This was a job. That we completed over a year ago. Sorry… life with a renovation. First, there was the planning. We had a brick fireplace. The only change we made to…
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My only home goal for this Covid winter has already been accomplished! I had planned to re-face our living room fireplace for a while, and winter seemed like the perfect time to…
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I just can’t keep still. Even during the height of Covid, I needed to keep working on something, to improve our home. The only place that is truly separate from the rest…
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In my most nasal Seinfeld impression, I have to ask: “what’s the deal with mini split thermostats?” Before the birth of our son, we decided that our 1948 house needed air conditioning.…
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We have a baby!! The first exclamation point is sincere. The second is because someone might actually read this post. If you had asked me to write this a few weeks ago,…
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From the very beginning of our mudroom renovation project, we knew that our final flourish was going to be tricky. Through intense planning early in the design phase, a little space was…
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At the entrance to our home sits a patchwork of tile that, until today, was in desperate need of some TLC. Quite possibly an original tenant of our 1948 residence, the grout of…
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Early in our house-hunting adventures, one question we never thought to ask was “does our car fit in the garage?” Even if you’ve never seen our car – who we call “Jaws”…
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One of the first things you need to do as a homeowner is obtain insurance for your new home. Before finalizing your premium, some carriers like to perform a survey of your…
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One of the last questions we received from our home’s previous owner before switching hands was whether or not we wanted to keep the old metal bench in the basement. Rich’s response,…