Brewed Bungalow

09/08/2022

Can't get over these progress shots 😍

A little late posting for my third house-versary (which was on the 4th) but MAN. I've poured so much love into this house.

Who knows when it will be but as I get closer to being done, I'm enjoying thinking who might be next to make this house home ❤️

05/26/2022

It has been a LONG 8 weeks for the with . The adventure is far from being done but putting this together made me finally see some character come back to this room 🥰

I am flipping proud of myself for how hard I worked and never gave up. I've never done a backsplash by myself before and it turned out amazing 😍

And those hardwoods 😍😍 still have plenty more to go but I'm not even kidding when I say I gained an inch of ceiling height getting rid of those layers 😂

I'm exhausted and so ready for this long weekend but this project and challenge have given me a spark to keep going. I know I can do amazing things with my home 💜

Go check the link in my bio to see reveals of all the other awesome projects as well!

Let me know what your favorite part of this journey has been! Whether that's my kitchen or your own ORC project!

05/18/2022

Pretending my house isn't a garbage dump like...

Heliqs • THEY ARE GONNA KNOW

05/11/2022

It's week 6 of the and I feel like I made major progress this week. And I'm exhausted 😅

Layer 3 is almost completely gone. And as you can see ALL of the layers are gone in a small area. I can't stop staring at the wood floor. It's so pretty 😍

4 and 5 comes up together with a pry bar. With a lot of pulling. 6 and 7 also come up together with less strength but more finesse.

So I'm just going to lie to myself and say I only have 2 layers left instead of 4 😅

Pretty sure tomorrow is a rest day and I'll get back at it this weekend 💪there's only two weeks until the reveal and still a TON left to do 😳

Can you see my vision with the wood floors?

As always, don't forget to check the link in my bio to find all the other incredible ORC projects!

05/05/2022

I'm a day late for the this week but better late than never!

It's week 5 and it's a mess over here! 🙃 almost 2 full layers of flooring pulled up and a LOT of staples. I wouldn't be surprised if I fill up 2 of those cups by the time I'm done with all 6 layers. Trying to pull up a good majority of the staples in hopes layers 3 and 4 go easier.

Layer 3 is a peel and stick vinyl tile and layer 4 is a sheet vinyl. My goal is to get the rest of these layers up by Wednesday 🤞

How do you stay sane during renovation chaos? (asking for a friend 😉)

04/27/2022

It’s week 4 of the and this kitchen project has me doing some serious
reflecting. So buckle up.

There are so many opportunities to do the “easy” thing when renovating. It would be so much
easier to put another coat of paint over the painted wallpaper. To add another layer of flooring over the already damaged and uneven layers. But after too many coats of paint, the wallpaper
wouldn’t be able to hold the weight. After so many layers, the floor would begin to encroach on
the ceiling. Obviously, it would take a LOT of layers for that to happen.

But these examples made me think about my commitment to doing the “right” thing, which is
often times not the easy thing. I’m not going to continue to bury 90-year-old hardwoods because
it’s “too hard” to peel the layers or because I might not like what I find.

I know that doing the “right” thing is worth it, even if it won’t be easy. I know that this home
deserves it even though so many others didn’t see it or just didn’t know how to do the right
thing.

After a few years of therapy and a lot of hard work, I’m starting to figure out that I also deserve
it. I deserve to be able to do the right thing for myself. It wasn’t easy to peel back all the layers
and not know who I was underneath. But it was worth it because I have rebuilt something even
better.

Doing the work, removing the damage, repairing, and rebuilding is all worth it. Healing is worth it.

As a side note, I did not rip up my floors last week as planned because I was really anxious
about the bottom layer potentially being asbestos. I did the right thing for my health (mental and
physical) and sent some samples for testing. Which may not end up being the easy thing for my
budget. Instead, I did some more priming and patching. I think I might get to painting this week.

If you read this whole thing, thank you for being here and drop a 💜 in the comments. I freaking appreciate you.

And lastly, go check the link in my bio to see all the progress in the other participants’ spaces
this week!

04/20/2022

It's week 3 of the !!

Didn't make a ton of progress in the kitchen this week because my back was pretty angry for a few days and I spent some time with family (+driving) on Easter. BUT I kept it moving!

Last week I got the rest of the painted wallpaper off, did a majority of the patches, got a coat of primer on, and picked out a color!

This week the main focus will be ripping up the SIX layers of flooring 😳 volunteers will be rewarded with craft beer ✌️😅

Which color do you think I picked? Top is Vale Mist by Benjamin Moore and bottom is October Mist by Benjamin Moore

04/13/2022

Happy Week 2!!

Week 1 I did a good chunk of demo including:

-Removing all the old backsplash
-Removing the trim
-Last night I discovered I'm the lucky owner of painted wallpaper 🤪😨 panicked a little but I think it's contained to the one wall and above the cabinets (see pics 3 & 4) 🤞

I also got a working garbage disposal after 2.5 years 🤯

This week I want to:

-Get the last of the painted wallpaper off
-Patch the walls and ceiling
-Put up some cement board and plywood on the cabinet wall (pic 2)
-Coat of primer

Follow along with my stories to see some (mostly) real time updates! And as always, go check out the link in my bio to see all the other incredible ORC projects 😊

04/06/2022

Week one of the is here!! This is my second time participating and I'm super excited to finally be making some changes to my kitchen. It's the only room left in the house that hasn't been painted.

The project list includes:

- Ripping up the old flooring. There's at least 3 layers but I'm guessing there's 5 or 6 total.
- Patching/sanding/prepping the walls & trim for paint. They are a MESS.
- New ceramic subway tile backsplash. I found enough tile at a thrift store and the rest of the materials I was able to purchase with a Lowe's gift card (thanks Deb and Steve 😉)
- Replacing the old and broken garbage disposal
- Staining the shoe rack I bought
- Hopefully a new light(s) and a few more decor items. The Schoolhouse light is 😍 but I'm not sure it's in the budget
- I'd also love a new faucet, cabinet hardware, and exterior door but again, budget. A girl can dream 😅

Thanks for following along! Knowing other people enjoy seeing my progress really keeps me motivated when the patches never end and I'm cursing at the plumbing 🤭

Don't forget to click the link in my bio to check out the other ORC participants!

Cheers to finishing in 8 weeks 🍻

04/05/2022

Hi! 👋 I'm Lauren. I just changed my account name and I'm starting the One Room Challenge tomorrow so I thought it would be a good time for an intro post 😄

I bought my house about 2.5 years ago and have been slowly renovating it since then.

A few tidbits about myself:
1️⃣As my shirt says, I'm easily distracted by old houses. Really anything old or in need of some love.
2️⃣I have 2 cats and a golden doodle.
3️⃣I love craft beer, especially if it's Michigan made or I have never tried it.

Please leave a comment and say hello! 😁 bonus points if you mention what you enjoy about my account or would like to see 👍