Old Town Home
Old Town Home is a blog dedicated to chronicling the successes and failures of an Historic Old Town Alexandria couple as they live in the charming historic district while attempting to completely renovate and appropriately restore an 1880s Victorian row house...almost entirely on their own.
Babies on the Brain
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- Published on Friday, 17 May 2013
Authors: Wendy
Whoa, whoa, whoa. Let me back up a minute before I tee up all kind of rumors that will make our parents' pulses quicken. I'm not talking about us...I'm talking about throwing a baby shower for one of my best friends. My rounder figure can be solely attributed to an injured hip and the indulgence in too many glasses of Napa Valley...
With a Cherry on Top: Cherry Almond Vanilla Cupcakes
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- Published on Wednesday, 15 May 2013
Authors: Wendy
Last weekend a good friend of ours was celebrating a big birthday and in order to help her ring in the occasion a few of her close friends, lead by her boyfriend, teamed up to plan the details for a memorable bash. The efforts to plan the event began back in February and left no stone unturned to ensure a memorable event. When asked...
Wires, Wires, Everywhere, On the Walls and In the Air
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- Published on Tuesday, 14 May 2013
Authors: Alex
The title of this post is how I'm feeling at this point. Not surprisingly, the wiring infrastructure of Old Town is not the organized and simplified structure you'd probably find in most planned communities. Over the years the electric, phone, cable, and fiber optic services for Old Town have grown somewhat organically as the...
Code Name: #AroundOldTown
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- Published on Monday, 13 May 2013
Authors: Alex
So here we sat Sunday night, a project list a mile long, but rather than working on anything serious, we were actually lounging on our urban hammock.
The weather was so perfect, crisp, and cool, the mosquitos are not mature enough to terrorize us, our puppy was tuckered out from a long day of running around, and we had just finished up...
Holding Onto the Vacation Buzz
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- Published on Thursday, 09 May 2013
Authors: Alex
Earlier this week we filled you in on some of the details of our weeklong trip out to California in celebration of Wendy's birthday. Now that we're back on the east coast, we're still trying to get caught up with the work, projects, and other chores we missed while away. But like any extremely fun vacation, we can't seem to shake that...
Deep, Dark, Bathroom Fixture Secrets Revealed
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- Published on Wednesday, 08 May 2013
Authors: Wendy
Not to be too sensationalist with a post title, but I have an embarrassing admission to make. We've aired a few dirty secrets here on the blog in the past, and I think it's about time we publicly own up to this little known fact that both rivals and contributes to the hot mess that is our basement. This little secret sits in boxes...
Carmel-by-the-Sea
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- Published on Tuesday, 07 May 2013
Authors: Alex
Last week we were celebrating a very special day week in our household, known locally as "Wendy's birthdayweek," and we decided to celebrate in style. For the second year running we opted to take a nice vacation out to California in honor of the occasion, because it's been proven that a state must have a minimum size equal to that of...
A Final Look Back at Our Favorite Posts - Part 2
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- Published on Friday, 03 May 2013
Authors: Wendy
Earlier this week we took a moment to highlight a few of our favorite blog posts that fall squarely into the renovation, projects, travel, and events categories of our website, all in recognition of our two year anniversary of blogging. While these categories are more or less the most well rounded and intentional categories...
A Handy Handbag Storage Solution
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- Published on Thursday, 02 May 2013
Authors: Wendy
In my ongoing mission to organize my life and effectively utilize every spare square inch of storage space in our home, I'm always on the lookout for a nook or cranny that can be transformed from space-user to space-saver without sacrificing the aesthetic. At first this task was an easy one, as very little efficient storage existed...
A Look Back at Our Favorite Posts - Part 1
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- Published on Wednesday, 01 May 2013
Authors: Alex
Last week we celebrated our official two year anniversary of blogging. Boy, how the time flies! We commemorated the day with a post outlining a few blogging tips that we've picked up over the past 24 months. Tip number ten on our list of blogging do's and don'ts was a basic concept that many bloggers don't consider when they get to a...
