A Farmhouse Held Hostage

On Monday May 8, 2017, a gigantic hail storm ripped through northwest Denver. 10–15 minutes worth of hail wrecked…

The Storm that tried to eat our farmhouse

Mother Nature cast a sweeping blow to our Victorian farmhouse. Well, I should say she…

Home Gym: First Home Improvement Project

Welcome to the Perfors Home Gym. Come in to the bright, energetic space to get a…

Before Smartphones, There was Earth, and our Farmhouse: How it all Began

It Starts at 6am, Before Coffee

It’s 6am and the sun is shining through the completely transparent, doily-style lace blinds. Day 4 in the Perfors Mansion has…

Brick Hoouuusssseeee (cue Commodores)

Victorian Home Project: Photo Gallery 1 Year In

A year ago this month, we bought a 120 year old Victorian home. We’ve come a long way since move-in day. Here are photos of the house at our 1-year mark. A work in progress. Here’s a few things we’ve knocked out so far:

Growing a Green Thumb: Summer Colors to our Denver Victorian Farmhouse

As you saw from the last post, we have $100k+ in hail damage from the Colorado storm…

It’s a Saturday, so here we go.

Making mulch…

Spreading mulch…

Re-Discovering Original Hardwood Stairs

We started the day with carpeted stairs in our 120 yr old, 2600 sq. ft Victorian project house. The same dreaded gray-beige-smelly-ugly-old carpet that plagues most of the upstairs. Over a year after moving in, that crap still crept all the way down the stairs.