Thursday, January 30, 2014
Window Restoration: How To Re-Rope Sash Cord
Posted by Alex
Or maybe it's re-rope sash, or restring windows, or re-weight with sash cord? No matter, sit back, buckle in, and get ready for a riveting blog post about restoring antique windows! I doesn't get much more exciting. (I'm lying, it can only get more exciting.)Antique double hung windows are beautiful,...
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Tuesday, January 28, 2014
Clean and Purge
Posted by Wendy
Now that the post-holiday dust has settled, the pine needles are vacuumed up, and the decorations safely stowed for another year, I find the restored space in our home leads to one thing – a critical eye. Without the distraction of glitzy ornaments and color coordinated wrapping, the smell of...
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Friday, January 24, 2014
A Dresser Full of Compromise: The Reckoning
Posted by Alex
Like a bad 1980's daytime drama, we left off in our tale of antique oak dresser compromise with a major cliffhanger, only it didn't involve murder, amnesia, and a twisted love triangle. Instead, just a simple identity crisis. After initially convincing my better half of the option to keep the...
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Wednesday, January 22, 2014
A Winter Wonderland in Old Town Alexandria
Posted by Alex
With our somewhat substantial DC area snow storm of about 8"-9" in our neighborhood, we finally break the several year long streak of winters without a two inch or greater snowfall. The best news, the snow was actually quite nice. Light, fluffy, and perfect for running around in with Lulu...
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Tuesday, January 21, 2014
SNOW DAY!! SNOW DAY!!
Posted by Alex
We're supposedly getting a whole pantload of snow today, so I've setup the obligatory window web cam and will be showing you our live look. I know, most don't care about this one bit, but some of our friends and family like to check in on our surprising lack of...
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