tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53425771616244737082024-02-06T21:32:17.147-08:00The Money Pitm e a d o whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03145540951872793238noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342577161624473708.post-70440678860204723222011-09-11T09:32:00.000-07:002011-09-11T09:41:04.245-07:00<span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" >Man, this is really taking a long time. But it's getting there. For realsies. New paint, new floor, new counter top. And a blessed dishwasher. <br /><br />The pictures below are the BEFORE the tiling of the backsplash. <br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoVdgHAhd6L3eagQTK9aevOx6cQRof65wt9eZR1H5DHmhFLi7MlcfhW4TQ-JQRpLmLaXSGcnQEbKJspHHDMhcrftlhyTxQH-t5faElHR-7hOmyNpE_t7i_hgY57tD2ESl8N5np7ynzOx0/s1600/DSC_0185.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoVdgHAhd6L3eagQTK9aevOx6cQRof65wt9eZR1H5DHmhFLi7MlcfhW4TQ-JQRpLmLaXSGcnQEbKJspHHDMhcrftlhyTxQH-t5faElHR-7hOmyNpE_t7i_hgY57tD2ESl8N5np7ynzOx0/s400/DSC_0185.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651141887878973138" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" ><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzvI7xwKdslk5vwvZSYZIT6w1F4XTdgqdcnpaY7XC4haSUDNbQijoz9sivP3UFqEuLM5tGoAvCMb2wyRXVPVsrxgXcKDWZtXn1ZGnNyCdF_mv_DvdH7sAMmSg5JVJlhfPL8HTM4-DdvYg/s1600/DSC_0199.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzvI7xwKdslk5vwvZSYZIT6w1F4XTdgqdcnpaY7XC4haSUDNbQijoz9sivP3UFqEuLM5tGoAvCMb2wyRXVPVsrxgXcKDWZtXn1ZGnNyCdF_mv_DvdH7sAMmSg5JVJlhfPL8HTM4-DdvYg/s400/DSC_0199.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651141668269969378" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" ><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgibysCbTYxJ5afqdvtj6SNyGzC19DijBH33npQ9221RxBn5s4bVZ4AX3OsF9JM8OtLfq5atOnV51vsYny5VP55Vv3HoF8fpsG7ozg4zoy6jO6r8D5S-7GId7BM67MJ_gvnUzYO1bLijnE/s1600/DSC_0197.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgibysCbTYxJ5afqdvtj6SNyGzC19DijBH33npQ9221RxBn5s4bVZ4AX3OsF9JM8OtLfq5atOnV51vsYny5VP55Vv3HoF8fpsG7ozg4zoy6jO6r8D5S-7GId7BM67MJ_gvnUzYO1bLijnE/s400/DSC_0197.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651141513440405778" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" ><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBALUVdfVYOJGZq9IZ8Rbh2C5PtZXP48wy4vPCeTYCcanQ5yfaW35g40BmUFH_TZ7SPIrD3AK4kSDjZnQiM6XHWJmgCL7E8ZBUWDGJCA3wD9PECeCnG4RLBhRAlqxN7W5yHBEoF_WkCpY/s1600/DSC_0193.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBALUVdfVYOJGZq9IZ8Rbh2C5PtZXP48wy4vPCeTYCcanQ5yfaW35g40BmUFH_TZ7SPIrD3AK4kSDjZnQiM6XHWJmgCL7E8ZBUWDGJCA3wD9PECeCnG4RLBhRAlqxN7W5yHBEoF_WkCpY/s400/DSC_0193.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651141295023206418" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" ><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center; font-family: courier new;"><span style="font-size:130%;">And this is what the whole kitchen looks like:<br /></span></div><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" ><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqgzZUfD7-fPuTJWoY1xRrvH7X7o4SQrIE-FfMhc9dVQBaD55X3EZFebqDMJihjd1I3drexSgPfmD3THi7hBLJ5zmu4DmZlavjhm_-WPnT1t-NkjmRhlMsirMblrO6R6Axms3o7JHOnPM/s1600/DSC_0186.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqgzZUfD7-fPuTJWoY1xRrvH7X7o4SQrIE-FfMhc9dVQBaD55X3EZFebqDMJihjd1I3drexSgPfmD3THi7hBLJ5zmu4DmZlavjhm_-WPnT1t-NkjmRhlMsirMblrO6R6Axms3o7JHOnPM/s400/DSC_0186.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651141036663383090" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" ><br />Can I just say that I really enjoy having the oven at the perfect height? It is sooooo nice. </span>m e a d o whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03145540951872793238noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342577161624473708.post-14593906328863940402011-07-20T09:51:00.001-07:002011-07-20T10:39:27.055-07:00Summertime. . . and the livings easy<span style=";font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;" >Well, maybe in comparison to the wintertime, when going outside isn't exactly possible. I don't know that I would say EASY. I've been really busy working, and taking a superfun economics class, and climbing. But there are house things happening as well. The kitchen will be done this summer. I am foretelling it.<br /><br />First, we couldn't work on the kitchen because we had to finish the new chicken coop. It looks like a little house which is why I'm posting it here. I think Jeff is getting really good at building things! I painted :)<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghT2Lht58qDEkCogSKZTNW4uP2qbmY4i3UIKo2GCeaCxxwVTapkq2EXChmWpUcdflo6U9Q7f9u1RXEr5Dq13pCuCplGGQ9yGoxvg_1DwFfMwZ8kzOpvvla9NE8TxweWsaaw-Jpqw9v6MA/s1600/coop.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghT2Lht58qDEkCogSKZTNW4uP2qbmY4i3UIKo2GCeaCxxwVTapkq2EXChmWpUcdflo6U9Q7f9u1RXEr5Dq13pCuCplGGQ9yGoxvg_1DwFfMwZ8kzOpvvla9NE8TxweWsaaw-Jpqw9v6MA/s400/coop.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631481068901475138" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;">the bottom of this thing will be open so the chickens will have an extra 16 sq ft. underneath.<br /><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK2hV-Ud2O9BiaBBM-t3zfmk5f9ajMGaJjqZfrcPSVX6BItQTyFotyPM2wQf2c21tGrIC9vpuHlxCme2y1hRHqtpVt0nQtgVNTPku0rmo7ou8y-FNzQGT5wTixqRVY9QTFkJ4pHn9xkbg/s1600/coop1.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK2hV-Ud2O9BiaBBM-t3zfmk5f9ajMGaJjqZfrcPSVX6BItQTyFotyPM2wQf2c21tGrIC9vpuHlxCme2y1hRHqtpVt0nQtgVNTPku0rmo7ou8y-FNzQGT5wTixqRVY9QTFkJ4pHn9xkbg/s400/coop1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631482200404929170" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;">red door<br /><br /><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqW6WuKz_h0FVivkPo3uwb7xSG8u3ZguniD02c7D66GbCwK-DACD4P62NL9sPGYKUC6ZAaMiGxy7gaV6Qn7oTygcnGoGohYuGDCLS9S2LYGEQe6HKVEb1FqMyrkIk_tysZXwr6XwuK3nI/s1600/coop2.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqW6WuKz_h0FVivkPo3uwb7xSG8u3ZguniD02c7D66GbCwK-DACD4P62NL9sPGYKUC6ZAaMiGxy7gaV6Qn7oTygcnGoGohYuGDCLS9S2LYGEQe6HKVEb1FqMyrkIk_tysZXwr6XwuK3nI/s400/coop2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631480297715754594" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />exclusive view of the inside. it will never be this clean again.<br /><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRKng6OPTCfRdWSCUUtMpKRIcY0oZ0liGGADS_PdkTRhhA13jBTpEBA9MjJ3WY3SsLBnGz3ZXFmLohS2zKvxVdm6IUsHFokYHP3eh-e8RVuB4kEwNX7Bevj-qo5fj7EgSKkbbEDi78oqU/s1600/first+cabinet.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRKng6OPTCfRdWSCUUtMpKRIcY0oZ0liGGADS_PdkTRhhA13jBTpEBA9MjJ3WY3SsLBnGz3ZXFmLohS2zKvxVdm6IUsHFokYHP3eh-e8RVuB4kEwNX7Bevj-qo5fj7EgSKkbbEDi78oqU/s400/first+cabinet.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631479843100951426" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />So this is the first cabinet installed in my new kitchen. It's not much, I know.<br /><br /><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglLxbEFAptKE2N6faPUnMGGsRuVFPkss3HyzONwYYtKeiaA19kn7FJ2iF2-aYz4R7JzqdB5hH9qaB5xMcUVZpPRcmvhJQEKI3EIJzNnXZKYxNpovXX2BLfqZCQIMwLaVkl0vNZIPn3W9I/s1600/kitchen.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglLxbEFAptKE2N6faPUnMGGsRuVFPkss3HyzONwYYtKeiaA19kn7FJ2iF2-aYz4R7JzqdB5hH9qaB5xMcUVZpPRcmvhJQEKI3EIJzNnXZKYxNpovXX2BLfqZCQIMwLaVkl0vNZIPn3W9I/s400/kitchen.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631479539982914402" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />And this is what's going on now.<br /><br />Maybe you would like a reminder of what it used to look like:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4_hV9P8fBO0ymVgCBN77h3YUBVWxUihsQpRiGfFx1-LQYs0eLQvsN8HcBgYYLT5x0XpO8kheB0BlryhUzSYD-CtJ3EYJ6x8ai2mqo0vj0DWPflxJuOG70WMDm0tpA8-n7RBrfKm_ysWQ/s1600/Kitchen.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4_hV9P8fBO0ymVgCBN77h3YUBVWxUihsQpRiGfFx1-LQYs0eLQvsN8HcBgYYLT5x0XpO8kheB0BlryhUzSYD-CtJ3EYJ6x8ai2mqo0vj0DWPflxJuOG70WMDm0tpA8-n7RBrfKm_ysWQ/s400/Kitchen.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631485005977967010" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />The fixing the electrical and the gas lines in the kitchen was only made possible by the help of jeff's brother-in-law and dad. So now I'm just waiting for IKEA to get my countertop in stock, and the ugly backsplash portion is going to get tiled. By me, ha ha. I hate tiling. I have learned from my <a href="http://meadowsmoneypit.blogspot.com/2010/05/tiling-shower.html">mistakes</a> though and will be using bigger tiles this time! The flooring is this weird <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/90151947#/90151947/">black and white laminate from IKEA</a> and we can do that in a day.<br /><br />So maybe the next post will be really exciting!<br /></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span>m e a d o whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03145540951872793238noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342577161624473708.post-6347563792073182072011-04-30T10:06:00.000-07:002011-04-30T10:31:44.154-07:00Garage Sale!<span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">Here is an updated picture of the kitchen. We have primed and installed some of the cabinets. The stove is still not gone, though.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: courier new;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdSaP1NqTRa4yUjPPwqZfxmLsj1Rl1c5Rnqyf6bGMKdPrnpW7QYZRt53QUqHsx-IprAmALOlTvLQ_hnw20Cx-6-bxv_3oYSVYEuhN4tf1FNKk4Rm2zswZVr6U25mM02l2rtsodGVNrFCY/s1600/kitchen.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 350px; height: 524px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdSaP1NqTRa4yUjPPwqZfxmLsj1Rl1c5Rnqyf6bGMKdPrnpW7QYZRt53QUqHsx-IprAmALOlTvLQ_hnw20Cx-6-bxv_3oYSVYEuhN4tf1FNKk4Rm2zswZVr6U25mM02l2rtsodGVNrFCY/s400/kitchen.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601427447085347058" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center; font-family: courier new;"><span style="font-size:130%;">My new favorite thing is garage sales. They are thrilling. This morning we picked this cute salt and pepper shaker set:<br /></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: courier new;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPdrhBkmGgoV4BkUu-UoLflrlsy0dBgJeQmc0IyDgKUHlqvXegNsoyS0dnj7R_RYM_AujAdj-Z0FYHVQDWuATPmfWCsqXrQww74R-WYBbVrZRymkxQl_tuouYiqRpuH48iMfljT3fAcf8/s1600/S+%2526+P.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 371px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPdrhBkmGgoV4BkUu-UoLflrlsy0dBgJeQmc0IyDgKUHlqvXegNsoyS0dnj7R_RYM_AujAdj-Z0FYHVQDWuATPmfWCsqXrQww74R-WYBbVrZRymkxQl_tuouYiqRpuH48iMfljT3fAcf8/s400/S+%2526+P.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601427141067259954" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center; font-family: courier new;"><span style="font-size:130%;">And also this vintage chair.<br /></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: courier new;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjod9-judUU1fJfDyxECQCA7SyNATwn9avqsPGOe0rOoM4V9wjjltTJraoMYcmba4rCJKT9csQ3UDdQZrbAf_BmAM4S8x4Wt3PwwPb62gF9rLMwyYf8caVS-ZCGWo9YA0IBzEDezaPw5uA/s1600/chair.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjod9-judUU1fJfDyxECQCA7SyNATwn9avqsPGOe0rOoM4V9wjjltTJraoMYcmba4rCJKT9csQ3UDdQZrbAf_BmAM4S8x4Wt3PwwPb62gF9rLMwyYf8caVS-ZCGWo9YA0IBzEDezaPw5uA/s400/chair.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601426782587797058" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center; font-family: courier new;"><span style="font-size:130%;">And jeff found a vintage puzzle.