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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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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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Working Windows Would Be Welcome

Posted on August 31, 2010 by carrie

Our windows are crap. Plain and simple. {what the master bedroom looked like “before”} They’re cheap vinyl replacement windows that have outlived their usefulness and need to be replaced. Some don’t open. Some don’t close. Some have cracked glass. Seals … 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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Spray Paint!

Posted on August 23, 2010 by carrie

After all the mudding & sanding was done, it was finally time to paint! Well, first the ice chipper/murder weapon was found. THEN it was time to paint. Since the entire room – floors included – were getting painted, it … 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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Homegrown Lunch

Posted on August 19, 2010 by carrie

I took a personal day today. The garden unit still isn’t finished and it needs to be. Like yesterday. After finally finishing a post for Glocally {my follow-up review of the Newark Boat Tour}, I decided to make myself some … 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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One Succulent Party

Posted on August 9, 2010 by carrie

Curious why my dining room table was in the living room? I threw a surprise bridal shower for a friend. And no, I did not iron the drop cloth tablecloth. Her colors were a pear green and latte. The succulents – purchased … Continue reading →

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