February 2006 - Posts
I left a pot of coffee for Nick and his dad as I headed to work this morning. Yesterday we finished all the prep work and the first planks of the bamboo floor were glued together. There's a lot of pictures, so I hope they don't take too long to load.
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My dad is here for a week to help with the renovation. Today was our first day of work. The plan for the week is to install the bamboo floor in the kitchen and foyer, and to construct and install the base cabinets in the kitchen. We spent the morning
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In order to lay the bamboo flooring, the cabinet bases need to be installed first so we know exactly where/what the floor butts up to. That also means that we need to run the electrical along the wall with the stove, insulate,and hang drywall before we
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If everything goes as planned, there will be bamboo floors in the entryway, hallway and kitchen by the end of next week. I can hardly wait! We can finally recycle the large pieces of cardboard that have been serving as "runners" and protecting the radiant
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It’s been a long time coming: we now have serious lighting in our living / dining areas. This weekend I installed 16 recessed 4” cans and wired them to 3 new ASPIRE dimmer switches. It was a lot of work, and my neck is pretty stiff from working overhead
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This weekend is off to a pretty good start. In fact it’s gone so well that I’m now completely pooped and am laying horizontal on the couch as I write this. I don’t think I’m gonna move for an hour or two, at least. Mostly I’m tired out because I carried
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I got a letter in the mail yesterday from Taunton Press informing me that they're shutting down Inspired House magazine! This is the ONLY design-centric magazine I like - all the others suck, IMO. We were subscribers since the first issue, and have been
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