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There Is Always More To Drywall

January 8, 2010by madisonsquare 2 Comments

Measuring to cover up the foam insulation behind future kitchen cabinets: My cookbook shelf is starting to materialize here on the left. On the right, we decided to move the […]

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The Truth (Maybe) on Refinishing Radiators

November 13, 2009by madisonsquare Leave a comment

So there we were, running pex and looking at radiator valves, when suddenly we thought- oh! we should paint these radiators while they are disconnected and not heating our house!  […]

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The Tile Shop

July 28, 2010by madisonsquare Leave a comment

Tonight we trekked all the way to NJ to: with aisle upon aisle of fun tile: But we were only interested in one type of tile… Ceramic Crackle tile: Basically […]

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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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The Rest Of The Garden

July 18, 2010by madisonsquare Leave a comment

There are tons of gorgeous flowers and gardens in our block… Here’s a quick sampling of what’s in bloom: Lots of these pretty purple blooms (the three story house in […]

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The Renovation Vignette

October 7, 2011by madisonsquare Leave a comment

Even those of us with major renovations occurring in their living room can create a fall vignette on their mantel. Ignore the unpainted walls, plastic on sconce, and the 90% […]

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