Rehabber’s Rehab

Because a clean house is the sign of a misspent life

Demo Days

House Wrecking Party

We started out by tearing it all down

The Day After

The rest of our demo weekend

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About this blog

Rehabber's Rehab is tale of Liz Lee and Thor Martin's DIY adventures on their one story stucco bungalow in Oak Park Illinois, along with brother Matt Martin, and of a greystone two-flat in Chicago. Some how we are getting things done with the help of Janis and Randy Martin, Pat and Emily Lee and other friends and family.

This Week's Short List

Projects

Back Yard

2%

15%

Kitchen

70%

Bathroom

55%

Sunroom

65%

85%

95%

90%

10%

Office

90%

Laundry Room

15%

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