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A blog dedicated to chronicling the successes and failures of an Historic Old Town Alexandria couple as they completely renovate and appropriately restore an 1880s Victorian row house...almost entirely on their own.

The house we love vs the house we bought. Over the last nearly 12 years we’ve slowly transformed our home from an old ho...
08/11/2026

The house we love vs the house we bought. Over the last nearly 12 years we’ve slowly transformed our home from an old house with potential to something we positively enjoy. Every time we’re here it feels a little like vacation (with lots of chores and projects). The interior has changed substantially but the exterior is more about keeping the bones intact while making incremental improvements. New roof, new walkway, new landscaping, new pots and flowers, a stock tank pool with deck for lounging, and a rose trellis that will eventually be climbing with white blooms. We still have a few more things to do on this porch to really make it pop, but all of that will happen in due time. We’re also happy to have shared the journey and the step by step changes with all of this amazing .

07/15/2026

After many years of deferred maintenance I finally got around to fixing the failing paint on our entryway French Doors in our , and as a result I’m reminded just how much I love how this project turned out!
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When we bought our house the front door had been moved to the main exterior doorway, essentially eliminating our entry vestibule. After replacing the 1950s brick front stairs with salvaged/reproduction cast iron stairs we knew we wanted to bring back our good old vestibule.
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We sourced a salvaged front door that was period appropriate and two salvaged sidelights to turn into French doors for the vestibule and it turned out great.
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After this most recent repair and repair of the French doors we have them looking fantastic again. Salvaged hardware, traditional configuration, and a color that matches the restored sash, what’s not to love?
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For such a small “room” in our house it sure has a dramatic impact. Though the French doors may be done we need to turn our attention to painting the interior front door and maybe doing a darker paint above the wainscoting (which turned out to be cut down antique doors).
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Do you have a tiny room in your house that you’re insanely proud of, or am I just weird?

03/07/2026

Who else is done with winter and can’t wait for spring to arrive? These roses just keep getting better year after year.

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