Tag Archives: row house

Labor Day

Posted on September 7, 2009 by carrie

Today has been spent doing pretty much exactly as the name implies. Lots of packing. Lots & lots & lots of packing. What you see here is just the tip of the cardboard iceberg (packed mostly by my mother Saturday) … Continue reading →

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Happy Hours & Happy Finds

Posted on September 6, 2009 by carrie

Rob has downsized his record collection but in our apartment, they never had a proper home. For the most part, the records & the record player lived in the right half of our large entertainment/storage unit. The space wasn’t ideal … Continue reading →

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Wall Color

Posted on September 5, 2009 by carrie

After getting one coat of trim paint up last Saturday, we took a little trip over to Continental Hardware {the same place we found the kitschy bathroom replacement fixtures} to look at paint. The original paint plan was to do … 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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Thank You, Mr. President

Posted on September 2, 2009 by carrie

Don’t worry. This blog is about our home, not our political opinions. That said, the first-time home buyers $8,000 tax credit was a big incentive to buy our house. We plan on being in our home for way more than … Continue reading →

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Finally Legal

Posted on September 1, 2009 by carrie

Here in Brick City, residents on our block need a parking permit – which I wholly appreciate. The streets that bookend ours are metered parking {which is free on weekends and after 4pm & where the Family Team parks when … Continue reading →

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Weekend Recap

Posted on August 31, 2009 by carrie

This weekend we: painted the ceiling got the 1st coat of semi-gloss on the trim bought 4 Benjamin Moore samples for the bedroom wall got our resident parking permit obsessed about bedroom paint color mostly drywalled the garden apartment mantle … Continue reading →

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Primed

Posted on August 29, 2009 by carrie

Due to some awesome schedule shifting at work, I had this past Monday off. {I know; you’re green with envy. It’s ok. I still love you.} Instead of lounging in bed with bonbons all day, I spent it being productive. … Continue reading →

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Finally Clean

Posted on August 28, 2009 by carrie

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 →

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Adios Regular Phone

Posted on August 27, 2009 by carrie

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 →

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