…brought to you by one harried month’s worth of sweat equity. Â It was a stressful but oh so satisfying home rehab adventure – mostly D.I.Y. with big help/advice/support from one contractor friend and a few brave non-contractor buddies. Hands on home ownership was deeply felt once we left the land of “all we need to do is sand the floors and paint” to travel to the “looks like we have to gut the bathroom, redo the plumbing, repair the foundation under the kitchen, oh, and we’ll be needing a new furnace” realm. Layers and layers of previous owners’ negligence stripped and we found our home sweet home.