<br /></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: courier new;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhqq_BjhOLLSNCwzG5xJTQP3qnpmcn_xJvFo_X8LCf8Ydi33P4Z61vnxLGIBfPIHVsYNOlJEYmZt0jZteaorjDxMeCWIVHxoe5PoKKM-G09bBluBd1cMlYjy1k26bFUNe2A-owqKbBosc/s1600/puzzle1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhqq_BjhOLLSNCwzG5xJTQP3qnpmcn_xJvFo_X8LCf8Ydi33P4Z61vnxLGIBfPIHVsYNOlJEYmZt0jZteaorjDxMeCWIVHxoe5PoKKM-G09bBluBd1cMlYjy1k26bFUNe2A-owqKbBosc/s400/puzzle1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601429772067322290" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: courier new;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT_dxm-t5L19_GFt6nXw7fvG2vLFUph-9atYCSj_Md1gdYzKBPAIj6xNdOPsXt9xSnWcCXMq76J7xrHgFVVFfIWGytr8KT46Pzo482t3euBvZPx5bnNd_ffc0J8fHzx4N-c3yt8gpGIys/s1600/puzzle.JPG"><br /></a><span style="font-family: courier new;">This morning I woke up to four inches of snow, by the way. Thank goodness it wasn't May yet. That would just be unacceptable. </span></span>m e a d o whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03145540951872793238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342577161624473708.post-70763557427067919902011-03-12T18:26:00.000-08:002011-04-03T13:39:19.614-07:00Kitchen update and Navajo* rug<span style=";font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;" >We're going to paint soon, I promise! Except not next week because I'm going out of town for spring break and probably not the remaining 4 weeks of school because it's getting kind of hairy.<br /><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Wow. the smallness of this kitchen never ceases to amaze. <span style="font-style: italic;">Good worker, jeff.</span><br /></span></div><span style=";font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;" ><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlcTnXGzshZupVSCXKbemSsjYQeFgJY5N7RS9orrYLdJ1IjLGzYZbCRO7FaK3AC1GJYZdQ04H7nWzugrEf4xiKEDXTjnkp2OBumr_Ve9pJjZO0eQwmHrtaJuiU0ye1uZpQTmoIDCWKSR4/s1600/kitchen1.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 465px; height: 311px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlcTnXGzshZupVSCXKbemSsjYQeFgJY5N7RS9orrYLdJ1IjLGzYZbCRO7FaK3AC1GJYZdQ04H7nWzugrEf4xiKEDXTjnkp2OBumr_Ve9pJjZO0eQwmHrtaJuiU0ye1uZpQTmoIDCWKSR4/s400/kitchen1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583388031310571586" border="0" /></a></span><span style=";font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;" ><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br />this is the new window drywalled and mudded.<br /></span></div><span style=";font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;" ><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3DBniGO3FAdI-_DFGZPDaqScO1HeB7Cgq0RahRTEudd37flD4c2Bkzcqoj46prYdaNJ_m-cjb86NJtQDFlfIgd7HqyX9vznYow2YfPAUFdiH0U9qVS_WjyGwuLYwJk9SWFpppd7rd62g/s1600/window1.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 471px; height: 315px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3DBniGO3FAdI-_DFGZPDaqScO1HeB7Cgq0RahRTEudd37flD4c2Bkzcqoj46prYdaNJ_m-cjb86NJtQDFlfIgd7HqyX9vznYow2YfPAUFdiH0U9qVS_WjyGwuLYwJk9SWFpppd7rd62g/s400/window1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583387718215893074" border="0" /></a></span><span style=";font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;" ><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:130%;">I like the new window but it has a very big design flaw that I have illustrated in the picture below. First of all, it is too small. I should have made it huge! You can't see the window at all from the living room. A refrigerator just doesn't fit anywhere in this kitchen. Believe me, I exhausted every other possibility for the location of the fridge, and this is the ONLY way it would work. But I kind of hate it still. That stove is going away very soon so don't worry.<br /></span></div><span style=";font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;" ><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><span style=";font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;" ><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfu3fSUbsdweA2B79LKW0fU2gdLmtGMWqp2Xdyo5skohnPDXFNUsHHVVjAcUKIC2dpB5J-2MsxznUQ7zy-UyzI77XbtAxgpHYqNhJyv12qPa3UUgqeAaxzOFKy1OUyHj6G0bDxNSr3YBM/s1600/window2.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 329px; height: 492px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfu3fSUbsdweA2B79LKW0fU2gdLmtGMWqp2Xdyo5skohnPDXFNUsHHVVjAcUKIC2dpB5J-2MsxznUQ7zy-UyzI77XbtAxgpHYqNhJyv12qPa3UUgqeAaxzOFKy1OUyHj6G0bDxNSr3YBM/s400/window2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583387443714256178" border="0" /></a></span><span style=";font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;" ><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:130%;">So I jumped on the navajo rug train and bought this off of ksl for 10 dollars. If you recall I had this big shaggy white thing that I loved the look of but it was a logistical nightmare. First, it SHED. Like big time. Like I don't even notice my dog's hair anywhere. Only the rug hair. It was disgusting. Secondly, it was WHITE and couldn't be washed. No carpet cleaning, no dry cleaning, and it gets really dirty up in here with all of the construction going on! So I thought I would buy a rug <span style="font-style: italic;">that was already dirty.<br /><br /></span>Yes. So. This was what was available in the navajo-dirty-cheap department and I don't hate it.<br /></span></div><span style=";font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;" ><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0B2GHKHN-lorbudRAKu1k_e0zaBEqLqkZDbIkY6G9xAvgz9z5ZTwdOY8T0SUo2qlQXstOhilTX6-H1nilramXk1ULaT9XbfnwJCUAEFWKpO_hyoHSWvE0pemly6wvsWoxhtZU1vcdCbo/s1600/rug1.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 494px; height: 331px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0B2GHKHN-lorbudRAKu1k_e0zaBEqLqkZDbIkY6G9xAvgz9z5ZTwdOY8T0SUo2qlQXstOhilTX6-H1nilramXk1ULaT9XbfnwJCUAEFWKpO_hyoHSWvE0pemly6wvsWoxhtZU1vcdCbo/s400/rug1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583387132771109250" border="0" /></a></span><span style=";font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;" ><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:130%;">I'm going to refinish that coffee table by the way. Don't judge my gross living room, lest ye be judged.<br /><br /></span></div><span style=";font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;" ><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif25HuJTErGslx6823XLxM_CCjlOInPIPkfVUdIrRGUqbvRHouzX8OA-tGasQzkDgSCB8B4pBF98bRj7t-NzAMvxEKevT2fxIz1t7tq8hI7OriBX5nNf5VfRC4JVnxtt9hqsXRXHk-WLc/s1600/rug2.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 438px; height: 294px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif25HuJTErGslx6823XLxM_CCjlOInPIPkfVUdIrRGUqbvRHouzX8OA-tGasQzkDgSCB8B4pBF98bRj7t-NzAMvxEKevT2fxIz1t7tq8hI7OriBX5nNf5VfRC4JVnxtt9hqsXRXHk-WLc/s400/rug2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583386814850435538" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">Why the navajo print you ask? It seems so unlike me, I know. But I am really having an issue with the style of rugs these days. Flowers are ugly, I think we all might agree. But I also hate modern rugs with circles or blocks of brightly colored rectangles on them. And the shag, like so many things, looked good but just didn't perform. What is a floor to do?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">*I keep referring to this rug as "navajo", it is probably not navajo as there are like a thousand different native american tribes around, further, it is probably not even an authentic pattern. Nevertheless it has been christened, and that is how it will be known. Holla. </span><br /></span></span>m e a d o whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03145540951872793238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342577161624473708.post-55934616401093798802011-02-17T15:30:00.000-08:002011-02-17T15:47:38.150-08:00Blahg<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family: courier new;">The reason I haven't been posting is </span></span><span style="font-style: italic; font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" >not</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family: courier new;"> because nobody posts any comments on my blog.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">I do not hold it against you.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">Especially if I don't know you. I will allow you to stalk in peace.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">The reason I have not been posting is because mudding the walls in the kitchen is a lot of work, but the appearance of the kitchen changes not at all in the process. I do not wish to bore you with pictures of bare walls, but Rest Assured I will post a pic once the painting is complete.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">Speaking of, I am having some trouble deciding on a color. The problem is that I think I am going with white cabinets now instead of red. The floor is probably going to be white as well. The counter is butcher block. I am leaning toward white for the walls because of this picture:</span><br /><br /><br /><a style="font-family: courier new;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKaBkZ1RyiUC2ggKNKNIx2vQOdaJwgFq1VkBJ-DqkJHQOSNtYQwh6Gs3KcAiWi4Z7Hi17_lMuy344LC19J1A1wMH_X74L2EM8B6qmMlpc_z6fsq8TfMVntSnG7Q2WW1uippaucT46byRQ/s1600/4248162856_44117078ae_o.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 360px; height: 360px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKaBkZ1RyiUC2ggKNKNIx2vQOdaJwgFq1VkBJ-DqkJHQOSNtYQwh6Gs3KcAiWi4Z7Hi17_lMuy344LC19J1A1wMH_X74L2EM8B6qmMlpc_z6fsq8TfMVntSnG7Q2WW1uippaucT46byRQ/s400/4248162856_44117078ae_o.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574807569049775810" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">But that's a lot of white.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">And I love these kitchens too!</span><br /><br /><br /><a style="font-family: courier new;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLJxHJK53B9J-6ue010M12hLXxrl-FG3tPZewZI_O2J8X5SUUMRk9LkH7_4EWDZQmhu-eD5_bw86nq0gX0Z9m88tVBCezJf_H5SiJvVmV4YocWwY8xuqS2bX9OY-mLnNGzp7BVJtzJnQA/s1600/0322059ek.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLJxHJK53B9J-6ue010M12hLXxrl-FG3tPZewZI_O2J8X5SUUMRk9LkH7_4EWDZQmhu-eD5_bw86nq0gX0Z9m88tVBCezJf_H5SiJvVmV4YocWwY8xuqS2bX9OY-mLnNGzp7BVJtzJnQA/s400/0322059ek.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574808527908226482" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /><br /><a style="font-family: courier new;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmZubNTGYXiQbQBq4MNxpfyrxjv7cdg_q_TtEZXjw9TXGYpAOso-FN8p8mQ2kySh6gXZGqLdKlnTvV4E3NV3u5H0itF0F4L-hm0fFFo8BvNHkw_Jk3CK95j-bmUrUIADIiV7Nr9BBW_dw/s1600/4248162332_338f0fe763_o.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 377px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmZubNTGYXiQbQBq4MNxpfyrxjv7cdg_q_TtEZXjw9TXGYpAOso-FN8p8mQ2kySh6gXZGqLdKlnTvV4E3NV3u5H0itF0F4L-hm0fFFo8BvNHkw_Jk3CK95j-bmUrUIADIiV7Nr9BBW_dw/s400/4248162332_338f0fe763_o.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574808125114130690" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">What do you think?</span></span>m e a d o whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03145540951872793238noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342577161624473708.post-74898659330876154042011-01-11T18:51:00.000-08:002011-01-11T19:29:05.038-08:00Step 1. Take Cabinets Out<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">The kitchen is a daunting project. It is the project I was most looking forward to, but I'm starting to get overwhelmed. As you view these pictures, keep in mind that many hours of plumbing work (by jeff) and electrical work (compliments of Mr. Redneck-who-needs-to-use-my-bathroom-and-borrow-supplies and his sidekick homeless-strung-out man) have been endured, and you can't even see that work!