Tag Archives: basement

Garden Apt. After: Main Room

Posted on October 5, 2010 by carrie

Oh this garden apartment. . . Looking through old photos, I realize this was one of the very, very first projects started. So what counts as “before”? Is “before” what the place looked like when we walked around with our … Continue reading →

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It’s DONE!!!!!!

Posted on September 3, 2010 by carrie

You. Guys. So much good news to share I just have to spill. I’ll come back with deets next week about things like – 1. How my mother found a deep, top-mount sink that met my dimension AND budget requirements. … Continue reading →

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Garden Unit: Progress!!

Posted on August 25, 2010 by carrie

The walls are white. The bathroom & kitchen floors are painted. The kitchen is going in. Main floor gets 1 coat of BIN primer + 2 coats of Bittersweet Stem exterior deck & concrete paint. Then baseboards. Then finishing stuff. … Continue reading →

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The List that Never Ends

Posted on August 20, 2010 by carrie

12:47am: Time to call it a night. The back door for the garden unit is finally hung but still not done. Every time I cross something off my list, I notice 2 more things that need to be added. For … Continue reading →

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Our Little Secret

Posted on August 18, 2010 by carrie

With the holes finally patched and walls FINALLY spackled, it was time to paint. Did you hear that?! TIME. TO. PAINT! I hate painting but the realization that the garden apartment was FINALLY FAR ENOUGH ALONG TO PAINT! was more … Continue reading →

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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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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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