1. We end up settling for a fixer-upper, which at times feels like a nightmare rather than a dream come true.

2. I was in the old fixer-upper farmhouse that we lived in until I was 6. Complete with yellow appliances, lots of wallpaper, and faux brick linoleum floors.

3. His project was, in real-estate parlance, a real fixer-upper. Mr.

4. Depending on the fixer-upper , there are many potential improvements that can be worth doing .

5. Five years ago, my husband and I found ourselves faced with the opportunity to own a "fixer-upper" house, with the potential to make a profit if we ever decided to sell it.

6. We end up settling for a 13)fixer-upper, which at times feels like a nightmare rather than a dream come true.

7. After moving into your dream fixer-upper, you start hearing your child whispering when they're alone.

8. Our official, greenish motivation is that, 17 years ago, we moved into our rambling West Side fixer-upper with five children, and now it's mostly just the two of us.

9. I thought about the photo of me grinning ear to ear in the middle of that fixer-upper kitchen and it occurred to me that I don't remember that room at all.