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrvK33BwsQxHihKRlJa1ez8UgC_USkgfSpK7g7QSiwdFSgf1Hv2AvvGBxr1k77ipvFxPnvPsBekzcC-_QoJFyK0lO4pqHIixmnmRh-rfSi-B8eU_CSCQv8lzOY4A6kaOpJuquXOzpht5Y/s1600/kitchen+5.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrvK33BwsQxHihKRlJa1ez8UgC_USkgfSpK7g7QSiwdFSgf1Hv2AvvGBxr1k77ipvFxPnvPsBekzcC-_QoJFyK0lO4pqHIixmnmRh-rfSi-B8eU_CSCQv8lzOY4A6kaOpJuquXOzpht5Y/s400/kitchen+5.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561128214866439122" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />The sink has already been moved to its new home. Base cabinets out.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3vxHpaImPZpQM0UrsWpG5afOdWAkut4GYtcoacNf9oFLOHdeXWy6MxVl2DAqw42fUyOS4S0ibM-FA-exm6QCv_YLRXEK70EDkbPVSSwPmKHY6trhaDN13RHdtH9rL-jSdLMUuNVWldd0/s1600/kitchen+5b.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3vxHpaImPZpQM0UrsWpG5afOdWAkut4GYtcoacNf9oFLOHdeXWy6MxVl2DAqw42fUyOS4S0ibM-FA-exm6QCv_YLRXEK70EDkbPVSSwPmKHY6trhaDN13RHdtH9rL-jSdLMUuNVWldd0/s400/kitchen+5b.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561127991032717042" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />Do you see that brown thing up at the top? Whose original purpose was perhaps decorative, but in reality only succeeds in making the kitchen appear smaller and darker - yeah, that thing? So behind it is dead space. It's basically a box. We ripped it down and heard a thump.<br /><br />Something had come flying out of it.<br /><br />Something mysterious.<br /><br />Wrapped in old newspaper.......<br /><br />I was so excited to maybe find an old journal of a former occupant of my house, who will hopefully be a teenage girl!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGbvCmwceOlq8oCJrKQc0h-5DgzMAEICb1mhu6bdrNb_WyEgYhWw_QVjz1C782ZUmhvhb8gimxWpNcjuRtioya4dHE3Lfct_fzUwza-9-_S0ZPST2s_IWkjBazvVwmA7NxrqkswTgd0-c/s1600/bible.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGbvCmwceOlq8oCJrKQc0h-5DgzMAEICb1mhu6bdrNb_WyEgYhWw_QVjz1C782ZUmhvhb8gimxWpNcjuRtioya4dHE3Lfct_fzUwza-9-_S0ZPST2s_IWkjBazvVwmA7NxrqkswTgd0-c/s400/bible.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561127747130889650" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />Except it was only a Bible.<br /><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU3pdPXfN_cRGdfqc9EaFLNR4JEe7uBSP18PJXArzBO09k2vPPNzb8EqR-hxMhBdki_eE8cSakiovnvCQaeQbr_5obyHJkeh2hwk9tZ6yt1hByF0ixlJw4jiYcGJ4mwGrUxbDkm_JbcbY/s1600/bible+2.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU3pdPXfN_cRGdfqc9EaFLNR4JEe7uBSP18PJXArzBO09k2vPPNzb8EqR-hxMhBdki_eE8cSakiovnvCQaeQbr_5obyHJkeh2hwk9tZ6yt1hByF0ixlJw4jiYcGJ4mwGrUxbDkm_JbcbY/s400/bible+2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561127516254560786" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />Still awesome. Must be from the 70's. Based on the decor from which it was sprung.<br /><br /><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx-kp1aSrMEgwWK_l5cx_RR1fk7HhNsVvBW6pLAlsQFy-SrpMZxqye_raCicU4yU5LKOwCkgss0BNdTRPEbLqeL4iMoYq0mVQqz7JaGSQB6DQYRnHwfgU3PH0O6RLVD1Q7Gq5k9V2jV_k/s1600/kitchen+6.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx-kp1aSrMEgwWK_l5cx_RR1fk7HhNsVvBW6pLAlsQFy-SrpMZxqye_raCicU4yU5LKOwCkgss0BNdTRPEbLqeL4iMoYq0mVQqz7JaGSQB6DQYRnHwfgU3PH0O6RLVD1Q7Gq5k9V2jV_k/s400/kitchen+6.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561127282631176226" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />So that is that. Still a really cramped dark kitchen. And the walls are in horrible condition. So I guess we will definitely be covering them. . . .<br /><br /><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a style="font-family: courier new;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0XkUDEHbv3f_qcYoeVeJvDiQ234C_VrqYgP16KTxTmkmrE1knf7wsHvIdr1T-Krx82bu-BwxX-WdTTusamtUaVFEi5DomcpACCYZPC03wwpZ4DsvEZeWcvirNu30poppbBa-F3MUk1OY/s1600/dogs.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0XkUDEHbv3f_qcYoeVeJvDiQ234C_VrqYgP16KTxTmkmrE1knf7wsHvIdr1T-Krx82bu-BwxX-WdTTusamtUaVFEi5DomcpACCYZPC03wwpZ4DsvEZeWcvirNu30poppbBa-F3MUk1OY/s400/dogs.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561127036834738978" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">And these dogs are no help at all. In fact, I would not be stretching to say they are a hindrance. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">Yes. That is how you spell hindrance. Surprised?<br /><br />I was too.<br /></span></span></div>m e a d o whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03145540951872793238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342577161624473708.post-40114155770971515662010-12-25T19:11:00.000-08:002011-03-12T20:09:11.543-08:00Christmas Light Contest<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">So I haven't really had a chance to show off my neighborhood. For some reason people around here either don't put up lights (which I'm fine with), or they put them up and do a really sloppy job (which I find offensive). We thought it would be fun on Christmas Eve to go around and document just a mere sampling of what the hood has to offer. We did not have to travel far.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">The honorable mentions:</span><br /><br /><br /><a style="font-family: courier new;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3OLQO8p_2n-bQcXvSkFisMhce2ZrUtiXQXbabqYHNGFdlWzSDFq40L5NUKBk4KdMu1Kdx_Att043gmZyZKzS__fQfEHE-AeU27vw5gBH5zGKNfExD_V9ITautfqJM7xvCraIMX5711S4/s1600/DSC_0108.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3OLQO8p_2n-bQcXvSkFisMhce2ZrUtiXQXbabqYHNGFdlWzSDFq40L5NUKBk4KdMu1Kdx_Att043gmZyZKzS__fQfEHE-AeU27vw5gBH5zGKNfExD_V9ITautfqJM7xvCraIMX5711S4/s400/DSC_0108.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554827475565146658" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:130%;">It looks like Halloween, not Christmas.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCgC-wl30VyTZyinzPMXv-mW67px3UnthcfP3_mUhwa9pXgQynRGxk4dqy1G3P3Bmg3FneovHwtjxISSwxJmVHlEV0dJ62yFyc5ma6Welq19rrn921M60FTtCfYEynJo2eNp6DJbT1VwQ/s1600/DSC_0107.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCgC-wl30VyTZyinzPMXv-mW67px3UnthcfP3_mUhwa9pXgQynRGxk4dqy1G3P3Bmg3FneovHwtjxISSwxJmVHlEV0dJ62yFyc5ma6Welq19rrn921M60FTtCfYEynJo2eNp6DJbT1VwQ/s400/DSC_0107.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554826202753899122" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />Hmm. Not that bad. Just a little lazy.<br /><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><a style="font-family: courier new;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJzU3BCCdX8P6ZRTsZse7nHrVZlx5y5ZffC3DdeVC9uAZqw3Yz1VtxKQpBJAkM22z7VV5mGxok12deGLCtQsQmskzLOVqFlg1Eg4RWc6ixKrUnjKQvBB_m4UXzyF4K21fEoQrkLnMjaTw/s1600/lights3.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJzU3BCCdX8P6ZRTsZse7nHrVZlx5y5ZffC3DdeVC9uAZqw3Yz1VtxKQpBJAkM22z7VV5mGxok12deGLCtQsQmskzLOVqFlg1Eg4RWc6ixKrUnjKQvBB_m4UXzyF4K21fEoQrkLnMjaTw/s400/lights3.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554825447486234722" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:130%;">A plus for the light placement. D- for the creepy santa.<br /><br /><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:130%;">And the winners are:<br /><br /><br /></span></div></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><a style="font-family: courier new;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbi3Nj9greycODHlcQb3FkEghXyTeaMjjUw4JCM9bYAjKts217jhL1jMw3ki-X1ffHniwhRz93S1eVPiyka-h90eQ_efxdFDVKCOCl66QHX_Gi1xpXCsyDcL4K9dIdcPWadBYd930fKHQ/s1600/DSC_0105.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbi3Nj9greycODHlcQb3FkEghXyTeaMjjUw4JCM9bYAjKts217jhL1jMw3ki-X1ffHniwhRz93S1eVPiyka-h90eQ_efxdFDVKCOCl66QHX_Gi1xpXCsyDcL4K9dIdcPWadBYd930fKHQ/s400/DSC_0105.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554825895126252658" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:130%;">3rd place!<br /><br /><br /><br /></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /><a style="font-family: courier new;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTE8kJV9ELb8g18mxMa22B0Ju_j7wLWIms4KYlH1FkokT68P42UjHBIpU3RNPrR8s3z6iI53tPQ-8kyonLNno8V6aCWrivPOrvzDn6HoMxlebmCGYfRbSMBZrmCimMB2kBT0fTGAfaQB0/s1600/lights2.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTE8kJV9ELb8g18mxMa22B0Ju_j7wLWIms4KYlH1FkokT68P42UjHBIpU3RNPrR8s3z6iI53tPQ-8kyonLNno8V6aCWrivPOrvzDn6HoMxlebmCGYfRbSMBZrmCimMB2kBT0fTGAfaQB0/s400/lights2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554825130780537234" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><a style="font-family: courier new;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYnS9dqPeO-YORxvwFiGOeg_KM0d3wDftdBfKfYiV7sQFdaNQZp2sZWQjde99w1lAbBkODqrFmPaASzf5gMkY2QWj-CpSk2KB_MkE5mQW21P_aX_3oJsd7CFCifc4AxyBTUvhS9V-ZYUo/s1600/DSC_0105.JPG"><br /></a></span><div style="text-align: center;font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:130%;">2nd place! Love the single string of lights connecting the tree to the house.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">And the Grand Prize of all time goes to. . . . . </span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a style="font-family: courier new;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Tm943lihjLY4Csn4l1Pjc68TdGD3XFkqi64rxyRwAlHcluP0DJUh7cz5cJrpw_-pAxlYjIDviGWanjcQDVYbb2j6_vAxxNjgKMYw8rTP9WqpNcQv72iiK69jgHjkrfXQIv72zewRFVU/s1600/lights1.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Tm943lihjLY4Csn4l1Pjc68TdGD3XFkqi64rxyRwAlHcluP0DJUh7cz5cJrpw_-pAxlYjIDviGWanjcQDVYbb2j6_vAxxNjgKMYw8rTP9WqpNcQv72iiK69jgHjkrfXQIv72zewRFVU/s400/lights1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554824704054307058" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Really? Yep, really.<br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" >Merry Christmas Everyone!</span><br /></span></div>m e a d o whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03145540951872793238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342577161624473708.post-84355656896168409892010-12-21T19:12:00.000-08:002011-01-10T17:26:27.862-08:00Replacing a Window<div style="text-align: center;font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Not only replacing. . .cutting the house open so we can have it in a different place! Here's the pics:<br /></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilcwhd2bAoa3LS-Z-JgzgrMHYjiR87xKd3aKI2Kz1DdhxfWrjKXYmk811l_Pm4Tm4COlos4qAcuqX_ccWonVQUGAdlO2oU2CmC1NeWisbGuQlUf3fpT3aTdbIIVdIgpCbn_bIDo_Tv7Wc/s1600/window1.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilcwhd2bAoa3LS-Z-JgzgrMHYjiR87xKd3aKI2Kz1DdhxfWrjKXYmk811l_Pm4Tm4COlos4qAcuqX_ccWonVQUGAdlO2oU2CmC1NeWisbGuQlUf3fpT3aTdbIIVdIgpCbn_bIDo_Tv7Wc/s400/window1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553342388323999330" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />the kitchen is going to be L-shaped which means we would be installing the cabinets over the window that is there now. I did not like that idea. I'm also not one to let a window keep me from designing the kitchen I want.<br /><br /><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcucH5Grjx5E71PfNtTne-wKexlsBYXBEsIBAt64lju_8rRaWWQFej1l8LntwKOWxT2eOGh5JkBqVRV-j-1YtMHI-W4cReRb_SQhQ9ZNlUZ-c-R0Qy10L8dvONY3auIb-Rvv48aWzXVks/s1600/window2.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcucH5Grjx5E71PfNtTne-wKexlsBYXBEsIBAt64lju_8rRaWWQFej1l8LntwKOWxT2eOGh5JkBqVRV-j-1YtMHI-W4cReRb_SQhQ9ZNlUZ-c-R0Qy10L8dvONY3auIb-Rvv48aWzXVks/s400/window2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553342171491083858" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />this is the new window. I got it at the re-store for 10 dollars. It is vinyl, but the most exciting part is that it is double-paned. The likes of which my house has never seen.