Renovation Notions

Well, it's been almost 2 years since we decided to stay here and renovate our house, rather than move. Two years later-- I wish we'd gone ahead and done what we could to move down to '02. (78702, that is.) But I can tell you this-- our house looks mahvelous. We did it as green as we could:

• reused 2x4s as we pulled them down
• composted 98% of the drywall we pulled down
• used all low-VOC paints
• chose long-lasting materials
• purchased locally and/or from companies who have made commitments to being low-impact or green
• pulled nails from boards and recycled the metal
• recycled any cardboard, styrofoam, plastic or paper that came into the house

And don't neglect the simple fact that staying here, instead of moving to a bigger house, is green as well.

Here are some pictures from a year ago.

Here are some from today:


This is my new Forbo Marmoleum floor.