Tag Archives: home improvement

It’s exciting times for this nerd: we’re hard-wiring our house with Gigabit Ethernet

Posted on July 5, 2017 by Joel

In our prior townhouse, I had this dream of running Gigabit Ethernet through the walls, so I could have blazing fast speeds. Alas, it was a pain in the butt, it would cost quite a bit of money, and we didn’t … Continue reading →

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New additions to the Lounge – bar cart, window bench pillow cushion, plus other stuff

Posted on July 4, 2017 by Joel

We’re nearing the home stretch with the Lounge.  We moved one of the speakers to the other side of the room and placed it on an older speaker stand for now.  We purchased a rug / carpet pad too give … Continue reading →

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Check it out – I installed the new chandelier

Posted on June 25, 2017 by Joel

New chandelier is up and running.

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Living Room / Den (Lounge?) Renovation – Day 450.75

Posted on June 22, 2017 by Joel

In the past two weeks, we’ve made some excellent progress with the room: Put together / added a coffee table  Added and hung up one piece of art Purchased a 2nd piece of art, but need a picture hanging kit … Continue reading →

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Living Room / Den Renovation – Day 432

Posted on June 10, 2017 by Joel

Couch and new rug set up. Also a 2nd coat of paint on the shelves. Handyman says we can start stacking books this week.

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Living Room / Den Renovation – Day 7

Posted on May 30, 2017 by Joel

The floor is in!

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Living Room / Den Renovation – Day 6

Posted on May 26, 2017 by Joel

On Friday, our electrician was here for a few hours to install four new 4″ recessed lighting fixtures, and to tie them temporarily to the wall switch. This week, I had to run around to three home improvement stores in … Continue reading →

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Living Room / Den Renovation – Day 5

Posted on May 24, 2017 by Joel

Good news! We had our new flooring delivered this week! It has to sit in our house and acclimate to our pocket of the multiverse for a few days before installation early next week

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Living Room / Den Renovation – Day 4

Posted on May 15, 2017 by Joel

This week, the shelves are beginning to go up, and we’ve got one coat of Essential Grey” paint up on the walls. I think it looks nice.

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Living Room / Den renovation – Day 2

Posted on May 5, 2017 by Joel

Bench is done(ish) and new bookshelfs are getting marked out.

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