<br /><br /><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiugO6svEUutwz2lnw2twLe5j1DzSkSZGq9aAMng4_3u0xqE3aRTbHye2RwOKCDOkS313Ib6UdcfyKlh2TYl9F5ztqnco6hTR1sfyhwrqVm7ED5M0WrDgnnqWQpFmSmpBPH2SOhqZmQzHQ/s1600/window3.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiugO6svEUutwz2lnw2twLe5j1DzSkSZGq9aAMng4_3u0xqE3aRTbHye2RwOKCDOkS313Ib6UdcfyKlh2TYl9F5ztqnco6hTR1sfyhwrqVm7ED5M0WrDgnnqWQpFmSmpBPH2SOhqZmQzHQ/s400/window3.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553341931959613218" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />first, we had to tear the plaster down. This is a really messy, dusty job. We wear masks but I still worry about it.<br /><br /><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_YW0ZABCPvYq_23bH1JGnDksx46-oYqkVJYs46Yp086mEfmJc5WzL4iwrKWqyRPePzcrVcbPE_FyIBqXi8DNPegqfKwXxqYahVivv-EUgpcEbNhaZcv46TPwevHFGmpmwbh4HpUblQbA/s1600/window4.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_YW0ZABCPvYq_23bH1JGnDksx46-oYqkVJYs46Yp086mEfmJc5WzL4iwrKWqyRPePzcrVcbPE_FyIBqXi8DNPegqfKwXxqYahVivv-EUgpcEbNhaZcv46TPwevHFGmpmwbh4HpUblQbA/s400/window4.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553340710734787970" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br />then jeff framed in where the new window will go.<br /><br /><br /><br /></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /><a style="font-family: courier new;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr_V_QcVIuG2ZgKp0hA7MNQBcY0LUIv1MzbxPmS4L-GJUSKHInNZQ-u5el6QvVPiPQwwojr8aRzzjjqfMhRTbGIF6DMRK7gwRp_6KQkRVFl8vgog3TJC4rKMhed4HoSEodnhi23gomIYI/s1600/window5.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr_V_QcVIuG2ZgKp0hA7MNQBcY0LUIv1MzbxPmS4L-GJUSKHInNZQ-u5el6QvVPiPQwwojr8aRzzjjqfMhRTbGIF6DMRK7gwRp_6KQkRVFl8vgog3TJC4rKMhed4HoSEodnhi23gomIYI/s400/window5.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553340463056009762" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:130%;">then we removed the old window<br /></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /><a style="font-family: courier new;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSAg35p5ZE9bTOImtHdJ584kZ07txYr4i_tZUzgJjT8EeRkYmoT5itN0peeuMdtDmrupR9IKdTMSV2_9oHCb2rGVXWyQHNsgwm8kHf5DqjDFx0Up3BPktR9GWQ_yr49phTvX6HMxGWaEk/s1600/window6.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSAg35p5ZE9bTOImtHdJ584kZ07txYr4i_tZUzgJjT8EeRkYmoT5itN0peeuMdtDmrupR9IKdTMSV2_9oHCb2rGVXWyQHNsgwm8kHf5DqjDFx0Up3BPktR9GWQ_yr49phTvX6HMxGWaEk/s400/window6.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553340167008238434" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:130%;">and put in the new window!<br /><br />ta-da!<br /></span></div>m e a d o whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03145540951872793238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342577161624473708.post-89016955091514505262010-12-01T19:44:00.000-08:002010-12-01T19:55:34.075-08:00It's kind of an anniversary<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">of the day I put a bid in for my house one year ago. And then three and a half months later it was mine. (but mostly the bank's). </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">and then I was like "oh no, the responsibility is crushing my spirit!"</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">but then I was like "now I don't have to move every 6 months. Yay!"</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">I love you, dirty old house!</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRL0OYQV7QxLpwNV0MZe9aqrpca_qtPsTsuOUzKS-CNgqCUk9Hnf6XQHeEGLFeoCZzkXrduRSmrWXR1IcpRM-epLswQi0wOWA92FkrHwWM6eWpJS0scGC9TAJpIBV90_eYdTLFEn3Egwg/s1600/P1010418.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRL0OYQV7QxLpwNV0MZe9aqrpca_qtPsTsuOUzKS-CNgqCUk9Hnf6XQHeEGLFeoCZzkXrduRSmrWXR1IcpRM-epLswQi0wOWA92FkrHwWM6eWpJS0scGC9TAJpIBV90_eYdTLFEn3Egwg/s400/P1010418.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545927186145732930" border="0" /></a>m e a d o whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03145540951872793238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342577161624473708.post-3141807488187000652010-10-31T19:04:00.000-07:002010-10-31T19:09:36.230-07:00A bit of progress....<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">...nothing too productive though, don't worry. Here are a few more pictures. We finished framing in the new kitchen opening.</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr_By7UlzeZ9vdMjfzQ6MbtNgMyAdi2X3XKVaBeXvF410iul06WvPK2wrk3b_0VTc7yJ0QyqFgTjAdZkWWWmdyBYHsAdryYeRGe6OTNimMdJf-gIE2j-Ei7ziQbULzi44wujZYMYaZ628/s1600/kitchen1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr_By7UlzeZ9vdMjfzQ6MbtNgMyAdi2X3XKVaBeXvF410iul06WvPK2wrk3b_0VTc7yJ0QyqFgTjAdZkWWWmdyBYHsAdryYeRGe6OTNimMdJf-gIE2j-Ei7ziQbULzi44wujZYMYaZ628/s400/kitchen1.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534397263492720914" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfJmc_e8ab_q8OXhmtE2hVix-DYl_gztDD0U4KliQTG8CEL2cGu1Ida3tlMms3I-7A4feJxKfEw12Uu75X7Jqs2b2lQm5ofmUo4QFdaFbozs1jwe4W0ScI572RZtKoyJy1b60zCrWrNTs/s1600/kitchen2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfJmc_e8ab_q8OXhmtE2hVix-DYl_gztDD0U4KliQTG8CEL2cGu1Ida3tlMms3I-7A4feJxKfEw12Uu75X7Jqs2b2lQm5ofmUo4QFdaFbozs1jwe4W0ScI572RZtKoyJy1b60zCrWrNTs/s400/kitchen2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534397125740329522" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg123e-CVe_RhU98Vs-pIAws4-yAjH7b4bV0eLleRVoBeLW00jwYIQxHEQl6ksKENeKZsypl-YvqVv25HTTLhQr-8AKXMtu9a0Yo69BXkoRzhg447EFBcOxeVTDAHQDLErlaGDZMbHI86E/s1600/kitchen3.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg123e-CVe_RhU98Vs-pIAws4-yAjH7b4bV0eLleRVoBeLW00jwYIQxHEQl6ksKENeKZsypl-YvqVv25HTTLhQr-8AKXMtu9a0Yo69BXkoRzhg447EFBcOxeVTDAHQDLErlaGDZMbHI86E/s400/kitchen3.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534396956915211010" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>m e a d o whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03145540951872793238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342577161624473708.post-53699064221432532722010-10-17T19:48:00.000-07:002010-10-17T19:58:05.670-07:00Kitchen Demo Take 1<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'courier new', fantasy; font-size: large; ">Last week Jeff began tearing the kitchen apart. I can't really do anything because I'm too busy studying. I mainly sit on the couch studying and Jeff gets down to business with the occasional outcry of frustration. Well, we'll just call it an "outcry". </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHZSSwZ_ygZV-ZilVjSvEIfps16q1VD2z0HkRprEDMUei2beLCBah0qsd4xos4QQs6oXGoxL5PUOQg8l8o9sicPdd5V-7HnSaLJpjd6Tx13wvuWeKdo1fCYTR3-VLs5FL1ExZHcrn3-TY/s1600/P1000799.JPG.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHZSSwZ_ygZV-ZilVjSvEIfps16q1VD2z0HkRprEDMUei2beLCBah0qsd4xos4QQs6oXGoxL5PUOQg8l8o9sicPdd5V-7HnSaLJpjd6Tx13wvuWeKdo1fCYTR3-VLs5FL1ExZHcrn3-TY/s400/P1000799.JPG.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529213102694707762" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">This is the before picture.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6ie_srpZOLEt3QB5vaMEJh6_WSmFseTGvzss3WtjvO2bmIgQ5wfvOVg9s_-lU_gyMtJ4kzjrstNFyT2TwxOWYy7wfivBKnDz6gYOxZ_LJ1nqPdghAt1Ax8a17T5vUDYtdQdEx9VB14DI/s1600/kitchen1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6ie_srpZOLEt3QB5vaMEJh6_WSmFseTGvzss3WtjvO2bmIgQ5wfvOVg9s_-lU_gyMtJ4kzjrstNFyT2TwxOWYy7wfivBKnDz6gYOxZ_LJ1nqPdghAt1Ax8a17T5vUDYtdQdEx9VB14DI/s400/kitchen1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529212995688860514" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBdzT5UKR-2KPJ3OrJDw0MKij6PUf3WAUvCGwLq_nY60YI-87QFmuf_Q4_0kbuIgikT3NP6U7yrsD4BCJaTRJdCM-F1j_Ajz4KVOFN4Fb79FJ0AG4cYREjfqZT3n5j4B0LVkkw5FUiwOg/s1600/kitchen2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBdzT5UKR-2KPJ3OrJDw0MKij6PUf3WAUvCGwLq_nY60YI-87QFmuf_Q4_0kbuIgikT3NP6U7yrsD4BCJaTRJdCM-F1j_Ajz4KVOFN4Fb79FJ0AG4cYREjfqZT3n5j4B0LVkkw5FUiwOg/s400/kitchen2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529212898904583586" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6sCpjEjYVUTOdnEykWl8ydsJrFXMpnhXgTHMCVk7i2g4pqq9kqMgZ_zyD2AhMfp1VCbRtke6jUxL72TJvGOmm6CM8eLQR8hrzP_6pVowpmlHjtpbws7xCh5bEjST8iAXS3AJJfhnDyEI/s1600/kitchen3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6sCpjEjYVUTOdnEykWl8ydsJrFXMpnhXgTHMCVk7i2g4pqq9kqMgZ_zyD2AhMfp1VCbRtke6jUxL72TJvGOmm6CM8eLQR8hrzP_6pVowpmlHjtpbws7xCh5bEjST8iAXS3AJJfhnDyEI/s400/kitchen3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529212818451929042" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">I was really excited to see how much this opens up my house. Because really, why did the kitchen have a door again? Next we have to move water, gas, and electric lines. I'm also hoping to have no part in that! Did I mention that I'm mainly the designer? </span></span></div>m e a d o whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03145540951872793238noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342577161624473708.post-65672921308177656652010-09-27T14:43:00.000-07:002010-09-27T14:52:28.372-07:00Where did the summer go??<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Update:</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I'm sorry, what can I say? I've been really busy having a great summer/start of school year so not much has been happening on the house front. I really have been preparing for the kitchen remodel, though, there is just nothing to show yet. I have purchased all of my appliances (used) and did it for $1000 even. How did I do it, you wonder? With the help of my favorite classifieds, KSL.com. Craiglist has been dethroned. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">My dishwasher is quite beautiful! Who cares if I have no idea if it works! I also went to IKEA to pick out cabinets, etc., and I think I am going to save a lot of money there as well. They would like to charge me $80 for one cabinet door, all because I really want the glossy red. But that is unacceptable to me - so I'm going to buy the cheap white doors and wrap them with a glossy red vinyl courtesy of Jeff's place of employment. And we will see how that turns out. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I'm all about finding alternatives if the quality doesn't suffer. With Ikea, the quality is usually already suffering so I have nothing to lose! See you soon!</span></span></div>m e a d o whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03145540951872793238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342577161624473708.post-18665507267950774652010-07-08T19:09:00.001-07:002010-07-08T19:14:56.103-07:00Bathroom - so close!<span style="font-family:courier new;">Here is the most updated picture of the bathroom. There are just the small things left. It's so hard to work on when the weather is nice! But I'm anxious to finish so I can start my kitchen...</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">took this pic with a fish eye lens so you can almost see the whole thing. </span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLscEv-63pArshqH9L3UQ2MjQXqtOY4aC2MLJ6STIHxqfxXrm9prns9kjx5mUpx8pviKyKObB3bLgcQDQRrqIb9YbjD3ZOrN2Vt4P0lCoPjG1Af2K49FDNZRX0jQC_Pg9y9DHOjQ4KcuE/s1600/GOPR0186.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLscEv-63pArshqH9L3UQ2MjQXqtOY4aC2MLJ6STIHxqfxXrm9prns9kjx5mUpx8pviKyKObB3bLgcQDQRrqIb9YbjD3ZOrN2Vt4P0lCoPjG1Af2K49FDNZRX0jQC_Pg9y9DHOjQ4KcuE/s400/GOPR0186.