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Finally Clean
Last Saturday, the Family Team cleaned our house top to bottom. We vacuumed, scrubbed, then mopped every square inch of our 1600 sqft abode. It was truly a team effort. {The camera also got stranded here on the 3rd floor, … Continue reading
Adios Regular Phone
We have officially cut off our phone line. The phone lines snake around on top of the baseboard throughout our entire house. In preparation for painting our bedroom, the wire creeping up to the third floor and into our bedroom … Continue reading
“Just to Look”
Last night the hubs & I decided to take an impromptu trip to IKEA. Just to look. We have 3 different IKEA’s within 15 miles of us; the closest being 5 miles away in Elizabeth. We browsed & split an … Continue reading
A{nother} Clean Bathroom
At the beginning of the month, Mom A cleaned the 2nd floor bathroom. {It’s managed to stay relatively clean but only because we don’t live there yet.} Meanwhile, the 3rd floor bathroom sat looking like this. Neglected. Covered with sawdust from … Continue reading
In Progress
Saturday was spent cleaning the house from top to bottom. We literally mopped ourselves out the front doors. Unfortunately, we also stranded the camera on the 3rd floor. D’oh! I’m off today and headed to the house to crack open … Continue reading
Cable Craziness
Since the house was previously rented out to 4 college students (1 per bedroom), cable was run in every room. You’d think that was a good thing. I guess it was but it was done in the craziest way. I’m … Continue reading
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Tagged basement, cable, demo, demolition, newark, nj, renovation, row home, row house, rowhome
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What Weekends Used to Be
On those weekends not spent hanging out with our family, this is what weekends used to be. Lazy Saturday afternoons or quiet Sunday mornings. Time spent just hanging out on the sofa. Throwing toys. Napping. Just general hanging out. Doing … Continue reading
Mom Always Said Don’t Strip
And mothers are usually right. Between sanding & spackling, our Saturday consisted of attempting to strip the window frames in our bedroom. We spread it on and covered it with strips of the paper. I think we made 2 mistakes … Continue reading
Fixing the Kitchen Cabinet
Back at the end of July, our awesome friend Erin helped us primeone of the free kitchen cabinets we found on craigslist. As you can see, the base cabinet is most definitely used and has holes from its prior installation. … Continue reading
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