Tag Archives: doors

Homes and gardens

Posted on April 6, 2012 by Cea

I thought we were done with the demolition game, but a nefarious plot to revive our pocket handkerchief back yard brought the dust and the debris back again, and we’ve barely started. If last year was the year of the … Continue reading →

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Lapping up luxury

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Cea

I think it took about seven minutes from the move-in moment until this house started to feel like home, and I still beam each time I think about our reno. This super-insulated, draft-proofed house is cozier than anywhere I’ve ever … Continue reading →

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You need to open doors?

Posted on November 5, 2011 by Cea

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

Posted on October 30, 2011 by Cea

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

Posted on October 28, 2011 by Cea

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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Talking trim

Posted on September 24, 2011 by Cea

Big day today. Not only did we work out how to come pretty close to recreating the trim that probably came with the house, but we started putting primer over the drywall, transforming the stripes and blotches of our building … Continue reading →

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Drywall does make a difference

Posted on September 18, 2011 by Cea

Not that long ago the walls of the shell were little more than bare brick, with wires and wood sticking out at random.  Things got tidier once the wooden framing came in, messier with the wires and the pipes, and … Continue reading →

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Starting over

Posted on April 27, 2011 by Cea

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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