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We’re Doing A Thing

November 1, 2019by madisonsquare Leave a comment

Sneak Peek of our Fall Project:

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The Stair Project: Starting Point

September 21, 2016by madisonsquare Leave a comment

The central stair hall / vestibule of our house is pretty unique for a Philly row house. The door is centered in the front facade and you immediately have three […]

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Stair Sneak Peek!

September 18, 2016by madisonsquare Leave a comment

We finally started the stair/front hall project! I guess technically we started it 5 + years ago when we stripped some paint off of the newel post and handrail (first […]

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What IS That Thing?

June 19, 2016by madisonsquare Leave a comment

What: Babboe Big Cargo Bike. Babboe Co is a relatively young company, est 2006, in the Netherlands. That is also where the word bakfiet originated as it is actually a […]

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Organizing Toy Chaos

July 11, 2015by madisonsquare Leave a comment

Having kids definitely changes the type of house projects you undertake, such as this quick project to create new storage in our living room to put all the toys in […]

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Spring Greening

July 11, 2015by madisonsquare Leave a comment

Every Spring we take the time to plant our front garden, kitchen box, and deck planters. It’s a labor of love and if done early enough in the season gives […]

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