Category Archives: renovation/retrofitting

Closet. Complete.

Posted on February 21, 2011 by

Our closet is finally, *finally* finished. I cannot tell you how wonderful it is to be able to dress in my own bedroom and not to have to toddle down to the laundry room every blooming morning to find clothing … Continue reading →

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Bathroom Reno Update

Posted on January 4, 2011 by

This is our shower. Our shower in our bathroom that is almost finished after months of excruciating work and expenditures and sleeping in the living room and sharing a shower with the children. This is the shower portion of our … Continue reading →

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Lantern Light

Posted on November 20, 2010 by
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Posted on September 24, 2010 by

>I have the World’s coolest husband. >Yesterday, going through old papers and things that needed to be filed and dealt with after a year of avoiding it, I found a letter that wrecked me when I first read it. Upon … Continue reading →

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The Pool is Finished (for this year)

Posted on July 7, 2010 by

There was a hole in the bottom and another leak in a skimmer line. Both have been repaired. She’s holding water. The decking has been refinished and painted. Here you can see the before and after. Before is gray, after … Continue reading →

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When Reality and Wants Collide

Posted on June 29, 2010 by

Recently someone said something to me to the effect of, “The more things you have, the more weighed down you are.” No shit. The conversation was in regards to our house and pool as they relate to life in general. … Continue reading →

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Reno’s Continue

Posted on June 22, 2010 by

We spent the weekend mysteriously without kitchen lights. It was okay because it’s midsummer and the light doesn’t leave until late. The bathroom floor has been replaced (and the piers and joists) and now the boys are framing in the … Continue reading →

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Our House is a very, very

Posted on June 13, 2010 by

very old house, with a big hole in the floor. This used to be our master bathroom. Now it’s the Grand Canyon of Four Oaks. Okay, I’ll stop being corny. We’re doing renovations. Part of our house is old and … Continue reading →

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Bathroom Remodel

Posted on May 31, 2010 by

The sink. I took this post-floor-rip-out, so it’s filthy but you can see it, the mirror, the tile, the very tall radiator and the Very Ugly wallpaper. Ever since we moved back here to my Grandfather’s old home there have … Continue reading →

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Floor Downstairs, keeping the carpet after all

Posted on March 29, 2010 by

We thought we had a concrete refinishing contractor coming to give us an estimate. Four times. I take the flake as a message from God. We are keeping the carpet, despite the disgusting things it has lived through. Either we’ve … Continue reading →

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