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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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An endless supply of Scary Closets
Oh, hey, what’s that over there in the corner of the bedroom? A ball of dog hair and dust the size of a tumbleweed? No, not that, the other thing. Oh! A door! Well where does it lead? You don’t know? … Continue reading
Posted in I Can See The End
Tagged arms, Before and After, paint, painting, progress, scary closet, stairs, wallpaper, walls
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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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Clawfoot redux
This clawfoot tub came with the house. It had clearly been painted at least twice, if not more, but only on the side facing the bathroom. Yeah, that’s the bathroom the way we found it. Jealous? Our original plan was … Continue reading
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Tagged bathroom, Before and After, black and white, clawfoot, decisions, money, paint, second floor, spray paint, tub, vintage
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This might actually be our house
With the walls clean and white, and the linoleum and carpet almost gone, it’s starting to feel more like we could live here. Sure, it’s our house on paper. It’s our house because we came in the front door using … Continue reading
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Tagged Before and After, floors, Home, Jesus bust, paint, pocket doors, second floor, walls
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Deep Eaves & Empty Pockets 