Tag Archives: garden apartment

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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Garden Apt. After: Bathroom

Posted on September 9, 2010 by carrie

Greetings Lovers! I think it is high time for some ‘After’ shots, don’t you? Today we’re going to kick off revealing the newly renovated Garden Apartment with the bathroom Before/After. Then we’ll work our way to the front of the … 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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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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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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Oh the Floor…

Posted on August 11, 2009 by carrie

I have waffled back & forth about what to do with our basement garden apt. floor more times than I care to admit. {mmmmm….. waffles…} The decided solution was to just slap a coat of paint down and call it … Continue reading →

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Leveler & Subfloor

Posted on August 10, 2009 by carrie

So many things to post about! I’ve got about 5 different drafts going right now but none of them are quite ready for primetime. BLAST! In the meantime…. Recommend your favorite below grade self-leveling floor leveler (to even out a … Continue reading →

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Successes

Posted on August 4, 2009 by carrie

This past weekend we hit some pretty disappointing snags but the weekend wasn’t a complete wash. We managed to get several productive things done. Here’s what happened downstairs – While tile in the garden apartment took 4 steps backward, the … Continue reading →

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Trogdor, The Burninator

Posted on June 17, 2009 by carrie

This is Trogdor, The Burninator. He’s our garden apartment mascot (until we paint the floor). Don’t you see it?? TROGDOR!!!! TROGDOR!!!

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Drywall the First

Posted on June 13, 2009 by carrie

Saturday was the first day we actually put up drywall, instead of ripping it down. And by “we”, I mean my dear husband, his father, & his cousin. I was off gallivanting with one of my bestest friends doing a … Continue reading →

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