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Grinding away at the family room
I didn’t bother taking a picture of the 2nd coat of paint in the family room, so you can just look at the last post and pretend it’s a new picture, if you’d like Today saw the end of the painting and...
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97 Layers of Paint on the Wall…
Ummm…maybe only 3 or 4, but it’s 97 years worth. Lots of distractions got in the way today, so I only accomplished a few hours of paint stripping and bought a few extra pieces of fir I needed for...
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Something old, something new…
Today I started installing the hybrid of old and new trim. Most of what are using in this room is the original trim, but the sills and a few other pieces will be new. Each piece of casing has to be...
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Family room trim, day 2
Today was much more fulfilling than yesterday. If you compare the pictures, you’ll see why! It always takes me awhile to get back in the groove of hauling up all the tools and starting the circus of...
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Bring the stain
Today was a fantastic but long day. I finished installing the base trim, finished puttying all the nail holes, sanded all the yet-to-be-installed trim (crown, base shoe, base cap, window stop), sanded...
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Floor patch
I wanted to show off my patch of a section of floor that was missing due to a heat register I had relocated a few years ago. As you can see from the previous patch on the floor, this room has had...
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Nearly-done family room
This was the status as of last night. All the trim is finished, stained and polyurethaned. We picked up our couch yesterday, and I am nearly done with the TV wiring. A trip this weekend will keep me...
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Back in the saddle
I looked back and realized it’s been six months since we’ve posted (or done) any actual renovation updates. Today, that’s changing. I started sanding the old, worn stain off the family room doors, so...
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The Two Year Mark and an Equation for Remodelers
This is something I would never have realized without having a houseblog that allowed me to easily look back on my bold predictions, but I believe that I have just solved one of the great puzzles of...
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Art. Hung. Finally.
Ouch. It’s been over 6 months since our last post. Not much going on around the house, but we did manage to get some art framed and hung in the family room. You may recognize the one on the left,...
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