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Monthly Archives: December 2011

Matching the Old

December 31, 2011by madisonsquare 2 Comments

Even though we finished the bathroom in April, we never installed the door. Well it’s about time, so we need to make and install the stops. Here are the 1×3’s […]

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Trim Time

December 31, 2011by madisonsquare Leave a comment

We are finally putting things back together and I am working on the trim. The old door frame, like much of the house, has had a long history as you […]

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Hall, Primed

December 31, 2011by madisonsquare Leave a comment

After some long days of spackling and sanding our hall… And a lot of vacuuming up of drywall dust and wiping down of walls… it was finally time to prime […]

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2011: The Rose Colored Glasses Review

December 29, 2011by madisonsquare 1 Comment

December 29th, 2011…. goodness gracious it’s the end of the year, and {surprise!} we’re not “done” yet but that doesn’t mean we haven’t “done” anything. Oh quite the contrary. We’ve […]

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Prepping For Big Things

December 29, 2011by madisonsquare Leave a comment

There’s plans in the works but unfortunately no WOW shots tonight… Sanding and priming the altered bathroom and bedroom doors: Painting away: Meanwhile Rob sanded and spackled the hall upstairs: […]

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Corkalicious Sneak Peek

December 28, 2011by madisonsquare 2 Comments

Our cork spent a whirlwind 5 day weekend riding thru MD & PA in our trunk after we picked it up last Friday morning on the way out of the […]

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