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Stained Glass Window Before & After

July 16, 2012by madisonsquare 1 Comment

We have a ton of great photos from our stained glass window installation two weeks ago that we still have not posted! So this is the first in a series […]

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September Garden Update

September 12, 2013by madisonsquare Leave a comment

It’s September, and we have the biggest basil yield EVER! These are growing in our alley planter and started from the little 4 plant pints. I made up some fresh […]

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Sand & Stain: Doors

June 4, 2012by madisonsquare 1 Comment

Saturday consisted of a lot of filling, sanding and staining of the two clear finish/ unpainted doors for the half bath and coat closet in the living room. These doors […]

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Reopening the Past

November 5, 2012by madisonsquare 3 Comments

Like so many of the windows in our house when we bought it, the alley side basement windows were both covered over. So this weekend we tackled the shop side […]

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Porch Replacement – Day 6.5

July 1, 2012by madisonsquare Leave a comment

It’s 6.5 because we actually worked on both Friday night & Saturday to get the project done! So what did you do on Friday night? We played with cement! We […]

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Plants: Not In The Dark This Time

June 6, 2012by madisonsquare Leave a comment

We decided to try tomatoes again this year- the idea of fresh tomatoes and free plants from my parents inspired us – but this time we’ve craftily put the planters […]

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