My Posts Tagged as 'Our Lockwood Renovation'

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What's In the Box?

Some rather large boxes arrived at my house recently and I wanted to share this unboxing with you. I've been waiting for these for the longest time.

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Carol Karl

April 21, 2023

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Your Bathroom is Moving Where???

It’s no secret that our house is way too small for us. Since both our children ended up back living with us, we have had to get two portable cabins to house everyone.

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Carol Karl

July 19, 2022

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Living My Real Life

Happy weekend my friend! It’s been a crazy few weeks which is why last weekend I didn’t post a weekly roundup. Instead, I revealed my newly renovated front porch.

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Carol Karl

May 1, 2021

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Lockwood Renovation Part 15 – Kitchen Floors

This one is not going to be pretty! The floors throughout our entire house were a mess but the kitchen was by far the worst.

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Carol Karl

April 8, 2021

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Blue Fluff and Chaos

Is your house trying to be a supermodel? I know that’s a weird thing to ask but bear with me.

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Carol Karl

March 18, 2021

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Lockwood Renovation Part 14 - Kitchen Island

Our kitchen island is the hub of our house. It’s where everyone gathers to chat about their day or have a cup of coffee.

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Carol Karl

February 25, 2021

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Lockwood Renovation Part 13 - Kitchen Door Furniture

Have you ever heard this term before? It’s an interesting one.

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Carol Karl

February 19, 2021

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Living My Real Life

Happy Waitangi Day! If you’re not from New Zealand, you probably have no idea what this is.

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Carol Karl

February 6, 2021

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Lockwood Renovation Part 12 – Kitchen Reveal

I’m soooo excited to be sharing this with you today. This post has been literally years in the making!

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Carol Karl

February 1, 2021

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Living My Real Life

I know you’ve seen this picture before - I had every intention to reveal my kitchen renovation to you this week.

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Carol Karl

January 30, 2021

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Happy New Year - Top 10 Posts for 2020

Happy New Year! I know I’m just a few days late and I hope you can forgive me.

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Carol Karl

January 11, 2021

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Tips for Choosing Kitchen Tapware

I’m a cheapskate and I’m not ashamed of it! Our kitchen renovation budget was small.

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Carol Karl

October 13, 2020

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Lockwood Renovation Part 11 – Makeover of the Tiniest Room

Our house is tiny, and our toilet is no exception...

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Carol Karl

October 5, 2020

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Lockwood Renovation Part 10 - How to Paint Lockwood Shiplap Walls

If you saw my Master Bedroom reveal you will have noticed that we painted our Lockwood shiplap walls. There are quite a few tips and tricks that I’ve learned while painting the interior of my entire house, so today, I thought I’d share those with you.

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Carol Karl

September 29, 2020

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My Real Life

It’s Saturday and another painting day for me. This week, I’m so excited to be painting my kitchen and living room ceiling.

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Carol Karl

September 26, 2020

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Renovation Inspiration

I know I’ve been promising for some time to reveal our renovated house with you – and we’re getting there.

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Carol Karl

September 15, 2020

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Lockwood Renovation Part 9 – Insulating Cathedral Ceilings

We have beautiful beams in our house – and no insulation - until now.

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Carol Karl

August 29, 2020

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Lockwood Renovation Part 8 - Tiny Master Bedroom Makeover

Do you remember what it looked like before? Lots of dark wood and dark beams on the ceiling. You won't believe what it looks like now!

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Carol Karl

August 15, 2020

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Lockwood Renovation Part 7 - New Lights

I thought I’d share with you our new lights and talk a bit about the wiring in our 1970s Lockwood.

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Carol Karl

January 22, 2020

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Lockwood Renovation Part 6 - Where to Buy a Kitchen

Where to buy a kitchen is a really good question especially if you have a limited budget and you know that the kitchen is going to be an important part of your home life. Here's how we came up with our final choice.

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Carol Karl

December 30, 2019

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Lockwood Renovation Part 5 - Kitchen Plans

OK, so now we’ve torn our kitchen apart, it’s time to start planning our new one.

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Carol Karl

December 6, 2019

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Lockwood Renovation Part 4 - Rollercoaster Floors and Removing a Wall

When we first looked at this house, we were concerned about the floors ...

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Carol Karl

November 27, 2019

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Lockwood Renovation Part 3 - Fence

Continuing our Lockwood renovation, we're getting a new front fence without building a new fence.

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Carol Karl

November 4, 2019

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Lockwood Renovation Part 2 - The Front Yard

Let There Be Light! - You will remember that our house was surrounded in trees when we moved in. This made things very dark and sometimes at night quite scary

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Carol Karl

October 29, 2019

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Our New Lockwood Home Renovation

We're renovating an original 70's Lockwood home with the bright orange doors! Watch as we convert these dark shiplap walls into a light and airy modern home.

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Carol Karl

October 23, 2019