One floor down…
The second floor is essentially done. And that means last night was moving night! We turned the heat on, and the heat actually stayed inside the room - we’ve never had that happen here before! It
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11, 2011
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11, 2011
Red again
Red again on Flickr. The house painting is finished!
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11, 2011
Enter Tile(man)
Sometime while we were painting Sonya made a suggestion. “What if we made the entryway a nice tile pattern?” It sounded like a good idea to me. Before the renovation started the entryway was an odd
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11, 2011
New door
New door on Flickr. Our new front door is here. It’s unpainted and uninstalled, but it’s here. This will actually be the last thing the contractors install - they said today they’d like to
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11, 2011
Wide planks
Our upstairs floor is finished! This is the staircase landing. Our old timey flooring look includes saw marks and antique-looking nails. It’s not actually old timey, but an incredible simulation. This is the second floor “nook,”
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11, 2011
Red is the color of…
We have a lot to update you on, but we’ll start with this. Despite the snowstorms, our painter has been hard at work. All the exterior trim is done, and about half of the grey siding
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10, 2011
Stairs and showers and lights
The wide plank wood floors are completely installed! They look amazing, and they haven’t even been finished yet - that’s starting this weekend, I believe. We got stair treads made from the same wood as the
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10, 2011
The home stretch
We have come a long way since our last update. Let’s get to the big stuff. First, paint. We have more or less finished paint. Some of the rooms needed a second coat to get the
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09, 2011
“You picked some strong colors”
Those of the words of the guy at the paint store, and he’s right - we picked out striking colors we thought would fit our new living space. And thanks to our friends Teresa, Michael and
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09, 2011
The first floor
Dry wall, day 3 on Flickr.The first floor has walls. The second floor has walls.