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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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Hold on, before I talk about productivity…
Can we just talk about the greatness of the site Fuck Your Noguchi Coffee Table? It’s been around for years now, but so has that feeling of jealousy-meets disbelief-plus a touch of disgust-and a dash of impressed. It exists so … Continue reading
F is for fall. And almost finished.
42 degrees this morning. Cold and sunny with that whole fall thing going on. I’m starting to enjoy it. You see, the leaves literally and constantly fall as you walk down the street. I get it now. Fall. TIMEOUT. This is … Continue reading
Posted in The Beginning
Tagged kitchen, laundry, plaster, s, second floor, spray paint, walls
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How do I get to my blog? What’s the password?
I got left at home this fine Saturday morning when Lou went to Home Depot, so here I am, on the blog of all places. We have fun house guests visiting (and I don’t mean the appliances hanging out in … Continue reading
Posted in The Beginning
Tagged dark, drywall, grey, kitchen, living room, paint, update, walls
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The light at the end of the tunnel
Is a bright, white kitchen. Glossy white cabinets. Maybe even a white countertop. Maybe white walls that extend up to a white ceiling. Except now, my partner in crime when it comes to all things white, bright, modern, minimal, whatever … Continue reading
Posted in The Beginning
Tagged electrical, kitchen, lighting, old house, second floor, walls, white
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Found some motivation, y’all
Saturday was a long, dusty day. It started at 6 a.m. when I ran a few miles. Then we did our weekend Panera-Home Depot-grocery store routine and were home by 10 a.m. and tearing out the walls. Until about 7 … Continue reading
Posted in The Beginning
Tagged bagster, drywall, dust, kitchen, motivation, second floor, walls
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One more time with feeling
We’re at a low point. Like, the lowest of lows. Two nights ago, we began the process of tearing out our kitchen walls. Now. If you remember the gusto with which we attacked the first floor unit’s kitchen (and bath, … Continue reading
Posted in The Beginning
Tagged bagster, glamping, Jesus bust, kitchen, motivation, second floor, this old house, walls
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Everyone panic
The renters move in in 11 days. And as expected, there’s still a lot to be done. So that’s where we’ve been lately – working, not blogging. The good news is, in 11 days, we will be 100% DONE with … Continue reading
Posted in The Beginning
Tagged bathroom, black and white, first floor, laundry, overworked, paint, panic, rental, renters, walls
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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
Posted in The Beginning
Tagged Before and After, floors, Home, Jesus bust, paint, pocket doors, second floor, walls
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Deep Eaves & Empty Pockets 