renovating a townhouse & raising twins
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We’ve been hard at work turning our backyard into someplace we actually like to spend time. Our little oasis, if you will, and every oasis needs water. We had “some sort of water feature” on our wish list from the start, but it took a while to settle on the right kind for us. Our criteria (in…
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I believe I mentioned I have a thing for contact paper (Yep. Mm-hmm.) I’m back at it, this time sprucing up our entry way. When we moved in, there was a small coat closet immediately inside the front door. Here’s the only photo we have of that situation. (Sorry, Sweetheart.) As you can see, the…
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Since we’re having the house painted (in two days!), I’ve been thinking about what to do for a house number. Here’s the standard issue that came with the place. That was ripped off nearly immediately during initial demo. Then we went without a house number for a while, relying on the prominently…
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OK, folks, it’s decision time. Big time decision time. This isn’t the minor leagues, deciding what color to spray paint a flea market knick-knack or even choosing colors for a room. Those can be undone fairly easily. Oh no, I’m venturing into a 5-7 year paint commitment. As I previously revealed…
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When we started the home buying process in 2008, we were pretty sure we were condo people. For one thing, we loved the idea of a nice spacious balcony with lush potted plants, but shuddered at the thought of caring for a real yard. We had a yard at our first place together. Let’s just say the…