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491723523050092754" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: courier new;">i just realized that the color of my bathroom is exactly the color of this blog</span><br /></div>m e a d o whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03145540951872793238noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342577161624473708.post-5602036404996696002010-05-31T20:24:00.000-07:002010-05-31T20:32:29.945-07:00Bathroom Update<div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">this is my showerhead that makes every shower feel like a lovely rain</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnf5vpzNTJ2FQiDJjVqsvFsNAwEwGmO4Txj3cpbBuASoyErgmEUxZOC1ktV4h7hcbsJNeKHKICufbFd2iy3ruDdw9L_96nW_kjJvEdAaqdntONC-YA1X6Hhgro-5CcCbCN0M9VCB9NALM/s1600/showerhead.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnf5vpzNTJ2FQiDJjVqsvFsNAwEwGmO4Txj3cpbBuASoyErgmEUxZOC1ktV4h7hcbsJNeKHKICufbFd2iy3ruDdw9L_96nW_kjJvEdAaqdntONC-YA1X6Hhgro-5CcCbCN0M9VCB9NALM/s320/showerhead.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477641734868017250" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">And here is the mostly completed bathroom, with new cute toilet and new floor put in. Now comes installing the sink and painting.</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_e457lyObXNuQDTm4uGJwEauciMHJivpu4wuRmjcak564_okrTMMCXesVl0DJ8ht-wd3FbGjWfCTU5UAZHFR6WNDtkK01xtjCCJh3wHZMe98RuFJBT2YvRDdxz5hH4j0MlfQWJxraMr8/s1600/getting+there.jpg"></a></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_e457lyObXNuQDTm4uGJwEauciMHJivpu4wuRmjcak564_okrTMMCXesVl0DJ8ht-wd3FbGjWfCTU5UAZHFR6WNDtkK01xtjCCJh3wHZMe98RuFJBT2YvRDdxz5hH4j0MlfQWJxraMr8/s1600/getting+there.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_e457lyObXNuQDTm4uGJwEauciMHJivpu4wuRmjcak564_okrTMMCXesVl0DJ8ht-wd3FbGjWfCTU5UAZHFR6WNDtkK01xtjCCJh3wHZMe98RuFJBT2YvRDdxz5hH4j0MlfQWJxraMr8/s320/getting+there.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477641654459446930" /></a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">And that's the end of this boring post.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, arial, helvetica;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div></div></div>m e a d o whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03145540951872793238noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342577161624473708.post-61956094804480288912010-05-20T19:31:00.000-07:002010-05-20T19:51:20.693-07:00Toilet Trauma<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Here are some updated pics of the shower. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkyA-Ep25Ohc8qO4mLjCOq_-zsDPLGCLX5JpPUnBf7AE_HSnnRfp-M1Uu7Yrtkx88TYd-EGi-qGx-0CXXz9nB7pl74-m2OrksebcBvkeV4F-GVQY0hCIcnFsoD1csvXdnzT46NVuoflZo/s1600/shelf.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkyA-Ep25Ohc8qO4mLjCOq_-zsDPLGCLX5JpPUnBf7AE_HSnnRfp-M1Uu7Yrtkx88TYd-EGi-qGx-0CXXz9nB7pl74-m2OrksebcBvkeV4F-GVQY0hCIcnFsoD1csvXdnzT46NVuoflZo/s400/shelf.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473546218022433826" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">the shelf is now complete. do you think it's weird? </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTgMBP7Xnbxz-WjriIIg-IgUYoyLPlKPW5QOKCbopz17PmnUa4fj3A0EaX9khSL8x6UtzFGN8wu7HMSim3xeEYShLN03D0eUHJsTwoNwVQqBcer_sV9YSweQKPkL48td4PMZDJj8NatcY/s1600/just+me+and+the+shelf.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTgMBP7Xnbxz-WjriIIg-IgUYoyLPlKPW5QOKCbopz17PmnUa4fj3A0EaX9khSL8x6UtzFGN8wu7HMSim3xeEYShLN03D0eUHJsTwoNwVQqBcer_sV9YSweQKPkL48td4PMZDJj8NatcY/s320/just+me+and+the+shelf.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473546142102304338" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Just an update of what I look like.</span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrmqfi4LpPvleqgtlV9f1HZrTWjM_tEitmKKWrCnKgcxF8VHBKaPF-5xu6oafgeZdoj19wF4AK_yd2tdfVlB7Srj2h2FkfCJUXNfklIDm9vMDtln2e6EbwbuxntZHDOq2Zhpz4Vu8ZbWU/s1600/jeff+-+floor.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrmqfi4LpPvleqgtlV9f1HZrTWjM_tEitmKKWrCnKgcxF8VHBKaPF-5xu6oafgeZdoj19wF4AK_yd2tdfVlB7Srj2h2FkfCJUXNfklIDm9vMDtln2e6EbwbuxntZHDOq2Zhpz4Vu8ZbWU/s320/jeff+-+floor.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473546034110815186" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Here we are installing the new floor. It is the dark wood laminate from ikea and it really could not be easier. Seriously.</span></span></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi35grW6dfy8YA63fYt4We3DD6OlyMnIP2wCHm1xtAy5WJm_8LNFOzGzNhI3HebDvBer78O70KABoLIFA84OeMC_panVshYcSIQVP0jW1gBnqam_9obrlexTI2BhyphenhyphenoKFHiM2P2VzwfDWO0/s1600/floor.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi35grW6dfy8YA63fYt4We3DD6OlyMnIP2wCHm1xtAy5WJm_8LNFOzGzNhI3HebDvBer78O70KABoLIFA84OeMC_panVshYcSIQVP0jW1gBnqam_9obrlexTI2BhyphenhyphenoKFHiM2P2VzwfDWO0/s320/floor.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473545962934774594" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">It's all coming together! Now we just have to remove the toilet to finish the floor.....</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', fantasy;"><br /></span></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUV1FLia3B7Xk66dTd9QqwXTreNbWZKRErvtEwDI7xUAMbn6XoIwTekn0jl0XZQbQAfygewuGBor27psW5TrH7AObN_ch_CvkaZdsZh2NlBaHMw4x0l2_Cg2TmBU8m_5FsyRkjCNOyyGY/s1600/disaster.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUV1FLia3B7Xk66dTd9QqwXTreNbWZKRErvtEwDI7xUAMbn6XoIwTekn0jl0XZQbQAfygewuGBor27psW5TrH7AObN_ch_CvkaZdsZh2NlBaHMw4x0l2_Cg2TmBU8m_5FsyRkjCNOyyGY/s320/disaster.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473545855591385730" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Oh my good gracious nooooooo!!!!!! Turns out the toilet has been leaking, probably for quite some time. On the bright side, I have located the weird smell in my house.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTY3KnONwIGY4B4zk9lhpfmbp7-Bh8xwaSMRerOvisDkUgLiu4liBp-55Awj8e1ibeeNmmkEsu-gSXLN8fAapOkpLBhDm-KRKXfUAHh6zrcgLw3OWBptk49t2eFj4Q_qB3FMQsa6n9AYo/s1600/disaster2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTY3KnONwIGY4B4zk9lhpfmbp7-Bh8xwaSMRerOvisDkUgLiu4liBp-55Awj8e1ibeeNmmkEsu-gSXLN8fAapOkpLBhDm-KRKXfUAHh6zrcgLw3OWBptk49t2eFj4Q_qB3FMQsa6n9AYo/s320/disaster2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473545756634176386" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">It is truly heinous.</span></span></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgef9EghNd2gRLmFrkMnV-pnC5xqPYNrUq275U9SxjQ_hyWUC3H53ZrzrMZt7amwwcHvMeEqW71YPytVqmZv5mq0I5sR9WlUGkCmnHkqsaNmN9vXyz3p3TS_SRM4-TOIDhg3jxBw_TAXIw/s1600/disaster3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgef9EghNd2gRLmFrkMnV-pnC5xqPYNrUq275U9SxjQ_hyWUC3H53ZrzrMZt7amwwcHvMeEqW71YPytVqmZv5mq0I5sR9WlUGkCmnHkqsaNmN9vXyz3p3TS_SRM4-TOIDhg3jxBw_TAXIw/s320/disaster3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473545601763289922" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">So we stripped everything down and let it dry out. Once it dries, we'll put a coat of polyurethane over it, and the bathroom renovation can resume.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">In the meantime,</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">I'm out a toilet.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">So I have been frequenting the local gas stations a bit more than usual.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', fantasy;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', -webkit-fantasy;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', -webkit-fantasy;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', -webkit-fantasy;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">And I'm writing a little song called "Fixing Other People's Mistakes".</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', fantasy;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', -webkit-fantasy;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', -webkit-fantasy;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', -webkit-fantasy;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">It's blues-y.</span></span></div></div>m e a d o whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03145540951872793238noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342577161624473708.post-90999944320738608092010-05-16T18:00:00.001-07:002010-05-16T18:24:16.058-07:00Tiling the Shower<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">I was well aware that tiling the shower would be an epic endeavor, possibly the hardest project I have slated for my house. It did not disappoint in its epicness. It took Jeff and I 14 hours straight one day and I am glad to say we came out of it with our relationship intact.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkVxSQgXP8F-ORyqwmr0qZp4DUy2sjFOvs8XGlZfTQ5TXjJJB74ifC2HuH3BSAwm4pyxe275XllKxyiRJGs_0sg1Gy3KmQ5VgLnR8eMCT3poV1onxhACwMPCYrqn8eO-C7CBe0lho_FFs/s1600/tile+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkVxSQgXP8F-ORyqwmr0qZp4DUy2sjFOvs8XGlZfTQ5TXjJJB74ifC2HuH3BSAwm4pyxe275XllKxyiRJGs_0sg1Gy3KmQ5VgLnR8eMCT3poV1onxhACwMPCYrqn8eO-C7CBe0lho_FFs/s320/tile+1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472038075516426450" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">First wall of the shower. I'm thinking everything is going really well. It wasn't. It turns out that when you are tiling it's really hard to go back and correct mistakes. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoNPjOW6rRu-xiZvas0xAI8V6um0TUKNBs6fKQYm8EtRCgmPg9aCZh0kyvVqhV2KpXwwMunfuq5EkBmKjExqyDkTLHv5gIjodN-oONK1-Yk1r7bVKByGzTEhTiqOYM-EvYeqcF7Vnb558/s1600/tile+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoNPjOW6rRu-xiZvas0xAI8V6um0TUKNBs6fKQYm8EtRCgmPg9aCZh0kyvVqhV2KpXwwMunfuq5EkBmKjExqyDkTLHv5gIjodN-oONK1-Yk1r7bVKByGzTEhTiqOYM-EvYeqcF7Vnb558/s320/tile+2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472037981433681922" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">2nd wall. I'm getting pretty excited at this point.</span></span></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF3cP9ATFKMYczcQz8b8-I2cFJnAG2I9ffxe_PW9lELOCw8bzEpotq23EBkWTffDlLox8u8TTnM2YhmIURj3wPgHHEFNoe5otlhzcNu2-uT4HSCRUx2k0ePssuagh8tmKzszsNZKjhvWI/s1600/tile+3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF3cP9ATFKMYczcQz8b8-I2cFJnAG2I9ffxe_PW9lELOCw8bzEpotq23EBkWTffDlLox8u8TTnM2YhmIURj3wPgHHEFNoe5otlhzcNu2-uT4HSCRUx2k0ePssuagh8tmKzszsNZKjhvWI/s320/tile+3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472037893613030450" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Complete. </span></span></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTmvaPly9TVY95_l_9B4iEXWg77yvhuKMkkaalhWQkESS5dmee0Wxc7sMVMcw3j00u4veqATo-Fkn9sgf3Cz3ZDn7xLRdUJPGExWIJI0yMpnxxeQ_8IidfzcXbkAreuTKybjowu15Q6Js/s1600/tile+4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTmvaPly9TVY95_l_9B4iEXWg77yvhuKMkkaalhWQkESS5dmee0Wxc7sMVMcw3j00u4veqATo-Fkn9sgf3Cz3ZDn7xLRdUJPGExWIJI0yMpnxxeQ_8IidfzcXbkAreuTKybjowu15Q6Js/s320/tile+4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472037802014192354" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">In conclusion, there are some pretty obvious flaws, but I think we did really well for first-timers. I can definitely see why people usually hire people for this sort of thing, but I probably saved a couple thousand dollars. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">I also found out that my tub wasn't quite as white as I thought it was. Oh well, it's staying! Now we have to grout and seal and maybe one day soon I will be able to shower!</span></span></div></div>m e a d o whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03145540951872793238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342577161624473708.post-87584076062347139742010-05-02T16:23:00.000-07:002010-05-02T16:47:28.628-07:00Bathroom - Tile Prep<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">the time has come for the bathroom renovation. I knew it would be the hardest so I wanted to get it done while I have some motivation left. the week was spent prepping the shower walls which first required the stripping of wallpaper and old weird plastic tile. