The Handy Havrilchaks

The Handy Havrilchaks I'm Sydney and he's Mike. Home Improvement projects are our passion.

05/27/2026

1 month cottage garden update!

We've lost a handful of lavender, but everything else is thriving! I love it so much!!

04/28/2026

Craftsman Cottage - Garden Update Day 3

In total, we planted 303 plants, and between (the two of us, we took 8 much needed aleeve). Can wait to see how this space fills in!

04/27/2026

Craftsman Cottage - Garden Update Day 2

More than half of our plants are in, and we're both exhausted!

04/26/2026

Craftsman Cottage - Garden Day 1

We're installing a pollinator friendly perennial garden full of sun loving plants that will hopefully give us seasons of color and buzzing friends.

04/07/2026

Mike was back out working on the mill house today, or should I say, having all the fun?!?

We are demoing a gross, outdated, and dysfunctional bathroom from the back of the house, and we are so glad to see it gone.

04/05/2026

Craftsman Cottage deck update!

We have beautiful white spindles! (...and I may have come home coated in white overcast paint, but it's all part of the fun!)

Next up, stained deck floor boards - I can't wait!

12/19/2025

Our house might float away now!

Mike's back is still feeling all 9 tons!

Say hello to Bynum Mill House, built in 1900 and full of stories we can't wait to uncover. Mike and I have a lot of work...
12/01/2025

Say hello to Bynum Mill House, built in 1900 and full of stories we can't wait to uncover. Mike and I have a lot of work ahead of us, but we're already in love with this little piece of Haw River History. Here's to restoring her charm, one weekend at a time!

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11/20/2025

Craftsman Cottage Deck update! Isn't she pretty?

We framed out the roof, painted all the rafters, installed stained beadboard for the ceiling, and shingled the roof! Whew!! What a crazy few weeks.

Next up - recessed lighting and ceiling fan install.













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