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Friday, August 19th, 2005
posted by K | filed under Uncategorized | 6 Comments
True to my word, my picture-happy blogging days are back. I feel like myself again! Last night, the hex tiles from American Universal arrived. Though we won’t be tiling for another couple of weeks (D wants to wait till his tiling buddy is available, but I think we could do it ourselves), I insisted on [...]
Thursday, August 18th, 2005
posted by K | filed under Exterior, Pets | 12 Comments
I’ve been in withdrawal since my digital camera rolled over and died. To get my photo fix, I’ve been using my film camera (Nikon N60), and I just got back a CD of photos of our recent reno projects. So today let’s have a slide show. The famous dining room project My test colors, Billiard [...]
Monday, August 15th, 2005
posted by K | filed under Uncategorized | Leave a Comment
We wore ourselves out this weekend. Saturday we painted the dining room (I took pics with the film camera and am getting them put on CD, so I can show off soon) until we were about ready to collapse. I spilled paint on the dining room rug on two separate occasions – D was thrilled [...]
Wednesday, August 10th, 2005
posted by K | filed under Kitchen | 5 Comments
One decision down, 8 million to go. The second hexagon tile sample for the kitchen countertops arrived yesterday, and the choice was clear. The non-cushioned, thicker 3-inch hex tile from SubwayTile.com was lovely, but when the much-cheaper, cushioned 1.5 x 1.75-inch tile from American Universal arrived, we (and three of our neighbors) agreed that we [...]
Monday, August 8th, 2005
posted by K | filed under Bathrooms, Demolition, Misfortune | 7 Comments
I wish I’d known before this weekend what a good workout demolishing ceramic tile is; I could’ve saved myself the $39 a month for a gym membership. In fact, I’m thinking of hanging a sign on my front porch and charging people to help with the demolition. Learn real-world skills while buffing up your bod! [...]
Saturday, August 6th, 2005
posted by K | filed under Paint | 3 Comments
No one thought he could do it, but he did it! He came from behind, beating out top-ranked contenders Empire Gold and Billiard Green! And who is this surprise high-achieving paint color? DARK MUSTARD! All lame horse racing jokes aside, we finally found a color we both (and our neighbor D, who I called in [...]