About Us

Welcome to our infrequently updated journal of house updates and gardening. We are Alissa and Mike and live in a little yellow 1920's colonial in Northern NJ. We fell in love with its charm, high ceilings, and the details: original trim, glass door knobs, old growth wood floors and the unique stained glass window.

Since moving into our house back in June of 2010, our family has grown to include two boys, Oliver and Matthew. Sometimes it feels a little tight to be in a small house with two kids and a dog, but we love our neighborhood too much to leave. We make it work the best we can. 


2010: Look at these two young kids who
have no idea what they are getting into!
2018: Older and wiser
2024: Photo coming... soonish?


The house has great bones, but it still needs a ton of work all these years later - there's so much we want to do and the house still has a lot of potential.  We’re regular people with minimal DIY experience who are just trying to turn our house into a comfortable home that works for the way we live.  Things get messy, it's far from perfect, and we consider our home a constant work in progress. On a tight budget and tight schedules (since we both work full time and have two kids!), little by little we're tackling projects and making improvements to our little yellow house.  

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