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Two Years of My Life
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Yes with an “If’ and No with a “But”
on Oct 18, 2009Yes, I could say the dining room is completely finished IF I had the drapes. No, the dining room is not finished, BUT it would be if I had the drapes. I drove the last nail and dipped the last paint brush this weekend. The only thing lacking is the d...
A Dado is Reborn
on Sep 27, 2009I was able to get the woodwork in the dining room mostly shellacked over the weekend. It is a very time consuming process, mainly due to the volume of woodwork in the room. I spent at least 12 hours over the past few days putting on 2 coats. Shellac...
The Finished Product
on Sep 23, 2009It is grouted and ready to go. I ended up going with the antique white, un-sanded grout. The main reason for choosing that grout color and type was because I had a half of box of it in the garage. I think it was a good choice, regardless. There could...
Hearth & Home
on Sep 20, 2009The hearth tile installation went well, I guess. I had to go rent a tile saw because there were some mitered corners. There were a few minor issues to deal with, most having to do with the fact that it was salvage tile being installed on an old morta...
Ye Olde Tile
on Sep 16, 2009I wrote yesterday about how eclectic the original hearth tiles were. Although they were beat to hell when I bought the house, I saved as much as I could. I probably won’t be able to reuse them, but I couldn’t bring myself to throw them away.About...
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