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We’re nearing the finish line on both of the duplex kitchens and today we’re psyched to share one HUGE to-do list hurdle we recently cleared: tiling both kitchen backsplashes! Yes, since it’s a two-unit house, we had two kitchens to install at once, and then we had two backsplashes to do, which was pretty daunting going into things, but we managed to knock them both out on a recent 3-day weekend. And it feels great to have them off of our to do list

NOTE: If you’re reading this in a feed reader, you may need to click through the post for the embedded video to show. Here’s the original rap from back in 2013: NOTE: If you’re reading this in a feed reader, you may need to click through to the post for the embedded video to show. If you’re reading this in a feed reader, you may need to click through the post for the embedded video to show. If you’re looking for something we’ve dug in a past episode, but don’t remember which show notes to click into, here’s a master list of everything we’ve been digging from all of our past episodes.

Predictably, all of my favorite features are the ones that add extra architecture and character – like the corbels along the roofline (which also wrap around the front of the house), and my precious diamond doors (remember how I hunted them down secondhand because the diamond windows in the front of the house just made them feel like the perfect touch for the backyard? ). After it took several days last summer to stain our wood side stairs and back stairs at the pink house, we regretted adding that sort of maintenance to our to-do lists (over time the stain + time spent on upkeep will surpass the one-time upcharge to have them made from no-rot materials). The funny thing is that the original duplex backyard was divided by a fence like that, but it didn’t have the flexibility of a large 6′ gate to open if you wanted to share the space, so that should be a nice addition, along with the two paver patios and sheds that we’re adding. You’ll definitely know when it’s listed ;) I should also note that I’m pretty jealous that the duplex outdoor shower stalls have been completed long before ours over at the pink house

You can hear more about those in Episode #124, as well as the little “Sweet Shop” (that basically counts as half a dollhouse) in Episode #130. Also, speaking of using parameters to your advantage, we talk in Episode #97 about what we learned by creating some major shopping parameters for ourselves as part of a “No Spend Month” and in Episode #131 we share the learned from creating parameters around our TV watching. I’m not a pro in all of the taxonomies of texture treatments, but I believe the ceiling above is considered a “swirl” or a “comb swirl” treatment and the walls are “knockdown” texture. Here are some other games we’ve been playing with our kids (ages 4 and 8) lately too: If you’re looking for something we’ve dug in a past episode, but don’t remember which show notes to click into, here’s a master list of everything we’ve been digging from all of our past episodes.