Vestibule floor heartbreak.

Our layout of what could have beenI realize that in the grand scheme of things, being heartbroken over a floor is pretty silly. So lets just say that we are bitterly disappointed. We had found the perfect tiles for the entrance way. Manu had first spotted them while lunching at a sandwich shop in the old part of town, and had told me about...

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Mouldings

The artists at workIt looks like the mouldings have always been there. Good sign.Crown is on. Door frames and baseboards need to be done......window frames too.Manu and I have a thing for mouldings. We first discovered their power to transform a space when we lived in The Condo. Aching for a DIY project, but finding very little to do, Manu...

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All over the place

The, ahem, view from the kitchen door. We planted some Virginia Creeper along the fence to the rightin the hopes that by next year, when we are ready to attack the yard,the fence will be covered in lush greenery.Midway through: the doors look better, the stairs and the siding look worse.I spray painted some old terracotta pots black. Added...

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The kitchen

The kitchen cabinets, island and counter top are in. We are so close to the finish line that we can almost taste it. I am loath to name an end date for this whole first floor reno extravaganza as every time that I do, we seem to overshoot it by a country mile. My birthday! Gone. Christmas! Nope. Valentine's day! Unfortunately not. Easter!...

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