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The finished house: Blood, sweat, tears, paint, and beers
Nearly every day, I browse lovely sites and blogs featuring beautifully styled homes photographed in bright, natural light. They contain hard to come by vintage chairs whose owners have somehow picked them up at flea markets for pennies. Hand loomed rugs with ridiculous price … Continue reading
Posted in The End
Tagged back in the day, bathroom, Before and After, decisions, done, paint, repairs, second floor, the end, third floor
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Waiting for my porcelain luxury
I wanted to call this bathroom update, “Slowly Making Progress” but then I thought, who am I to judge the timeline and the speed of the work? I’m not the one really doing the work. And more importantly, it’s not … Continue reading
Posted in I Can See The End
Tagged back in the day, bathroom, Before and After, decisions, grey, paint, third floor, walls, white
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730 days and counting
Happy two-year anniversary, you giant, paycheck-stealing, pretty, endless, battleship of a house, you. As Hurricane Sandy was hitting NY and rain and wind were threatening to close the attorney’s office and registrar where our signing would be recorded that day, we … Continue reading
Posted in The Beginning
Tagged back in the day, backyard, Before and After, closing, decisions, first floor, Jesus bust, money, painting, second floor, third floor, this old house
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Part I: The rental unit, aka back ache and blisters
Finally! After five months, and a few extra days, one floor is done. Those first few weeks seem like a really long time ago. It doesn’t even seem like we’ve done that much looking at it, because we’ve been so … Continue reading
Posted in The Beginning
Tagged back in the day, bathroom, Before and After, beige, black and white, done, finished, first floor, floors, grey, kitchen, linoleum, paint, rental, repairs, this old house, wood
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Oh hey, friend
Last night, Lou and I took up the first floor unit’s kitchen and bath floor. They looked like they would come up easily, so to save time and money (duh), we’re pulling them up before the floor guys come in … Continue reading
Posted in The Beginning
Tagged back in the day, beige, first floor, floors, linoleum, surprise
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Back in the day
Remember the beautiful fir floors we uncovered? Well, right next to those, underneath more of that carpet circa 2006 (the newest thing in the house by far), is what I’m guessing to be the World’s First Linoleum. It’s pretty heinous, … Continue reading
Posted in The Beginning
Tagged back in the day, beige, floors, linoleum, second floor, wood
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Deep Eaves & Empty Pockets 