002017-01-12T11:54:26.672-08:00Yes!! We are doing small reno's around our hou...Yes!! We are doing small reno's around our house and I totally feel you on these!! So true!Brandi Jo Little, Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06476969249480690822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91257313128798748.post-88490649849861288812017-01-11T16:57:31.667-08:002017-01-11T16:57:31.667-08:00Ah I totally felt for you during this process. Suc...Ah I totally felt for you during this process. Such a good idea to share this because I don't think people realize how stressful renovating can be...until they start it of course, haha. Good advice. We've never done a really big reno, but I'm sure I would be pretty stressed. So glad you guys got everything you wanted out of it! It's gorgeous!Jenuine Happinesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06310102476046958656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91257313128798748.post-5821702621382654942017-01-11T09:51:46.670-08:002017-01-11T09:51:46.670-08:00These are great tips! We have never renovated bef...These are great tips! We have never renovated before, so I wouldn't even know what to do if my home was in upheaval. It would drive me nuts! And #2... yes! I've heard nightmare stories about things taking twice as long as they were originally estimated. That just wouldn't fly with me!Lindsay's Sweet Worldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11454253893760011474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91257313128798748.post-87221832363514075242017-01-11T09:26:45.254-08:002017-01-11T09:26:45.254-08:00I cannot imagine how tough a renovation is, but do...I cannot imagine how tough a renovation is, but doing it with two year old twins gives you hero status in my book! It look s great and it was all worth it!Missyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03331615511067156438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91257313128798748.post-53638327087047079782017-01-11T07:22:25.653-08:002017-01-11T07:22:25.653-08:00ahhh this is all too familiar! We renovated our 18...ahhh this is all too familiar! We renovated our 1850 home from the ground up! Love it! JMO https://www.blogger.com/profile/00135137475181864248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91257313128798748.post-89502144444506828822017-01-11T07:07:48.144-08:002017-01-11T07:07:48.144-08:00OH man... this just reinforces why renovations sca...OH man... this just reinforces why renovations scare me & why my house looks so dated. I'm feeling better about that now though ;) hahaRebecca Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03965781380511208862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91257313128798748.post-37843742448403012162017-01-11T06:38:09.434-08:002017-01-11T06:38:09.434-08:00I can only imagine how stressful renovating is! I ...I can only imagine how stressful renovating is! I am saving this as a gentle reminder of all these things for when we start redoing our kitchen! Yay for being on the other side of it!!Hall Around Texashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10593724546533748783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91257313128798748.post-23200308910156260472017-01-11T06:16:40.625-08:002017-01-11T06:16:40.625-08:00Things taking longer than planned is so true - we&...Things taking longer than planned is so true - we've never renovated but I can only imagine the tasks that come along with it and the strain it can cause! xo, Biana -<a href="http://www.blovedboston.com" title="BlovedBoston" rel="nofollow">BlovedBoston</a>BLovedBostonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03378765629410526703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91257313128798748.post-11108841876595090122017-01-11T05:00:12.232-08:002017-01-11T05:00:12.232-08:00Oh my gosh, yes to all of these! We renovated our ...Oh my gosh, yes to all of these! We renovated our kitchen with Brayden & Ella and it was hard! Also hard on our marriage! LOL! We learned alot as well and with our basement we actually didn't get into one argument! Can you believe that!? LOLLizzie @ This Happy Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08039874918293541525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91257313128798748.post-66418294983493347142017-01-11T04:41:34.897-08:002017-01-11T04:41:34.897-08:00Not gonna lie #11 made me laugh, you poor thing! T...Not gonna lie #11 made me laugh, you poor thing! This kind of stuff really is such a test of marriage..and you are right little things like double checking everything and ensuring contracts are correct seems mundane but is SO important!Stang&Cohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03430875275411273452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91257313128798748.post-5715279377562559552017-01-11T04:20:26.497-08:002017-01-11T04:20:26.497-08:00I can only imagine how stressful it is renovating ...I can only imagine how stressful it is renovating a room is! We've painted things but haven't done a full on reno yet.Nikkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09841587775033446712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91257313128798748.post-57189794105989038572017-01-11T03:40:31.608-08:002017-01-11T03:40:31.608-08:00Renovating is stressful. There's no way aroun...Renovating is stressful. There's no way around that, especially because it involves two people with different ideas and wants. I'm glad your is finished and you can now enjoy! Jessica Kesslerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17471238604631802702noreply@blogger.com