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMzbO0M06uEhVDyT8hw0qTmlFWK7vRom-Qacd7r7g3if2wO09Q0sso9FpwL93EhvFKRb7clpDsP1pw7nYNSc6qbleBd9xWuQfS9cUUT8hf67S7GRB17mwfcoaxFbI7-54uXxbXtNQqVC4/s1600/bathroom.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 193px; height: 288px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMzbO0M06uEhVDyT8hw0qTmlFWK7vRom-Qacd7r7g3if2wO09Q0sso9FpwL93EhvFKRb7clpDsP1pw7nYNSc6qbleBd9xWuQfS9cUUT8hf67S7GRB17mwfcoaxFbI7-54uXxbXtNQqVC4/s320/bathroom.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466818377509298610" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">the cut out is actually an old window that was covered up when the addition to the back of the house was done. I had a great idea of using the existing frame as a built-in shelf for the shower. I think I might love it.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLlFOE4supOtY11wp0EiZXChK4VFUga7VX80w7wUJ_koyHGPESYubHhBwtEIk7b0NQuYmRTKF5E1HpqKxstqaugmvzqlqLEf2D3Ywuet0RSOeH4WXhStqAbXwClX9aoEGF9XEsqM05rl4/s1600/bathroom+demo.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLlFOE4supOtY11wp0EiZXChK4VFUga7VX80w7wUJ_koyHGPESYubHhBwtEIk7b0NQuYmRTKF5E1HpqKxstqaugmvzqlqLEf2D3Ywuet0RSOeH4WXhStqAbXwClX9aoEGF9XEsqM05rl4/s320/bathroom+demo.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466818278637767474" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">the existing wall where the faucet sits was completely rotted out and moldy. Gross. So we had to tear it out and re-sheetrock. Actually, jeff did pretty much everything you see here. I was mostly making dinner instead. I thought I lucked out on that deal.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGs_K2VwUIZmOeFDe0N43zVUba7z4MobGfJHpvIQPHLNB9y5e1IB9gZyJVgm4umT4ZsLy9vg-kYn92-T0SasEEIbPANF7kFm4zaQafbCHhiuoGF-7o8rFjmqA4pDsDexK69uabdA_1vH0/s1600/bathroom+demo+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGs_K2VwUIZmOeFDe0N43zVUba7z4MobGfJHpvIQPHLNB9y5e1IB9gZyJVgm4umT4ZsLy9vg-kYn92-T0SasEEIbPANF7kFm4zaQafbCHhiuoGF-7o8rFjmqA4pDsDexK69uabdA_1vH0/s320/bathroom+demo+2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466818187085558130" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">exposed pipes and studs. cool, we are really doing it!! I'm a grown-up!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhswLlnA1SKiVtOf2hUwjxK25COwZaJaTcquIe2UGfzOG6OtYsXwlh1LaEb0O0E_IYyMh4mEOQtc2UK7wXLG9ZTxkAh2BXTR8NMT63mfsUGqKTm8YNl7oPNDL4rQH_9LCpWiG2u5PZ_FsA/s1600/new+sheetrock.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhswLlnA1SKiVtOf2hUwjxK25COwZaJaTcquIe2UGfzOG6OtYsXwlh1LaEb0O0E_IYyMh4mEOQtc2UK7wXLG9ZTxkAh2BXTR8NMT63mfsUGqKTm8YNl7oPNDL4rQH_9LCpWiG2u5PZ_FsA/s320/new+sheetrock.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466818084899881666" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">new sheetrock.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> also new faucets and pipes(?). we ran a pipe up to the top of the wall so I can actually have a shower. </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpx4wkpeVb7KjlbJVy2bi2wJ9r-TcB6332mb7umdiZw6CsE66JbAi0lBUFgAvW64k78lk-d7pI7Ro5GoXmn4IGGsbG1m6uyc_YYUq9oCvK6YpmnSNVFypk_LtR7Rx4iohy7ESNJI5oQBo/s1600/wallpaper+gone.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpx4wkpeVb7KjlbJVy2bi2wJ9r-TcB6332mb7umdiZw6CsE66JbAi0lBUFgAvW64k78lk-d7pI7Ro5GoXmn4IGGsbG1m6uyc_YYUq9oCvK6YpmnSNVFypk_LtR7Rx4iohy7ESNJI5oQBo/s320/wallpaper+gone.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466817977892638418" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">most of the wallpaper is gone. it really wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. but, again, jeff did most of it. you can see the new frame for the shelf. I liked how the wood part looked so I decided to keep it instead of tiling over it. we'll see how that goes.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqNj0ZAQVkVof1UIlquyibknvYCx9ow88vZ46eYgcXn8FGjDML_7fRSjU8c3PFnIAiZpBjrXeY2UMbM2EPQMtSUINGP4hcBhKzsf4dKbI9s2m4LlKkNfRYQz7T5lYFhJaHQXy6fQRhV3s/s1600/backerboard.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqNj0ZAQVkVof1UIlquyibknvYCx9ow88vZ46eYgcXn8FGjDML_7fRSjU8c3PFnIAiZpBjrXeY2UMbM2EPQMtSUINGP4hcBhKzsf4dKbI9s2m4LlKkNfRYQz7T5lYFhJaHQXy6fQRhV3s/s320/backerboard.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466817852956807554" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">backerboard is up. this part really was awful because of course the walls aren't straight. already a huge improvement! I kinda wanted to stop here...</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif1NZ1uswRkOJVKgatbaBNvZ29ZNWP6KPdqenNXafTi93YO6Sm2gpN9xl-0dG9Y1AGp5WrrQVdl3y4Za6S-8TMFfAOPb635SglA-O2eLdZqBnVP-kxsnpKt7r1GCrmxVJh8vUzDIWaPT4/s1600/red+door.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 288px; height: 193px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif1NZ1uswRkOJVKgatbaBNvZ29ZNWP6KPdqenNXafTi93YO6Sm2gpN9xl-0dG9Y1AGp5WrrQVdl3y4Za6S-8TMFfAOPb635SglA-O2eLdZqBnVP-kxsnpKt7r1GCrmxVJh8vUzDIWaPT4/s320/red+door.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466817704973088450" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">last weekend I also painted the front door red and removed the screen door. the door took 4 coats of paint and needs one more. what a pain! but I think it helped the outside a lot. spring also helps the outside a lot.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">well, on to tiling! I think it's going to be awesome!</span></span></div>m e a d o whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03145540951872793238noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342577161624473708.post-2298643628119270032010-04-13T17:48:00.000-07:002010-04-13T18:53:32.117-07:00My Canadian Couch<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman', fantasy;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">There are quite a few canadian staples that I enjoy, one of those being the furniture company EQ3. Pictured below is the couch of my dreams. I was fully willing to purchase this couch but they are no longer shipping to the U.S.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Behold, y'all, the Byrd Sofa. Isn't it delicious?</span></span></div></span><div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtymuEnZTLiIC7GZtHkanT5JFB-Siyk2W2cZE8iCSJw359OVXZ5CT6pjqmFGHlcAIyMujV7cdgZT4zK7BcheExrIubYjci_C-9NAWW8WejLHndnOhyQ9gQekVWsY2LT1a-mFylacSXcdM/s320/30058-01.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459795955129177330" /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', fantasy;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">So I have compromised with this sad looking thing below:</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjskFid6ru5OX4U4ZdX7_ylfFKmZ0oWTUFc16UyaXbHWFgH_57auk1nMmntSvffphE0Iax2Qsaq3QWw8nbDn7fGTMPuhyF7PFPwXqlW8vR2_I7aL6NXTfXugkOvVWKSYYba_uuR6bgUXxc/s1600/DSC_0173.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 288px; height: 193px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjskFid6ru5OX4U4ZdX7_ylfFKmZ0oWTUFc16UyaXbHWFgH_57auk1nMmntSvffphE0Iax2Qsaq3QWw8nbDn7fGTMPuhyF7PFPwXqlW8vR2_I7aL6NXTfXugkOvVWKSYYba_uuR6bgUXxc/s320/DSC_0173.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459792623973811154" /></a><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">It is also by EQ3 but lacks the mid century style of the Byrd sofa.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-8W12yxpQ7F1oMuHetlSvzDNT1WjyM8ytuTGwuUYWCYuHex-Fdv37EvW8ahfTpYj6g1v3jQ9oTBm9ByRsmxTwRYaf3tbVVdkf1ZFF1kqvzSs46y_Ch4URBdwr-z0xeiZakQUyZWRozU8/s1600/DSC_0171.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 288px; height: 193px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-8W12yxpQ7F1oMuHetlSvzDNT1WjyM8ytuTGwuUYWCYuHex-Fdv37EvW8ahfTpYj6g1v3jQ9oTBm9ByRsmxTwRYaf3tbVVdkf1ZFF1kqvzSs46y_Ch4URBdwr-z0xeiZakQUyZWRozU8/s320/DSC_0171.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459792509871791778" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">I</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">t</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">i</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">s</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">,</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">h</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">o</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">w</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">e</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">v</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">e</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">r</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">,</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">m</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">u</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">c</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">h</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">m</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">u</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">c</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">h</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">b</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">e</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">t</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">t</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">e</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">r</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">t</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">h</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">a</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">n</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">9</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">9</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">%</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">p</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">e</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">r</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">c</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">e</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">n</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">t</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">o</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">f</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">t</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">h</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">e</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">u</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">s</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">e</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">d</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">c</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">o</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">u</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">c</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">h</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">e</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">s up for sale in the past few months.</span></span></div></div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">The other very exciting progression is that the popcorn ceiling is gone! I ended up paying someone to do it (you know the price was right since I am super cheap) but I still had to prime and put 2 coats of paint on the new ceiling which is much harder for me than for a regular-sized person. (what's that you say? I need my own reality show on TLC?) </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', fantasy;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">I thought I'd show you what my bedroom is doing right now, since nothing else is happening. It is pretty much finished!