Friday, December 5, 2014
Decking the Halls, the Walls, and So Much More
Posted by Wendy
Today marks the start of the Scottish Christmas Walk Weekend here in Old Town Alexandria. It's my favorite weekend of the year, and is the perfect festive kick off to our holiday season. The town is abuzz, homes are adorned with their holiday finest, and the chill in the air...
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***This Reader Reward is no longer accepting entries – See the winner below.***We're very happy to announce the winner of the complimentary tickets to the Scottish Christmas Walk Weekend's annual Holiday Homes Tour. Congratulations to Kristin Frykman, who we hope to see on the tour.They don't say "it's the most...
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Wednesday, November 26, 2014
How Does One Attach Claw Feet to a Clawfoot Tub?
Posted by Alex
Our tub may be in the bathroom, and the overbuilt drama of how that would happen may be behind us, but there's still a lot to do before we're done. Among the many aspects of getting this tub into its final resting place, we have to get the feet into...
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Monday, November 24, 2014
Up Up and Away - Moving a 350lb Clawfoot Tub Upstairs
Posted by Alex
We left off in our tale of bathtub salvage with a cleaned up and freshly painted cast iron behemoth in the basement, just waiting for the big moving day. Wendy had contacted the movers and scheduled a date for a group of pros to help us accomplish this lofty goal...
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Thursday, November 20, 2014
Preparing the Clawfoot Tub for Its Journey Into the Sky
Posted by Alex
There are few incomplete projects in our home renovation history that have been talked about more than our salvaged clawfoot bathtub. It's really no surprise given that we purchased the bathtub over 10 years ago for a cool $150 from an ebay seller. Not to mention it came out of...
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