Author Archives: carrie

My New Toy!

Posted on July 5, 2009 by carrie

Now that the floors are finished, we’re starting to prep for painting. I have a feeling the prep work will take longer than actually painting but having a good foundation is crucial. While we had the treads of the staircases … Continue reading →

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Wall of Awesome

Posted on July 5, 2009 by carrie

I know a bunch of you check out our progress from your readers. But if you could pop out of them for just a second, I’d like to draw your eye to our latest feature – The Wall of Awesome. … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday, America!

Posted on July 4, 2009 by carrie

Hope everyone is having a wonderful 4th of July! We are heading to Hoboken in hopes of seeing the Macy’s fireworks. They’re being set off in the Hudson river this year. We’ve got chairs-in-a-bag (think soccer mom or camping staples) … Continue reading →

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Priorities

Posted on July 3, 2009 by carrie

How is it July already?! The summer seems to be flying by. After getting the floors finished and it already being July, we decided it’s time to revisit our giant TO DO list. Is our current list still in the … Continue reading →

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Go Newark Restaurant Week!

Posted on July 2, 2009 by carrie

Next week is Newark Restaurant Week!! Perfect timing too! Rob & I are taking next week off to work on the house and then go down the shore for a little. 31 different restaurants will participating. From the looks of … Continue reading →

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Before the Poly

Posted on July 1, 2009 by carrie

The stain went down after they finished day 2 of sanding (last Thursday). It was the very last thing they did before leaving and they stained their way out of the house (top to bottom, back to front, right out … Continue reading →

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Success!

Posted on June 30, 2009 by carrie

We have stools!! 5, 24″ stainless steel stools are currently sitting in the back of our car. They’re not as distressed as I thought by the original picture but that’s not bad thing. The finish is very similar to that … Continue reading →

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Road Trip!!

Posted on June 30, 2009 by carrie

It is 9:30pm and I’m typing this from my iPhone. About an hour ago I was passively trolling around craigslist and came across an ad for 5 “totally cool” stainless steel stools. They certainly looked “totally cool” from the smallish … Continue reading →

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Stain Color??

Posted on June 30, 2009 by carrie

Yesterday I told you what we picked for the top coat but I suppose it might be nice to know what exactly went on BEFORE the poly. Right? Well deal. Timeline so far: Wednesday: first day of sanding & we … Continue reading →

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Satin or Semi-Gloss: The Result Show

Posted on June 29, 2009 by carrie

Saturday we were debating a satin or semi-gloss finish to wrap up our our floor refinishing project. And the WINNER IS….. SATIN! SATIN WINS!! THAAAAAAAAA SATINS WINS!   *NOTE: The above picture is NOT of our house or floor. (pic found … Continue reading →

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