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxhrA_NElzIDYvU1Ug0em2iEXN_hfX32UJAgazKyXfA-yStlzlnv5X5fnpDSUZjXZRpnYW3Efy3d2WDGloM9rmzaBl4ek_vKfLc_6o7n4wPwK-H9mQXD0Q2hAXcrtjWhiRrtFLI22-tFY/s1600/DSC_0178.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 288px; height: 193px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxhrA_NElzIDYvU1Ug0em2iEXN_hfX32UJAgazKyXfA-yStlzlnv5X5fnpDSUZjXZRpnYW3Efy3d2WDGloM9rmzaBl4ek_vKfLc_6o7n4wPwK-H9mQXD0Q2hAXcrtjWhiRrtFLI22-tFY/s320/DSC_0178.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459792273191158498" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">this green looks totally ugly in pictures, but more of a jade color in reality.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /><br /></span></div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 288px; height: 193px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBz56m_RGc_QeenaoX7IAsiv1pDZV4rgKZHx1HATULB_4cBmGy9VU7GyxPINjduMtR0hMq3HdlkGl6mBmA_ko7VXseqiqaKpvvGtP-OwnNPv77vbuzMupG2o8Y2LnLCTbEE-WssIPbUAc/s320/orchid.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459792924354139554" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRp23iLh96UU2PFsdYqWKALxjBIEMNsyUqG7_tp66AB-cBPHdj3QIfSvHZtr8tA7cHFrXulfYJ08P6KOuo1oH-QrsGpgBToheZYfqvKc6ZIuY_hgwcwRx0susnfnygjEY2BZYVa6SZxZ8/s1600/DSC_0177.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Hurrah for spring!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRp23iLh96UU2PFsdYqWKALxjBIEMNsyUqG7_tp66AB-cBPHdj3QIfSvHZtr8tA7cHFrXulfYJ08P6KOuo1oH-QrsGpgBToheZYfqvKc6ZIuY_hgwcwRx0susnfnygjEY2BZYVa6SZxZ8/s1600/DSC_0177.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRp23iLh96UU2PFsdYqWKALxjBIEMNsyUqG7_tp66AB-cBPHdj3QIfSvHZtr8tA7cHFrXulfYJ08P6KOuo1oH-QrsGpgBToheZYfqvKc6ZIuY_hgwcwRx0susnfnygjEY2BZYVa6SZxZ8/s320/DSC_0177.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459792186991473602" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">floors look awesome, right?</span></span></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7MIdSdSq2IKLgXzMy8_MJtYRhbba0BZAbWPaEIaVlyKy-XkRcbyp4aFCfS3NAVvz4PfYVDuT62maLVLUiZ6tCq102eo3ZI6M3iiTLPt_KSaLJhyphenhyphen_3tPq2JuqKxpZPW_JbOzOlFqUCrh8/s1600/closet.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7MIdSdSq2IKLgXzMy8_MJtYRhbba0BZAbWPaEIaVlyKy-XkRcbyp4aFCfS3NAVvz4PfYVDuT62maLVLUiZ6tCq102eo3ZI6M3iiTLPt_KSaLJhyphenhyphen_3tPq2JuqKxpZPW_JbOzOlFqUCrh8/s320/closet.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459791956002701650" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">nothing special about the closet except for the fact that it is twice as big as my last one. look at the space between clothes!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-0xEYW6thGQUHtx4SXQiFVewooByd5nHjKNipHxXM6oMHkMi8YpuB5nOXGOosjZGldVzQCkOPFwr9w3nfCh8rgbA3MenME_83-RLJm9kBjZXVS4VLn9coUl-AsWIpIe2obL0oC0JSD1Q/s1600/DSC_0183.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-0xEYW6thGQUHtx4SXQiFVewooByd5nHjKNipHxXM6oMHkMi8YpuB5nOXGOosjZGldVzQCkOPFwr9w3nfCh8rgbA3MenME_83-RLJm9kBjZXVS4VLn9coUl-AsWIpIe2obL0oC0JSD1Q/s320/DSC_0183.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459791821912199986" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">K</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">i</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">n</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">d</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">o</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">f</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">q</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">u</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">a</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">i</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">n</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">t</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">I just realized that I didn't get any baseboards in these pictures...they are magnificent actually, but maybe next time!</span></span></div><br /></div></div></div>m e a d o whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03145540951872793238noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342577161624473708.post-12434500066375120322010-03-10T19:29:00.000-08:002010-03-10T19:46:37.439-08:00Refinishing floors/Painting<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtJQg8hZCgycZoBuTJ0KUP4IzYah0rUbpwl5wKFNjA2hwvZvWxsY71eCLmZIIyM-xAOVZwk0WtzPMHeFufLMpyouLFj5OGBkaUMDGYECSqClFZk9CoVvy7zKoxHAFlwPSd8JtUtMRtDl8/s1600-h/P1000975.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtJQg8hZCgycZoBuTJ0KUP4IzYah0rUbpwl5wKFNjA2hwvZvWxsY71eCLmZIIyM-xAOVZwk0WtzPMHeFufLMpyouLFj5OGBkaUMDGYECSqClFZk9CoVvy7zKoxHAFlwPSd8JtUtMRtDl8/s320/P1000975.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447216539467521154" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family: courier new;">Hooray, it's me! Welcome to the first renovation post. I have now owned the house for three weeks and I think that we are making some quantifiable progress. Even better, I now know how to refinish hardwood floors.</span><br /></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center; font-family: courier new;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjghTPG-1rtXudmemA1Y29ZJTJKuFQuZHla0IhF61QE6F-LuL1c9SHwhiH508qlrouKhfyL7xiZmfP4VeogDMs9Kmk6MvBLVfXu538vkGKhjB3rEnqHdcbYdC2Xr5-F3ydmXG2gqm3aFZA/s1600-h/P1000951.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjghTPG-1rtXudmemA1Y29ZJTJKuFQuZHla0IhF61QE6F-LuL1c9SHwhiH508qlrouKhfyL7xiZmfP4VeogDMs9Kmk6MvBLVfXu538vkGKhjB3rEnqHdcbYdC2Xr5-F3ydmXG2gqm3aFZA/s320/P1000951.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447216334723000354" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;">This is Jeff. He's doing a lot of work free of charge.<br /></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center; font-family: courier new;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwn5uETDXPhU2DZ08jMp1OdG-67MGUP7Q1tJCI6lG3wzbY88yJS5ECXQd0nEimiT05ZTb_qKL9bHb8cRZlK7ryEreSz-SzqqrkJ9a0N3bz74LC9VnkIJ4-FQNe4qTVeYGauBxCg_uumH0/s1600-h/P1000820.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwn5uETDXPhU2DZ08jMp1OdG-67MGUP7Q1tJCI6lG3wzbY88yJS5ECXQd0nEimiT05ZTb_qKL9bHb8cRZlK7ryEreSz-SzqqrkJ9a0N3bz74LC9VnkIJ4-FQNe4qTVeYGauBxCg_uumH0/s320/P1000820.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447216149712727970" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;">Remember, this is the master bedroom before.<br /></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center; font-family: courier new;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5AvkpMnrqyEPy-EIwwXV_T3OsgALs4wMpt1hMbZwpZCzrtl_iREpsY6g4wzzQ4EV5ETNJynlDLxWHmGXdSWIgTanEibNU_4j8HIh9f2xYoJPPoUPOz2I6EjMSsXfuWBmIFOQhYYKs2BQ/s1600-h/P1000857.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5AvkpMnrqyEPy-EIwwXV_T3OsgALs4wMpt1hMbZwpZCzrtl_iREpsY6g4wzzQ4EV5ETNJynlDLxWHmGXdSWIgTanEibNU_4j8HIh9f2xYoJPPoUPOz2I6EjMSsXfuWBmIFOQhYYKs2BQ/s320/P1000857.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447215639149105826" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;">Wow so green! What was I thinking? This is only the first coat, it gets better.<br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;">(don't know what those spots are incidentally)<br /></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center; font-family: courier new;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid2CTG_pIycfH41AK7hp40PW97fqtivEdU0G6r_-lHVYm7ep4G8siFGoPp_Tjki54_9Thf3CUrurs922H2oSf4yfghpFudbDUXk5BO2zq6WG0sC4xePW85kcBZm_ihWsfRhMTkV0g4Zyw/s1600-h/P1000861.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid2CTG_pIycfH41AK7hp40PW97fqtivEdU0G6r_-lHVYm7ep4G8siFGoPp_Tjki54_9Thf3CUrurs922H2oSf4yfghpFudbDUXk5BO2zq6WG0sC4xePW85kcBZm_ihWsfRhMTkV0g4Zyw/s320/P1000861.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447215442266475490" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;">Pretty sunset outside! Not so pretty inside.<br /></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center; font-family: courier new;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi989M8II_CjfEXuS_79NG9uUsz6o_WYXS3MN8MmzbDuGbmcmcrbUXyRSCbhxVbnTClna4CJLqsMsMKEm87pGoFtIhMPOpjEQWNQ5Qt1B9UTaII1eQFYGI-A4f1dH8neBTmkAQnwjQK9lI/s1600-h/P1000881.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi989M8II_CjfEXuS_79NG9uUsz6o_WYXS3MN8MmzbDuGbmcmcrbUXyRSCbhxVbnTClna4CJLqsMsMKEm87pGoFtIhMPOpjEQWNQ5Qt1B9UTaII1eQFYGI-A4f1dH8neBTmkAQnwjQK9lI/s320/P1000881.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447215204771964210" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;">The initial sanding of the floors. We rented this from home depot and Jeff did most of the work.<br /></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center; font-family: courier new;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAX54YWrwM5B0UcStXH0uLA8QJl99Cf_JEUORC7fGBctMlu2_b-ne75H2wNe06mAxkSzXVfhdlxlFeBydCcyOjNPg8zHr312GCVy_yO2yWz1TxMuOD7ltLxvDe19WHtWaBZrofu9AnHOg/s1600-h/P1000937.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAX54YWrwM5B0UcStXH0uLA8QJl99Cf_JEUORC7fGBctMlu2_b-ne75H2wNe06mAxkSzXVfhdlxlFeBydCcyOjNPg8zHr312GCVy_yO2yWz1TxMuOD7ltLxvDe19WHtWaBZrofu9AnHOg/s320/P1000937.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447214949454633138" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;">So it turns out that refinishing floors requires a lot of vacuuming.<br /></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center; font-family: courier new;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQsVcGTBQpdoPqdgGj_dgDnN0lZXYxRYDXBlgy-HThUKlVwWBPgXVD0h59LjraaDC83vl2dN-AtYmwSh6CUMFSRLWMlLYAD6M_t_fd5dtNbG-0QC-GhZs4eiA4HDrzJDfE7SKATLHBEx4/s1600-h/P1000950.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQsVcGTBQpdoPqdgGj_dgDnN0lZXYxRYDXBlgy-HThUKlVwWBPgXVD0h59LjraaDC83vl2dN-AtYmwSh6CUMFSRLWMlLYAD6M_t_fd5dtNbG-0QC-GhZs4eiA4HDrzJDfE7SKATLHBEx4/s320/P1000950.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447214445671576978" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;">Putting a coat of varnish on the floor. I decided to go with the risky choice of a matte finish and no stain because I love the look of the natural floor. I wish I also would have chosen a flat paint not a semi-gloss but oh well, maybe next remodel.<br /></span></div>m e a d o whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03145540951872793238noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342577161624473708.post-49924905974597999952010-03-10T18:38:00.001-08:002010-04-01T20:43:30.036-07:00BEFORE<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style=";font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;">Disclaimer: some of these photos contain graphic images of kitschy linoleum and other horrific</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> </span><span style=";font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;">crimes. also, if this is what your house looks like this may not be the blog for you.<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style=";font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO09Fb3wSqtXXTJgtIn6tHKl8EJbthP_6eCLrn44JyQDNfu37kLx9VCOrKimYlwQukrCtkoXYYumbk15fZaLVEaGVutWEBxra3TCs5-9CHBfJG2BuLKqbeWBy3PJrGgaD3TayyeK-jOKA/s1600-h/P1000853.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO09Fb3wSqtXXTJgtIn6tHKl8EJbthP_6eCLrn44JyQDNfu37kLx9VCOrKimYlwQukrCtkoXYYumbk15fZaLVEaGVutWEBxra3TCs5-9CHBfJG2BuLKqbeWBy3PJrGgaD3TayyeK-jOKA/s320/P1000853.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447210238501603682" border="0" /></a></span><span style=";font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;">Look at my cute house key!