Weekend Projects – First House Fixes

First Anniversary Notes: The Projects We Did Together, Including One Mistake

Posted on September 15, 2026In Weekend Projects

One year married, two and a half years in the house. The projects we do well as a team, and the floor-sanding day we agreed never to repeat.

Posted on August 11, 2026In Weekend Projects

Our kitchen counters sat in shadow. Plug-in LED bars, an inline switch and careful cord routing lit them up for $112, with no wall work at all.

Posted on July 22, 2026In Weekend Projects

Three nights at Ludington, Moose's first long hike to the lighthouse and a 2015 tent that leaked on night two. A summer break from the house.

Posted on May 27, 2026In Weekend Projects

All winter, wet boots lived on the side-door landing. A simple bench and boot shelf from pine and 2x4s, finished in May when we no longer needed it.

Posted on April 19, 2026In Weekend Projects

Two years ago we got the keys. What we'd do in a different order, where we overspent and the jobs we're glad we didn't hire out.

Posted on April 4, 2026In Weekend Projects

Two dated fixtures, one Saturday. Behind the first one, wires came straight through the plaster with no box at all. What I did about it.

Posted on February 14, 2026In Weekend Projects

After the ceiling repair the whole upstairs bedroom needed paint. Sloped ceilings, two dormers and very little flat wall. What made it bearable.

Posted on January 28, 2026In Weekend Projects

A 6-by-8 room with a sloped ceiling had become our junk room. A closet rod, shelves and LED pucks gave us the closet a Cape never has.

Posted on December 7, 2025In Weekend Projects

Steep roof, low eaves and my healthy fear of ladders. Clips, a telescoping pole and C9 LEDs got our lights up this year for about $79.

Posted on November 30, 2025In Weekend Projects

Both families, one oven, an 18-pound turkey and a card table in the living room. How we pulled off our first Thanksgiving in a small Cape.