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Monthly Archives: January 2012

From Radiator to Runtal

January 14, 2012by madisonsquare Leave a comment

During the small bedroom renovation we decided to replace the old cast iron radiator with a thin, wall hung Runtal radiator to make the most out of the tight space. […]

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We’ve Got The Blues, But In A Good Way

January 13, 2012by madisonsquare Leave a comment

The upstairs hall was missing something… The paint that goes between the chair rail and the ceiling: Rob volunteered to cut in while I second-coated the bedroom (almost done- just […]

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2011 Stat Review

January 12, 2012by madisonsquare Leave a comment

Lucky for us, the WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report of top posts, visitors, and our favorite, commentors.   Since you, dear reader, helped make it happen, we want […]

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Painting Party Of Two

January 12, 2012by madisonsquare Leave a comment

Tonight we jumped back upstairs to take the guest room from this… …To this: View from the hall: And it only took a few hours of this: I also got […]

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Hinge Makeover

January 11, 2012by madisonsquare Leave a comment

We found these lovely hinges at Olde Good Things in Scranton, after digging thru their piles and buckets of hardware. They’re definitely different from all the other hinges in our […]

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One at a time …

January 11, 2012by madisonsquare Leave a comment

On to the half bath door tonight… the before picture: Jambs go up first: Then comes the plinth blocks & casing (some construction adhesive always helps to keep things tight) […]

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