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A 1998 fireplace transformed into a modern fireplace

I never thought about it very much, but our fireplace was very 1998. The green marble, the brass handles, the oak colored mantle etc. We didn’t like it, but I figured we would change it all out far in the … Continue reading

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The garage renovation project is moving along

In October, we made a lot of progress on the garage. The kids continued to help me clean out the garage, painting the walls, and moving the monster freezer and other items. We’ve continued to sort and clean out junk, … Continue reading

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The Garage Renovation Project continues – painting and painting and more painting

As avid readers may recall, we replaced our original (and dented) garage doors in October 2018. In May 2019, we started prepping, cleaning, and priming the garage walls. We hadn’t decided on a color yet, but we definitely needed to … Continue reading

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Oooh, aaaah, we have a new outdoor bar cart

Last Christmas, my sister and her husband bought us an outdoor bar cart for use when entertaining in the backyard. It’s, of course, been cold and rainy these past few months, so no one has needed it. With Memorial Day … Continue reading

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The Garage Renovation Project has commenced – Phase 1 (Painting)

A new year, a new home project. The chaos that is our garage has been bothering me for eons. Yes, that’s right. Eons. I’ve been cleaning it out slowly these past few months, but that’s only step one. The next … Continue reading

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Follow-up on the new master bedroom closet

Quick follow-up on our master bedroom closet and the renovation that started last December – we started organizing and hanging up our clothes last month. Still working out what makes the most sense, but so far, so good. Still need … Continue reading

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Exciting home updating news – new TVs (and new devices) in interesting places

We had a $200 credit from Verizon / Samsung after upgrading our FiOS plan. It had sat around unused for many months because I didn’t know how to use it. We could use it towards a new TV, Chromebook, tablet, … Continue reading

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We’ve begun our final home improvement project of the year – updating our master bedroom

You know what’s ironic to me? This year, we had planned to add recessed lighting to the family room, and paint the interior walls for the entire main floor. If we were lucky, we wanted to paint/stain the railings as … Continue reading

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I have no money — all of my money is tied up in fancy garage doors

I think it was July or August when our main garage door broke. Specifically, one of the torsion springs snapped, and we’ve been unable to open the door ever since. I had a company come out to look at it … Continue reading

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We renovated our main floor powder room/bathroom (What do you call it?)

In August/September 2018, we used a local contractor to renovate our main floor powder room / bathroom. It’s been annoying us for a long while now — it was very outdated. Due to cost, we opted to keep the tile … Continue reading

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