A little while ago we were weighing our options in restoring the uncovered plaster in the living room of our new house. This all stemmed from the partial wall removal in that room where we realized the room's original plaster had been covered over by a layer of drywall. And when...
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Monday, March 23, 2015
Boozing it Up Under the Big Old Tree
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The weather is finally warming up, and so are our moods. While we're still in the early stages of working our way through the insurance claim process to repair our damaged plumbing and heating at the new house (and still feel totally depressed and overwhelmed by both the magnitude of...
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As of today we're saving $45 per month by using Google Voice and an OBi VoIP bridge for our home phone! If that's not a infomercial sounding beginning to a blog post, I don't know what is. But we are, and it was really easy to setup. If you're like...
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Friday, March 13, 2015
How to Easily Build a DIY Paint Spray Booth
Posted by Alex
On Wednesday we shared the before & after of our antique store find buffet turned bathroom vanity. This was a major moment of progress for our bathroom, and though we're not done yet, it went a long way to making our bathroom feel "complete." But in order to check this major...
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Wednesday, March 11, 2015
Before and After: A Buffet Turned Bathroom Vanity
Posted by Alex
Now this might come as a total shock, but Wendy and I have multiple ongoing projects. No, no, I'm serious! Can you believe it? While we may have a literal disaster when it comes to our heating and plumbing at our new house, and we're overwhelmed almost to the point...
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Friday, March 6, 2015
Old Town Alexandria in the Snow
Posted by Alex
Old Town Alexandria in the snow is nothing short of magical.  I don't care how many times we experience snow storms in Alexandria, the day of the storm and immediate aftermath never get old. Sure we're too far south, too much a warm climate for people in the area to act...
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The weekend before our disaster at our new house Wendy and I spent very lovely Valentine's Day with friends at the very same house. It's amazing what a week can do to your general outlook.While it was a bitterly cold Valentine's Day, and we couldn't really enjoy being outside, we...
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