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Eat lunch? Or sand spackle?

Posted on July 14, 2010 by carrie

I am nipple deep in the sand/spackle/repeat drill. Today ~ instead of eating lunch ~ I spent the 1 hour and 13 minutes I had between my morning meeting and my afternoon meeting sanding spackle. I went from this – To this – Back … Continue reading →

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How To: Diamond Tufted Headboard, Part 1

Posted on February 17, 2010 by carrie

Thank you for your awesome comments yesterday! You are just too kind. Of course you’ll be seeing a ‘How To’ {for those who asked}!! But not all in one post. I took 744 pictures plus video while making this thing. … Continue reading →

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Mom Always Said Don’t Strip

Posted on August 20, 2009 by carrie

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 →

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Aug. 14th

Posted on August 18, 2009 by carrie

Last Thursday night, Dad A came up and helped me sand & spackle. This wall has taken FOREVER to level out. As you may remember, the studs behind the wall aren’t even. You could never tell with the plaster because … Continue reading →

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Fixing a Hole in Plaster

Posted on August 7, 2009 by carrie

Behind the front door, just about where the door knob smacks into the wall, we had some pretty bad plaster. Luckily it seemed to only be confined to a smallish area. Before we crossed the hallways off our list, I … Continue reading →

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How to Paint a Medicine Cabinet

Posted on July 31, 2009 by carrie

I have plenty of pictures of the garden apartment basement before. But for some reason, I don’t have one at an angle that includes the medicine cabinet/vanity mirror actually in the wall. My dear mother-in-law removed it for us during … Continue reading →

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Hate. Lots & Lots of Hate.

Posted on July 15, 2009 by carrie

I want to punch our risers in the face; if risers on staircases had faces (or would it be singular “a face”?) but they don’t, so I can’t. GAH! Yesterday I was chipper and optimistic. Today, not so much. We … Continue reading →

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Review: JDL Floors

Posted on July 7, 2009 by carrie

For our floor refinishing, we used JDL Wood Floors. This post details why we selected them, now onto the review. Overall, we were very satisfied with the service and quality of the job and would highly recommend them. Our floors … Continue reading →

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Floors After!

Posted on July 7, 2009 by carrie

As promised, pictures of the floors after they’ve been refinished. I forgot to do the 3rd floor, but it’s pretty much the same. I thought it was interesting how differently the newer wood took the stain compared to the older … Continue reading →

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My New Toy!

Posted on July 5, 2009 by carrie

Now that the floors are finished, we’re starting to prep for painting. I have a feeling the prep work will take longer than actually painting but having a good foundation is crucial. While we had the treads of the staircases … Continue reading →

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