Category Archives: garden unit

Garden Apartment

Mask or Embrace the Lumps & Bumps?

Posted on July 29, 2010 by carrie

I’ve come to terms with the fact that the concrete floors in the basement just are what they are. And what they are is lumpy & uneven. Long ago I made peace with the fact that I won’t ever have … Continue reading →

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Garden Apartment Kitchen

Posted on July 28, 2010 by carrie

The garden apartment kitchen is giving me an ucler. Or maybe a migraine. Probably both. Here are the facts: The sink needs to be super narrow.  Like less than 16×20″ narrow. Which pretty much leaves me with tiny bar sink … Continue reading →

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Patching a Ceiling

Posted on July 27, 2010 by carrie

Measure. Triple check said measurements about 16 times. Using this, make the straight cuts. Using this, make the curvy cuts. Vacuum. Admire. Screw. Trim down the largest cut out piece to fit behind the pipe. Tape & mud. Tape & … Continue reading →

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A Quick Update

Posted on July 20, 2010 by carrie

This was supposed to come yesterday but this weekend (& yesterday) really flew by. In an effort to make my August 1 deadline for the garden apartment, things have been kicked into high gear. Not a night goes by without … Continue reading →

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The Forgotten Toy

Posted on July 15, 2010 by carrie

Found via a craigslist ad for something completely unrelated in the garage of a retiring contractor. Told to take it {for free} as the condition was unknown. Stashed in my parents basement for over a year. Forgotten about until last … Continue reading →

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Eat lunch? Or sand spackle?

Posted on July 14, 2010 by carrie

I am nipple deep in the sand/spackle/repeat drill. Today ~ instead of eating lunch ~ I spent the 1 hour and 13 minutes I had between my morning meeting and my afternoon meeting sanding spackle. I went from this – To this – Back … Continue reading →

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Well It Wasn’t A Sandwich

Posted on July 7, 2010 by carrie

I’m back from the basement. Still alive. Although after several dive bombings from the flies, I wasn’t sure if I’d make it. Friday, after freaking out about the swarm of flies in my basement, I mustered the courage to get … Continue reading →

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It’s Probably Not a Dead Body. Right?

Posted on July 2, 2010 by carrie

Last night at about 8pm, I went to the basement with the intention of taking some measurements and prepping for today. Today is the first Friday I have had off and free all summer and I have great plans to … Continue reading →

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Thermocouple

Posted on December 2, 2009 by carrie

After all these arts & crafts posts, we need to get back to some serious home DIYing. Except, we have a little problem. This is our furnace. Prior to owning a home, I only had to deal with one other … Continue reading →

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Mantle Progress

Posted on September 4, 2009 by carrie

While we painted trim upstairs, a little elf {Dad A} got busy with the garden apartment mantle. For the past few weeks, we’ve put the garden apartment reno on hold to focus on our living space. The brick fireplace/mantle/TV nook … Continue reading →

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