Tag Archives: doorknobs

You need to open doors?

Life, just like home renovations, is all about compromise, and while I fell in love with the second-hand metal door knobs at the Restore store this week, the spouse managed to convince me that he really didn’t want the extra … Continue reading

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Something to shut

Our doors from the salvage store made their first appearance in the house this week. We bought them months ago, but they have been sitting in the garage or on the porch, with all the other odds and ends. Now … Continue reading

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The latest (longest) laundry list

I don’t think I’m flavor of the month with the spouse right now after seeking a possibly unattainable move-in date. I’m getting itchy feet in our temporary home, and I want to enjoy the new place. What about December? Early … Continue reading

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Starting over

The beauty, and the challenge, of a gut job like this comes in replacing the 1970s stuff that ended up in the dumpster after two frenetic weeks of demolition work. We have a hole where the anemic gas fireplace used … Continue reading

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