What is Old is New Again
A Shout out
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- Published on Wednesday, 07 September 2011
Authors: Lindsey
We still have a lot of the renovation left to complete, but I wanted to go ahead and give a small shout out to my contractor ans his crew, and everyone involved. They have all been great. Nice, professional, and most importantly, they do beautiful work. They even think of things that made the house more beautiful that I...
House Photo Update, August 2011
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- Published on Saturday, 03 September 2011
Authors: Lindsey
The renovations are complete! I still want to do some before and after pictures but for now, here is what the house looks like at this point: ...
The Dirty Secret of this Renovation
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- Published on Thursday, 01 September 2011
Authors: Lindsey
The Sea of Debris!
Well, the contractors are packing up to leave, and this leg of the renovation is just about over. I know I’ve been posting all of the changes, but I’ve hardly posted about one of the rather important remaining jobs… trash removal. We didn’t purchase a dumpster for this renovation. I priced...
Dealing with the Difficulties
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- Published on Thursday, 25 August 2011
Authors: Lindsey
“Um, there’s some bad news”.
Yes, these are pretty much the worst words that can be uttered during a massive renovation. Just like the reno that my house is currently going through. I’ve been more mum than usual about the process. Mostly this is because my contractors and crew are fabulous, and tend to just h...
Ongoing Projects Update
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- Published on Monday, 22 August 2011
Authors: Lindsey
Well, The massive exterior renovation is winding down, so I thought it was time to post an updated list of things that need to be completed. Unfortunately, there was more structural repair to the house than originally planned, so the new front porch had to be scrapped to be revisited at a later time.
remove the old siding from the...
Breaking Up is Hard to Do
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- Published on Monday, 15 August 2011
Authors: Lindsey
I had a major break-up this week. I broke-up with a major building supplier. Now this building supplier, which shall remain nameless (but let’s just say that the name rhymes with some rather important appendages on the feet) has caused me problems before (see this post), but this last delivery was just unbearable. Nobody...
Finally, Some Color
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- Published on Thursday, 11 August 2011
Authors: Lindsey
- Example of a colorful Victorian facade, from Historic Color Consulting
If you’ve been reading along, you know I’ve been making some aesthetic decisions about the house recently. Trim size, what to do with the bay, etc. One of these tasks was finally deciding on a color scheme for the house. Truthfully, I enjoy these a
...Here Comes the Sun… Porch
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- Published on Monday, 08 August 2011
Authors: Lindsey
The new back porch!
Time to introduce my new favorite part of the house! A sun porch! When we bought the house, a back porch had been added. Well, it wasn’t so much a porch as a raised concrete slab with some fake beams holding up a little section of roof. Now, I like porches, but this one had two glaring negatives about it....
Here Comes the Sun… Porch
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- Published on Sunday, 07 August 2011
Authors: Lindsey
The new back porch!
Time to introduce my new favorite part of the house! A sun porch! When we bought the house, a back porch had been added. Well, it wasn’t so much a porch as a raised concrete slab with some fake beams holding up a little section of roof. Now, I like porches, but this one had two glaring negatives about it....
Room Inspiration… Foyer
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- Published on Friday, 05 August 2011
Authors: Lindsey
My new front door
My new front door has inspired me to start looking at photos of foyers and entrance halls for design ideas. The door is beautiful, and I really like it for the house. I didn’t pick it out, my sister did. And I’m glad she did. The leaded glass looks really lovely, and the door screams, “I am a f
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