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Before & After: Trim, Unpainted

October 8, 2011by madisonsquare Leave a comment

Orange room closet, before: Orange room closet, after: Rob installed, caulked and now patching in the baseboard: After it dries, we can prime the trim and put on the first […]

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Trim Prep

October 8, 2011by madisonsquare Leave a comment

Stripping the original corner blocks with the heat gun: Stripped, sanded and ready to go: Rob measures twice, cuts once: Next: trim goes up!

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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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Hey Philly: Eyes on the Street

October 7, 2011by madisonsquare Leave a comment

Happy Friday!  I wanted to pass on a recent discovery that PlanPhilly has a new blog dedicated to all that is happening in Philly, called Eyes on the Street (Jane […]

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Window’s Here!

October 5, 2011by madisonsquare Leave a comment

Today our go-to window guys dropped off the window we ordered for the little guest bedroom: When I say dropped off, I mean that the delivery guy got it out […]

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Chop Chop

October 4, 2011by madisonsquare Leave a comment

If you’ve ever purchased trim from the Home Depot, you know it’s priced by the foot, and they encourage you to cut it to size on a giant rolling miter […]

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