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Category Archives: Windows & Doors
A Tisket, a Tasket, a Hack Involving a Basket
Homer: [in a posh voice] Hello, my name is Mr. Burns. I believe you have a letter for me. Postal Clerk: Ok, Mr. Burns. What’s your first name? Homer: I don’t know. – The Simpsons I have two posts kicking around, one about … Continue reading
Posted in Organization, Porch, Windows & Doors
Tagged affordable mail basket, ikea hack, mail basket, mail catcher, mail slot basket
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Stepping It Up
Mmmmmmm, floor pie! – Homer Simpson Ben bought a house last year. On a recent visit, I helped fix a couple of things around the place. The biggest challenge was tidying up the floor transition from the kitchen to the … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Repair & Maintenance, Walls & Floors, Windows & Doors
Tagged change in floor heights, fabricating flooring end cap, Home Improvement Stores, interior door sills, laminate end cap, making a wooden end cap for laminate floor, step-up trim for flooring, transition between wood floor and laminate
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Draft Dodging
Arrrriairar!! – Eleanor Abernathy (Crazy Cat Lady) With the threat of polar vortices hanging over our head, it is extremely important that we take all possible measures to protect ourselves. We decided that one of those measures would be to … Continue reading
Film Festival
I’m a little chilly. Can I have another strait jacket? – Ned Flanders One of my favorite tropes on the TV program Buffy the Vampire Slayer was that right after Spike (an unslayed vampire) made some big, dramatic statement, he’d often … Continue reading
The Deal on the Gloss: Painting a Wooden Storm Door
This is the peak hour for stoned teenagers buying shiny things! – Apu When we found our new storm door, I started looking for the right paint. I knew the color we were using, but I wanted to find a … Continue reading
Installing a Wooden Storm Door: The We-Love-The-Former-Owners Edition
In case you can’t tell, I’m being sarcastic! – Homer Simpson Earlier this year, we bought a new storm door and prepped it for hanging. The Kev painted the door while I was gallivanting with ghosts in San Francisco. We … Continue reading
Revisionist Histories: Staining a Fiberglass Door, Part 2
Last time, I explained how to prep an unfinished woodgrain fiberglass door for staining. This time, we’ll stain and seal the fake wood to give you an entrance that looks like the Real Door it wants to be. There are … Continue reading
Revisionist Histories: Staining a Fiberglass Door, Part 1
I don’t want any part of this project. It’s unconscionably fiendish. – Waylon Smithers When we bought the house, it had a wholly inappropriate mid-century front door. That’s a cool MCM door, no? Yes! But perhaps not so much on … Continue reading
Installing a Wooden Porch Door: The Sawing and Chiseling Edition
Ned: You’re using my table saw to violate a court order? Homer: Well, we tried all those other tools. – The Simpsons We’re putting a new porch door on the front of the house. Stacey mentioned this when she was … Continue reading
When Life Closes a Door, Go Shopping for Door Knobs
I wish they taught shopping in school! – Malibu Stacy A while back, I purchased some vintage door knobs for the porch door project (a/k/a Porch Fest 2013). And I was happy about it! Ignorance was bliss — once I started … Continue reading
