Nic & DreinIncandescentWe’re Still Here — Five Months InAs summer winds down, it feels like an appropriate time to share what we’ve been up to the past few months. Today also marks five (!!)…Aug 21, 2019Aug 21, 2019
Nic & DreinIncandescentWeeks 5–8: A Plethora of ProgressHey y’all! It’s been nearly a month since our last update which makes our previous day-late post nbd in comparison. While it sometimes…May 10, 20191May 10, 20191
Nic & DreinIncandescentWeek 4: A Day Late… and $1200 Over BudgetIt was bound to happen sooner or later. The time we put into crafting our initial scope of work with our GC included a repeatedly slashed…Apr 16, 20191Apr 16, 20191
Nic & DreinIncandescentWeek 3: Decisions and DreamsWe made design selections and did some fun shopping this week. It’s getting real!Apr 7, 20191Apr 7, 20191
Nic & DreinIncandescentWeek 2: Walls Down, Roof UpThe plan for this week was to finish demo and get the new roof installed. These goals were kinda sorta accomplished, but no complaints…Apr 1, 20192Apr 1, 20192
Nic & DreinIncandescentWeek 1: Let there be lightIt was a busy first week post-closing day!Mar 24, 2019Mar 24, 2019
Nic & DreinIncandescentA Friday in JulyThe countdown to auction day seemed never-ending. We spent time researching what other houses were selling for, applied for pre-approval…Mar 8, 2019Mar 8, 2019
Nic & DreinIncandescentCould this be the place we call home?In late 2017, Andre and I started toying around with the idea of buying a house in Detroit — the city where Andre was born and raised…Mar 3, 2019Mar 3, 2019