Recently I wrote several posts detailing the process we've taken to repoint a portion of our 19th century masonry. From proper mortar selection to the whole learning process associated with making good looking mortar joints, it was a laborious task with a bit of a learning curve, but one made...
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Over the winter we tend to go through a bit of withdrawal when it comes to our Open Housing addiction. During the colder months the market tends to soften some and far fewer homes show up on the weekly open house listings. However, when spring arrives, so too do the...
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Thursday, April 25, 2013
10 Blogging Tips for Our 2nd Blogiversary
Posted by Alex
Wow! Can you believe it? Two years! Yes, that's right, this week marks our two year anniversary of when we started Old Town Home. To be quite honest, it's a little bit shocking that it's gone by so quickly. I still remember the night Wendy and I were sitting out...
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Wednesday, April 24, 2013
A Cheerful Frame of Mind: Honoring Vacation Memories
Posted by Wendy
It's official. We're "those" people. You know, the ones who leave their Christmas decorations up for months into the new year. I'm shaking my head in embarrassment. Thankfully we had last Friday's neighborhood party on the books, which forced us to tackle those nagging and often overlooked issues -- like...
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Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Even a Monsoon Can't Stop Our Par-Tay
Posted by Wendy
If you stopped by last week, you probably saw that we were frantically preparing our home and yard for a neighborhood party, scheduled for last Friday night. While our frenzied efforts paid off, unfortunately I may have doomed our party from the get-go, jinxing the weather simply by using the...
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Friday, April 19, 2013
Go Meece Lightnin'
Posted by Alex
When living in an urban environment, we've found there are a few things you simply learn to live with. The constant elevated noise level, tight living proximity, tons of foot traffic, more trash than you'd prefer, and the occasional vermin or insect issues.Mostly, we take these all in stride. You...
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Thursday, April 18, 2013
Planting a Lettuce Garden
Posted by Wendy
I guess it's "Garden Week" here at Old Town Home, as our saga of the backyard transformation continues. Yesterday we covered our little urban square foot garden turned informal veggie/fruit/herb planting area and our process of cleaning up our yard for the year. One of the keys to this year's garden...
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Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Another Go at Our Organic Garden
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Two years ago we decided we wanted to test the greenness of our black thumbs by trying our hand at creating an organic square foot garden. Given our small lot and urban landscape, this required us to claim a bit of space from our tiny brick backyard and build a modestly...
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Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Spring Cleaning: The Straight and Narrow
Posted by Wendy
Before we delve into today's post, I want to mention something that is surely weighing on a lot of people's minds. After the horrible events in Boston that occurred yesterday, we'd like to extend our heartfelt sympathy and thoughts to the the marathon runners and spectators, especially those that were...
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What's one way to pull yourself out of a house project funk? Plan a party! Nothing gets our motivation more supercharged than the notion that we have droves of guests arriving to our home in a short amount of time. After all, the last time we worked our way (albeit...
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Repointing is easy! Yes, that's right, easy peasy!I know, I said it was an exercise in futility, doubted the beauty of our initial attempts, and potentially even swore under my breath a few times when I was somewhat frustrated during my initial batch of mortar, but I think I've got...
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Thursday, April 11, 2013
Peak Bloom: A Different Cherry Blossom Experience
Posted by Alex
This. This is what Peak Bloom looks like! How beautiful it is!
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Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Clawfoot Tub: Sidelined by Color Choices
Posted by Wendy
I have a love/hate relationship with Pinterest. As much as I adore perusing endless photos of perfectly designed and staged spaces, it’s also a cruel reminder of the work that’s left to do in our home. My “Bathrooms We’re Drooling Over” board in particular delivers the stinging blow, reminding me...
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Tuesday, April 9, 2013
Toolbox Tuesday: Spicing Up My Boring Bits
Posted by Alex
I've heard the subject of today's Toolbox Tuesday post referred to as paddle bits, hole bits, flat bits, spade bits, speed bits, wing bits, and even boring bits, but that last one can't possibly be referring to the level of interest these drill bits should generate. Regardless of what you...
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Last week we filled you in on a little project we decided to undertake involving the repointing of the interior exposed brick on one of our chimneys. The mortar of the chimney has long since seen its best days, leaving much of the old limestone and sand mortar crumbling and...
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