Rain on a Tin Roof

I am taking vacation this week, y’all. Grunt Labor is on spring break, so I’m claiming this week as my spring break as well. I’ve lined up some fabulous gals to introduce you to this week, though.

One of my bucket list trips is to visit the north eastern seaboard one day. Jen from Migonis Home calls it home already. You guys are going to love her home….

I am Jen Migonis from Migonis Home blog and am thrilled to be posting over here while Jenna enjoys a vaca with her main man… My husband and I bought a house in Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA about four years ago. We loved the location and the bones of the house but what we weren’t too wild about was how non-functional it was. There was no insulation throughout the house (big problem when you live in New England and there are an unfortunate amount of sub freezing days six months of the year) and the original windows were letting in major drafts. And that’s not even talking about the cosmetic stuff. Pop on over to see my house tour with the before photos.

Let’s start on the outside. Promise you won’t write me off after seeing how much work needs to happen out here? Please remember we are just finishing up about six months of winter. In January we put a new front porch on our house and because it’s been ridculously cold we haven’t been able to repaint except for tester areas of a new paint color. I bet our neighbors love us.