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Daily Archives: May 6, 2011

Pushbuttons Looking Glam

May 6, 2011by madisonsquare 1 Comment

Upstairs hall: Kitchen: Front hall: Living room: Estatic!

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Electrical Final: Bathroom

May 6, 2011by madisonsquare Leave a comment

Our favorite electricians were here today to wrap up most of the electrical work, mostly installing switches, outlets, and fixtures. Here they are hard at work in the bathroom: There’s […]

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Oak Is Hard

May 6, 2011by madisonsquare Leave a comment

Seriously hard wood to cut. We’re using oak in the living room because we plan to stain all the new/existing wood in there. But despite the pain of cutting we’ve […]

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Sneak Peek of Restored Hall Lights

May 6, 2011by madisonsquare Leave a comment

We sprayed two coats of gorgeous on our cleaned up vintage fixtures: Fitted them with new wiring and low wattage Edison bulbs: Oooh and surprise, they’re up! Magic:

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