Welcome to Brick City Love!

We’re a couple of twenty-somethings starting a new chapter in this awesome city called Newark.

This is us and our new house:

We’ve lived in Newark (aka: Brick City) for 3 years and have seen it change so much in that short time. We’re excited to start putting down roots and already made friends in the neighborhood. Which is good because our new home needs a lot of love. Check out these colors!

(this isn’t our stuff, by the way)

Can you say Painting Party?? And that’s just the first floor!

Although to be honest, painting is the least of our worries. The kitchen needs to be completely redone.

One bathroom has a great claw foot tub but is covered in awful wallpaper.

Ok…. I’ve seen worse but, in person, it’s pretty bad.

The second bathroom has carpet! And it’s super gross.

The house has hardwood floors throughout! Of course they’re covered with carpet, paint and need to be completely redone.

Refinishing them is at the TOP of our priority list.

The retaining wall in the backyard is starting to give-way.

We’ve got some structural issues to deal with; the back soffit is rotted, doors need to be replaced, the front porch drains TOWARD the house (instead of away), and a myriad of smaller projects.

Yeah. It needs work. Ok, a LOT of work. But look at the ceilings!

The moldings!

Ceiling medallions!

The (not-yet-working) pocket doors!!

6 (will-never-work) fireplaces!!!



(we found the missing center piece in the backyard still intact!)


Ok; that last one doesn’t quite measure up with the other 4 but at least it’s something.
(+1 more fireplace that’s not-yet-pictured)

Swoon. Oh the potential.

We’re so excited to get started and plan on chronicling the process here, at Brick City Love. We hope you’ll join us!!