Happy five years blogging! Wow! Time has gone by and I’m thinking, were not finished yet?! It was 5 years ago when I started blogging about our journey! We were in the process of renovating a 1986 single wide mobile home. Renovating that home, is what sparked me to began this blog! While renovating our
Hello and welcome to the Phillips Place! This is part two of our DIY bathhouse project! After raising the outdoor bathhouse building, Dale started working on the porch, which will be 5 X 5. One of the reasons we wanted a small porch is to make it easier for our guest to have some where
Hello and welcome to the Phillips Place! Today I am posting about our next major project! Dale and I have always wanted an outdoor bathroom! We’ve had quite a few family members gather here, usually up to 30 people or more! I think they love it here, because it’s their chance to get away from
Hello! I wanted to pop in today to show you our latest simple quick DIY project! Sometimes it’s fun to work on an easy project, that doesn’t take a lot of time! Don’t you agree? Last year, we installed our kitchen back-splash with bead board and I didn’t have the heart to nail a hole
Dale and I started this DIY project just a little before the covid-19 began. Working on this project really helped us emotionally during the shut down. We could only watch so much news and since we could not go to work, building this house became our job. The guest house size is 12 X 16,
We are getting close to the guest house reveal! But before I post the reveal I wanted to show you some small DIY projects we did first! Floors Flooring is the foundation to any home, but for now, Dale wanted something fast, easy and inexpensive! He mixed a little stain with polyurethane to seal the
Dale and I are all smiles! We are now working on the very last stages to finishing up the guest house! Electrical Outlets Dale is installing all the receptacles. Do you see the high electrical box on the wall? Dale thought it would be a good idea to install a electrical plug high up on
The wood beams add character and warmth to the room. Wood Beams Step one, when planning for the beams we had to figure out the placement. Step two, installing exposed steel brackets to the beams for an industrial look that would also add structural strength, once the wood beams are installed. We used 2 x
Hello and welcome to our home! I haven’t posted in a while due to working on an outdoor project. Today I wanted to post about our hallway! Let’s start at the beginning. Last year we painted the hallway walls and installed wood trim around the doors and baseboards. The hall is 43 inches wide, which
Hello everyone and welcome to my blog! I hope you are all doing well! It looks like there might be a light at the end of the tunnel, as some States start’s Phase One, opening up businesses. Dale and I are still doing our part by continuing to self isolate ourselves. We look forward to
