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Monthly Archives: December 2011

Happy December!

December 1, 2011by madisonsquare Leave a comment

Last weekend while at my (Kelly’s) parents house in MD, we made a lovely wintry wreath. Thanks to Laura and Megan for the inspiration 🙂 My fam and I have […]

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Spackley Mud Fun

December 2, 2011by madisonsquare Leave a comment

A night of spackle/ plastering/ mudding last night left us too tired to even post. Rare. So here’s the update you’ve been waiting for…. Remember the lump in our hall […]

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Counterpart Painter

December 2, 2011by madisonsquare Leave a comment

While Rob was working on the mud, I was also keeping myself busy… By the way we’re considering changing up the pendant light fixture in here to the knappa from […]

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Randomness

December 3, 2011by madisonsquare Leave a comment

So our tulips think it’s spring: And this is one of the other confused gardens on the block: Gorgeous perfect coral roses growing out of a dead looking bush… Permit […]

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Making the rough smoooooh!

December 3, 2011by madisonsquare Leave a comment

100+ year old plaster is not always perfect! So to get nice smooth walls we decided to skim coat the walls. When working with plaster we typically use powder joint […]

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Doors, Trim, Sand, Fill

December 4, 2011by madisonsquare Leave a comment

Sound familiar? Here’s the future bathroom door (L) and panel for the hvac soffit in the little bedroom (R): Besides sanding and filling with putty, there’s always the fun task […]

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