The house we bought is cozy and charming. It was built in 1979. There are some things that might be original.

Like the kitchen hardware. The wood isn’t super hip, but it is in great shape. So, house project the first.

New hardware. One hour and one hundred dollars to bring the kitchen from 1979 squarely into 1996 (pictured with the ‘charming’ non matching wood floor).

A few of the things we want to do are super easy and fun. Paint! Decorate! Hang pictures!

Then we get to talking – how about we move the washer and dryer? Let’s gut the master bath. This room needs to be bigger…Yikes.

We’re going to be picking our battles.