Category Archives: Walls & Floors

Keeping the Kitchen Old School

Posted on June 12, 2013 by Stacey

When Virginia Woolf wrote every woman needs a room of one’s own, she must have been talking about the kitchen. – Marge Simpson Our kitchen is 102 square feet/9.5 square meters — I kid you not! Since we changed the … Continue reading →

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Getting Boxed In

Posted on June 2, 2013 by Stacey

Spider pig, spider pig, Does whatever a spider pig does. Can he swing from a web? No, he can’t — he’s a pig. Look out! Here comes the spider pig. – Homer Simpson This weekend, I decided instead of just … Continue reading →

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High and Mitered

Posted on May 31, 2013 by Kevin

The brain is so stupid. – Homer Simpson I’ve been installing the crown molding in the bedroom. We put the same kind of molding in the other ground floor bedroom last year. Incidentally, it’s called coving in the UK. So, … Continue reading →

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The Bedroom Project Marches On

Posted on May 28, 2013 by Stacey

Donde esta mi tequila? – Pedro the Bumblebee Man We’re still sleeping in Ben’s room. Meanwhile, next door… 1.  Closet Framing, Floor and Doors The closet opening is all framed in and trimmed. The nail holes have been filled, but … Continue reading →

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Chez Cattywampus

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Stacey

Even your dreams are square! – Bart Simpson That should be only our dreams are square, or at least only the dreams about this house. I’m convinced that from the moment of completion, houses just want to return to the … Continue reading →

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Bedroom Paint: We Have A Winner!

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Stacey

Mmmm … Soylent Green … – Homer Simpson After considering the FIVE paint samples on the wall for a couple of days, we picked Benjamin Moore’s Hollingsworth Green (HC-141). I painted a thin coat all around the door to confirm … Continue reading →

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It Isn’t Easy: Choosing Green Paint

Posted on May 12, 2013 by Stacey

Oh, figs. – Lisa Simpson I finished sanding and priming the walls in the bedroom, and was looking forward to slapping a few paint samples on the wall. I’d followed my usual paint selection techniques, and I had three test … Continue reading →

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Don’t Lick This Spatula: Touching Up Plaster Walls

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Stacey

Marge: Homer! You didn’t do a very good job frosting Maggie’s birthday cake. Homer: What? It’s not Magaggie’s birthday? – The Simpsons One of the great perversities of home improvement is that when paint is applied to woodwork, it tends to obscure details, … Continue reading →

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Bedroom Project: Slow, Not So Steady

Posted on May 5, 2013 by Stacey

For dangerously underweight individuals like yourself, I recommend a slow, steady gorging process combined with assal horizontology. – Doctor Nick Hey, remember the bedroom project? Remember? Good times! Good times that are still underway, as it turns out. But work is … Continue reading →

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Mind the Gap

Posted on May 2, 2013 by Kevin

I’d be happy to help out. What can I do-diddily-doodily-diddly-hobbily-hibbily-gobbily-gobbily-gobble-gabba-gabba-hey? – Ned Flanders We recently took out a wall in one of the bedrooms to improve access to the closet. Of course, where the wall used to be, the hardwood floor isn’t. … Continue reading →

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