<br /><br /><br /></span></div></div> </div> <div style="text-align: center;font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgabD8FOPFWwQK8d6xfhaaFZDrTjsjsIOYO369p1NYTI1W5GqDI6EXQvPFCrXWTliL5XjebprLtoQWWaMO4mGQvEsObgw8Qhqmr8RDfpep2aTGiWG8GeRbDbW8foNfhG1IEvOdELVmF18/s1600-h/P1000866.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgabD8FOPFWwQK8d6xfhaaFZDrTjsjsIOYO369p1NYTI1W5GqDI6EXQvPFCrXWTliL5XjebprLtoQWWaMO4mGQvEsObgw8Qhqmr8RDfpep2aTGiWG8GeRbDbW8foNfhG1IEvOdELVmF18/s320/P1000866.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447207249408087250" border="0" /></a></span><span style=";font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;">Hardwood floors<br /><br /><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBwYeAwmP4eKrgPo5hMWInKMhOTOcjPTRmUhHYhv_J0zchyphenhyphenfIlssXARp5DcCWqSJ906voO2OatYCQvbq6846gDCNRTZOQVWGo06yrTCJK7cg_HnLzxiYhcTthjzC0tpwssxNf3ZZMg14I/s1600-h/P1000839.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBwYeAwmP4eKrgPo5hMWInKMhOTOcjPTRmUhHYhv_J0zchyphenhyphenfIlssXARp5DcCWqSJ906voO2OatYCQvbq6846gDCNRTZOQVWGo06yrTCJK7cg_HnLzxiYhcTthjzC0tpwssxNf3ZZMg14I/s320/P1000839.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447206883332560098" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;">View of back of house<br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">(pardon the ghost)</span><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpmuUajdXg5pNFbpLPGAYXmsuQhP2HO7cwCJNm24U0xhUWtK__aVAr7QTNto5N7YKy4cgKq9puJpSHBA2iZwjTNYFpS7-H9eRn7sTU5Y5VhdH3xJRs0y3Pe-61MA4gBBi48Yiyz-v9iPs/s1600-h/P1000827.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpmuUajdXg5pNFbpLPGAYXmsuQhP2HO7cwCJNm24U0xhUWtK__aVAr7QTNto5N7YKy4cgKq9puJpSHBA2iZwjTNYFpS7-H9eRn7sTU5Y5VhdH3xJRs0y3Pe-61MA4gBBi48Yiyz-v9iPs/s320/P1000827.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447206682006435986" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">Scary bathroom</span><br /><br /><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMMBd255HgO3A7_jeJxenwOG-yjL1wGkheT3NS2OJpTezYDqN7gXNvBhDlctoQ1loeLBYUeMRDuXYNU20Zcf-8GtWVtEFws9M-hCaf0X4O8a2rHUzrOYymgWSB1rwWML13Zec7FjRJlBo/s1600-h/P1000825.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMMBd255HgO3A7_jeJxenwOG-yjL1wGkheT3NS2OJpTezYDqN7gXNvBhDlctoQ1loeLBYUeMRDuXYNU20Zcf-8GtWVtEFws9M-hCaf0X4O8a2rHUzrOYymgWSB1rwWML13Zec7FjRJlBo/s320/P1000825.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447206531902918434" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">Detail of wallpaper in guest bedroom</span><br /><br /><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6hpdOM-casKRuqq980rYcT4wHZUaGWMXeanuTXsAkiDPcVVkuVMUNLUEI_QHVIkIwJVCbjt_lOAXEzWbZbWN8QvBE8qnNhuRL8bsAqV7Iivs73cEnhoYLxyp9vhsh7-05QkBvTRYlz_A/s1600-h/P1000823.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6hpdOM-casKRuqq980rYcT4wHZUaGWMXeanuTXsAkiDPcVVkuVMUNLUEI_QHVIkIwJVCbjt_lOAXEzWbZbWN8QvBE8qnNhuRL8bsAqV7Iivs73cEnhoYLxyp9vhsh7-05QkBvTRYlz_A/s320/P1000823.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447206354741787794" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">Guest bedroom</span><br /><br /><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBijGBNuEiLXsmsAn70swnXhrltwwpIfKl6fQZYxaGvKXMk_E7fnVvMHjSVk58YW0W0wpWs8hP0MsCImPhhIoLM9mexOT81s68-TP_OSF-yaQ8SALuvQyvV2Iar10jvlEJ_nR1ArrPk-I/s1600-h/P1000820.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBijGBNuEiLXsmsAn70swnXhrltwwpIfKl6fQZYxaGvKXMk_E7fnVvMHjSVk58YW0W0wpWs8hP0MsCImPhhIoLM9mexOT81s68-TP_OSF-yaQ8SALuvQyvV2Iar10jvlEJ_nR1ArrPk-I/s320/P1000820.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447206108160057026" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">Bedroom #1</span><br /><br /><br /><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpmNDKPVaMeeJsDPEWUy2E6XoRM0QjGVp0KA9yz-7vAZzfAPKAa5WUt7GHAgivEmdE-MCloxV7cWI81Lep8xkYYghz4a_t6aP5r4C5FfW39db2c2pJU_k7MiuNh976bVmqTbRvMq_Iylo/s1600-h/P1000819.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpmNDKPVaMeeJsDPEWUy2E6XoRM0QjGVp0KA9yz-7vAZzfAPKAa5WUt7GHAgivEmdE-MCloxV7cWI81Lep8xkYYghz4a_t6aP5r4C5FfW39db2c2pJU_k7MiuNh976bVmqTbRvMq_Iylo/s320/P1000819.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447205772420515234" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">Sweet butterfly wallpaper survives!</span><br /><br /><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHJsiHb0xE8hRT5O430iee2uqWuPkY2A1GpLxSbF2HCto4XaBG4ondoX9NzkUuBdXa9RFHvpcUVllMBEYnNVgatPsrO_afTS_ze_Q2CW40R0ZGsnoaIqXt1ODyWwl88OipMvbPH0YKVC0/s1600-h/P1000817.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHJsiHb0xE8hRT5O430iee2uqWuPkY2A1GpLxSbF2HCto4XaBG4ondoX9NzkUuBdXa9RFHvpcUVllMBEYnNVgatPsrO_afTS_ze_Q2CW40R0ZGsnoaIqXt1ODyWwl88OipMvbPH0YKVC0/s320/P1000817.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447205536291732322" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">You ask why? I ask why not?</span><br /><br /><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrD75SphIpe4SQMcwNALatk3IFqHyTtBHFcpxfIlvIM164K7egrJk5YWRoXS4o1RvvWK43tOd8_0ULPCvPAbVg0fwkK_6hb6zTBJ-GWR6eyjxxJkVQDF4NFpJv97zutcjzW7-lm03r_nk/s1600-h/P1000815.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrD75SphIpe4SQMcwNALatk3IFqHyTtBHFcpxfIlvIM164K7egrJk5YWRoXS4o1RvvWK43tOd8_0ULPCvPAbVg0fwkK_6hb6zTBJ-GWR6eyjxxJkVQDF4NFpJv97zutcjzW7-lm03r_nk/s320/P1000815.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447205316131817234" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;">View of the backyard from inside a window<br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:85%;">(pardon the crack</span>)</span><br /><br /><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgQ4Mrcp736VSOtO4k-HWKikqeS043pNccuwouBmSIiDVrQXsd0ixAQXawL_qJ4e5Ay6WvJ72F86yPTAHrVz8reUzLVXJ4koJ55u2977uggNc3keFtfqq9bpMPbnU-1Mh_rnsOZoUMMLM/s1600-h/P1000814.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgQ4Mrcp736VSOtO4k-HWKikqeS043pNccuwouBmSIiDVrQXsd0ixAQXawL_qJ4e5Ay6WvJ72F86yPTAHrVz8reUzLVXJ4koJ55u2977uggNc3keFtfqq9bpMPbnU-1Mh_rnsOZoUMMLM/s320/P1000814.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447205168981984194" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">"patio room"</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">boasts not one but FIVE different types of wood paneling</span><br /><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxXO8qRT-uPEfgX_vav7cBtmXeJ1KpxY1RO9OmAcq0RkQkk1eiGeYdwhY8TAltmQLDa-YMhJWAC1HcVB8besH3Jv5WykkOkmabyngWaSZLwXcYeI3YpNRzg5ArkBwWPtcPUtBKPLi36Bk/s1600-h/P1000813.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxXO8qRT-uPEfgX_vav7cBtmXeJ1KpxY1RO9OmAcq0RkQkk1eiGeYdwhY8TAltmQLDa-YMhJWAC1HcVB8besH3Jv5WykkOkmabyngWaSZLwXcYeI3YpNRzg5ArkBwWPtcPUtBKPLi36Bk/s320/P1000813.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447204935149715682" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">the scene from the laundry room looking out into the "patio room"</span><br /><br /><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidnzcnCJhUCa22XwQ6kPXTIx4mhyCdq_UbiEPLPqwVX1Lc0bqfZo4mRMbVLM6Wd6HxvsBh6KdmpXRPcd5TCLvEE7O5apQx57hxDeES9JATYzzXWpQ6r3dt-3w6tg_YH29d08jsCpKeiY8/s1600-h/P1000804.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidnzcnCJhUCa22XwQ6kPXTIx4mhyCdq_UbiEPLPqwVX1Lc0bqfZo4mRMbVLM6Wd6HxvsBh6KdmpXRPcd5TCLvEE7O5apQx57hxDeES9JATYzzXWpQ6r3dt-3w6tg_YH29d08jsCpKeiY8/s320/P1000804.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447204599023836626" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">Perhaps it will look better in the summer?</span><br /><br /><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyoJVd_6nuLtG4REVf2114gTbfic6tdKoaoMGaR2Z1iwPpyttmakK9iw0qlyrir3EbhnR6KHEjvt0JuiardurVQ9y0IOgz-kBm5a5JQ9NL6GtA41NNZi4OeAwpWo8v7ZECilPFC60RnIc/s1600-h/P1000802.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyoJVd_6nuLtG4REVf2114gTbfic6tdKoaoMGaR2Z1iwPpyttmakK9iw0qlyrir3EbhnR6KHEjvt0JuiardurVQ9y0IOgz-kBm5a5JQ9NL6GtA41NNZi4OeAwpWo8v7ZECilPFC60RnIc/s320/P1000802.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447204406300361234" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">!</span><br /><br /><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4DDdyBglCWnpsxAyKgO_rTiFY4n132sSNvbZF_mSIgCgVKgKuxuKwtULDwyLzhEU4qp-6lWPMMGo8j0a2PQezhkvzVD7U3vQjC0l99BRbu9KcLF6nWHXrisYsDMUHVWOFfsHU1BMJuYA/s1600-h/P1000799.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4DDdyBglCWnpsxAyKgO_rTiFY4n132sSNvbZF_mSIgCgVKgKuxuKwtULDwyLzhEU4qp-6lWPMMGo8j0a2PQezhkvzVD7U3vQjC0l99BRbu9KcLF6nWHXrisYsDMUHVWOFfsHU1BMJuYA/s320/P1000799.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447204106913687042" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">Weird but wonderfully retro cut out above wall between kitchen and living room.</span><br /><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;font-family:courier new;"><span style=";font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEr6j2TTkHF2YW3Fd5FCGdLhTGE4xeEvsJlIrPg7ZAXbi3dE_l9ZAFdqtkss2onNcCY1GlydWShj9Np5GvQN-yX2-DW6An3hqcFb1u5nUGn29LWUdzf7TT24CYYU1YA2d9bWM69x6-PAo/s1600-h/P1000798.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEr6j2TTkHF2YW3Fd5FCGdLhTGE4xeEvsJlIrPg7ZAXbi3dE_l9ZAFdqtkss2onNcCY1GlydWShj9Np5GvQN-yX2-DW6An3hqcFb1u5nUGn29LWUdzf7TT24CYYU1YA2d9bWM69x6-PAo/s320/P1000798.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447203804484847442" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">Of course the wood paneling covers paint which covers wallpaper.</span><br /><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;font-family:courier new;"><span style=";font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHOe2nwLsObur7xgoMudniZhPqcDgcDMZKQJ3kuWPq0gaWkPQKYJl1XPwYe-MMAOihX92KKINzlBDYn2Ef1ebui_UeLgN47oKeNowAMOWDV4AYDoSr7gadNVUlyJSfhkHGj_dZNy3g9p8/s1600-h/Kitchen.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHOe2nwLsObur7xgoMudniZhPqcDgcDMZKQJ3kuWPq0gaWkPQKYJl1XPwYe-MMAOihX92KKINzlBDYn2Ef1ebui_UeLgN47oKeNowAMOWDV4AYDoSr7gadNVUlyJSfhkHGj_dZNy3g9p8/s320/Kitchen.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447203451483542578" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">The Kitchen.</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">eh.</span><br /><br /></span></div> <span style=";font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;">So there you have it! Let the renovations begin!</span>m e a d o whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03145540951872793238noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342577161624473708.post-63909421032006555612010-03-06T07:36:00.000-08:002010-03-10T19:51:26.593-08:00HOUSE...........roadhouse<span style=";font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;" >Welcome to my blog of remodeling my house! It's going to be so fun and I'm doing it as cheaply as possible so that will be fun too! </span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><span style=";font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;" >Background:</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><span style=";font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;" >Built 1951</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> <span style="font-family: courier new;">( so mid-century - yes, modern - no )</span><br /><br /></span><span style=";font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;" >Roughly 1200 sq. ft. ( and I do mean rough )</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><span style=";font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;" >Presently decorated with a delightful mix of materials!</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><span style=";font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;" >Pics to follow.......</span>m e a d o whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03145540951872793238noreply@blogger.com0