One of the best things about renovating an old house is all the quirky stuff you can do, now that the walls are open. It makes all the blood, sweat, toil, and tears worth it. Previously, there was a make-shift pantry “closet” under the stairs. I disliked it, because you had to squeeze around a [...]
Continue reading...30. July 2010
Since I had to change my initial plans and install a full wall (instead of a half wall) in the kitchen, I decided to make lemonade with lemons. A little background: after opening up a wall that the kitchen and conjoining dining room share, we decided it looked great, and wanted to keep the area [...]
Continue reading...21. June 2010
Oh my word. After a frenetic flurry of posts for the past few weeks, I see that I haven’t said a peep here in a WEEK! I am still here! I have been busy, as usual. But I did get a break for half a day. It was definitely too short. When I last left [...]
Continue reading...14. June 2010
It seemed to take FOREVER!!! But we have the kitchen window installed. And it is beautiful!! Yesterday, we spent many long, arduous hours on it. Demolition is easy. Demolition is always easy. It’s rigging up new stuff to the old that is NOT so easy. Nothing “matches” anymore. A 2×6 in 1855 was a literal [...]
Continue reading...7. June 2010
One of the most beautiful sights in the world: Sunday was another big work day. We finished the rough framing for my 48-inch by 60-inch window, WOOOOO!!! Next week, we’ll remove the siding and install the window. I’m really looking forward to that. I’d ripped out must of the old wood from this opening. It [...]
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28. August 2010
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