LT Draw Down   How many of y'all have ever been affected by an LT draw down? Not like it's a bad thing though! Whether a boat owner or waterfront homeowner we are in some way not only affected by it but also intrigued. In my life time I have seen the lake levels fluctuate a few times. A few being planned and others not so much. More recently, the planned one, I experienced the lake level being down at least eight feet. This gives Duke Energy the time to work...

How To: Building a New Walkway

  Have you contemplated on how you could build a new walkway? Or what kind you would even want? So have I. More recently since the time finally came around to do it. Although I didn't personally build it myself I did help decide on the stone and made a great supervisor on this project! First off, it was like a four hour job and there wasn't much for me to help with so I wasn't asked to help.

Don't let your door be boring! Last summer it was a mission for us to get new doors on our home. After contemplating and a little time at Lowe's there were four doors that would soon be sealing our home to keep more air in. Before I get to the fun part let me explain how this came to be! The original doors, or close to it, were here until last summer and they just didn't do the job as well as it should letting more air out the...

Curb appeal changes everything! We are tackling our own Lake Tillery home curb appeal - come see what all we are doing and our progress along the way!...

If you have ever bought a home you may know a little bit about what is involved. But, what about those who have never taken on this part of "adulting"? Here is what it entails and what you should expect when you are shopping for your new home. While it can be very rewarding in the end it can be a bit stressful if you don't know what to expect next. It is a big milestone in your life so take a moment to enjoy it as well!...

Springing Forward We have just hit daylight savings and that means that spring will soon be here. As I write this though it is snowing outside...

New Year & New Home  This month only two years ago we spent our first nights in the new home we had only closed on just two months prior. At this point we had painted just a few main rooms (living room, hallway, and master bedroom) and had a totally new kitchen. At the time we felt as if a lot had been accomplished but there was still a long road of house rehab ahead of us! But, how is this part of the flipping story? Well, with any story...

Lake Tillery Is A Different Lifestyle  What in the world are we talking about when we say "different"? Well, over the Thanksgiving holiday we took a trip to New Orleans. This being my first trip I got to experience something I hadn't before in my other travels. Being in the heart of New Orleans you see, hear, and taste many new things. Even the real estate market down there is different from us. If you think a home here can be expensive some homes down there can be easily over...

A First Time For Everything Before I get into the reason for this blog and DIY category let me tell you a quick story on how we have become first time flippers. This month (November) two years ago we closed on our first home. Lucky us! It was exciting and looked like a very easy task to complete all of the big wonderful projects we had planned. Although we enjoy completing those projects let me tell you it is not as easy as you think! The home was built...