Hi. We are T.J. and Jen. First time homeowners, and first time home builders all within the same year. Almost 3 years ago, we bought our first house together, and only a couple of months ago did we finally moved in…. to an unfinished construction house with our adorable Boston Terrier puppy Oasis The Boston and our beautiful cat, Rori.
After house hunting religiously for 3 years, we finally purchased a house with huge potential, that was going to allow us to continue saving for our futures. Unfortunately the high was short lived when a misleading floor issue was uncovered as a foundation issue and we were forced into the most traumatic, gut wrenching, and hardworking years of our lives. We did what we thought was the impossible. We cut our house in half, demolished all the bedrooms and bathrooms to nothing and began rebuilding… better than before. We thought that was the worst time in our life. But oh, how the universe was just preparing us for the ultimate blow.
Rebuilding the house, proved to be an even harder hit. Sinking us to rock bottom faster than we could get the breathes out of our lungs. We had to give up everything we knew, for everything we wanted. But thankfully our story doesn’t end there.
Rock bottom is in fact the first step in pouring the foundation for anything you want to build. We could only go up from here. And boy, did we.
After continuously being disappointed by “professional work,” and getting a massive $10,000 tile job quote for install only on our master bathroom, we jumped on the #DIY bandwagon; uneducated, hands shaking, tears in eyes, and often with an apprehensive mind. But together we built our house, and are currently making it a home.
We stand by our words: DIY DOESN’T HAVE TO STAND FOR DOWN GRADE. YOU CAN CREATE AN AMAZING INSPIRING SPACE, NO MATTER THE SIZE OR BUDGET. You just have to be willing to get a little creative, and a lot dirty.
We built a house, but it ultimately built us. We proudly present you with our new project: WE WOKE UP IN THIS. A lifestyle brand with a simple concept: Waking up in the midst of chaos and getting shit done, with a smile.
Please feel free to follow along as we brave the unknowns, and fail our way forward into building our future.
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