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We were very indecisive about which room to begin next. With limited time to work on renovations, I decided to work on the foyer & entry way. Since it’s a small room, I think this will be easier to finish
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One room down, eight or nine more to go! It was “fun”… and by that I mean some late nights, one blow torch, several cans of paint, lots of nails, and a sore neck and worn out arms – the
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If it’s too good to be true… it probably is. The dining room demo was a breeze. The old wood paneling and press cardboard ceiling tiles came done in a couple of hours. Even ripping down the cheese-cloth-backed 1940s wallpaper
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It’s Demo Day! So in preparation, I watched a few DIY videos for removing old wood paneling. Removed all the trim. Got out my crowbar and went to poppin’ the panels off. I have to say that the wood paneling
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Here are a couple of pics of the dining room the day before demo!
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When Ingrid and I walked through the house the 2nd or 3rd time, deciding whether to buy this 1941 house, Ingrid walked about of a bedroom declaring she thought she found shiplap in a closet. Knocking on a few living
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A photo walk through of the new place before any renovations are done
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Our first night in our new house ended up being a sleepover at Johnny’s parents house because we had a gas leak about the time the baby needed to go to sleep and we had to wait for the repair
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Yahoo! We have a new house. Ingrid and I are so excited. Here’s how we got here. After our wedding, we wanted to build a duplex on some land I owned; however, the city refused to allow the multifamily
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