Category: Kenmore Place
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In a stunning reversal, I like my house and hate my husband. Ok, so that's too strong, but I'm cranky this morning. And we're not seeing eye to eye. But, like all our marital storms, this one will pass. What will stay, I hope, is my new satisfaction with the house. The painting continues, one…
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I was not made for home ownership. I prefer to move every two years or so, changing my view of the town I live in, if not the town itself, downgrading or upgrading as needed. Despite my love of architecture and design, I have never wanted to OWN architecture. Like my love of hotels, I…
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Viv: "When I grow up I want to marry Miss Tia" Mama: "Where will you live when you and Miss Tia are married?" Viv: "Why not right here, this house is great!" Mama: "This is mama and papa's house, you can't live here once you're grown up and married." Viv: "What if you're already dead?"…
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We're having a little family do today. I mentioned in passing that I wished the garbage cans weren't so visible. Five minutes later, he's building a screen. Posted with Blogsy
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The bathroom is finished! It took a year, but at last we have a working sink, toilet AND shower on the second floor. Our tile guy, dear and beloved Scott, did our job moonlighting between a day time tile gig and a night shift driving gig. So, one row at a time, over the…
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Viv dropped her doll's blankie in the sprinkler puddle. Clever girl, she used the dryer vent to take care of it. Of course, the dryer vent is missing its cover, because that's just how we roll these days. Surrender. Posted with Blogsy
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While Mom, Viv and I were road tripping, Paulie was home working away on the bedroom. Out came the groovy orange closet, fluorescent lights, acoustic tile ceiling and dark faux wood wall paneling. Underneath the 70's vintage cladding were remnants of a 70's teenage graffiti conversation, complete with sketches of guitars and booze bottles. This…
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Before After Just in time for the early spring weather, our new storm doors were installed a few weeks ago. Oh wait, we are supposed to get a big snow storm tomorrow—-nothing like a return on an investment! Posted with Blogsy
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Before/After More progress! The toilet, medicine cabinet, light fixture and sink are complete. That is technically a half bath—I'm totally thrilled! Just the shower tiling (and redoing the shower surround build out that was done incorrectly) remains. I give it another year. Posted with Blogsy
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After at last convincing Paulie that hiring another man to work on the house is not the same as having another man sleep with me, we have bathroom progress! The crew got the shower walls framed in, the new subfloor completed medicine cabinet roughed in, and the walls prepped for tile…in one day. We started…
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