We are back with a brand new “Trials & Triumphs” episode! It has been a minute since Caroline, Taryn, and Liz sat down to share their personal home updates, but they are back to spill all the details on what has been happening behind their own front doors (and as they jokingly point out, it’s mostly “trials” this time around!).
Liz kicks things off by officially starting the planning phase for her long-awaited kitchen renovation, which has quickly snowballed into a bathroom renovation, too. Taryn celebrates finally tackling some overdue exterior home maintenance and reveals her plans for a “big bed swap” to refresh her guest room. Finally, Caroline shares a homeowner’s nightmare: a major plumbing backup that led to a shocking discovery about her house.
What You’ll Hear This Episode:
- 00:00 Welcome back to Trials & Triumphs!
- 01:30 Liz’s Trial/Triumph: Officially starting the kitchen renovation
- 03:00 Visualizing the new layout with hot pink tape and the sink placement debate
- 05:00 The reality of renovating a nearly 100-year-old home (and discovering asbestos)
- 07:00 Scope Creep: Adding two bathroom renovations to the kitchen project
- 34:00 Taryn’s Triumph: Finally tackling exterior home maintenance and power washing the gutters
- 38:00 Taryn’s Trial/Triumph: The “Big Bed Swap” and moving the king bed to the downstairs primary
- 41:00 Designing the guest room with an antique French poster bed and marine blue wallpaper
- 44:00 Caroline’s Trial: The major plumbing backup and the Roto-Rooter visit
- 47:30 Digging up the yard to install a cleanout trap and discovering the septic tank
- 52:00 Why you should never put coffee grounds down a garbage disposal
- 54:00 Three weeks of “camp baths” and surviving without a working shower
Mentioned This Episode:
- Shop Ballard Designs | Website
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Happy Decorating!
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