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Tag Archives: Design

Found Item: Window

September 10, 2009by madisonsquare Leave a comment

Fully Intact Bay Window? Hidden behind plaster, drywall, and burlap? Only missing glass? In our living room? Yes indeed. (this is in the green room)

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Found Item: Hex Tile

September 9, 2009by madisonsquare Leave a comment

So far we’ve found 3 different pieces of hex tile while demo-ing… – all three are different sizes & colors – there is no hex tile in any rooms in […]

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Lucky Us

September 7, 2009by madisonsquare Leave a comment

We are lucky because my dad has lots of construction supplies, tools and knowledge that he is happy to share with us (as well as time and energy which along […]

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Future Kitchen: Flooring

September 2, 2009by madisonsquare Leave a comment

Porcelain 12″ x 24″  Tile by Casalgrande; Possibly in color shown: Basaltina Stromboli This tile has a very sleek slate-like look and comes in a great 12″ x 24″ tile size. 

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Lighting Fun Times

September 1, 2009by madisonsquare Leave a comment

Tonight we tested out some lighting options with two different downlights Rob wired up to an extension cord. That way we could take them into any room we wanted to […]

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Future Kitchen: Ikea Cabinets

September 1, 2009by madisonsquare Leave a comment

After a lot of back and forth and research & this and that, we’ve decided to go with Ikea cabinets for our kitchen. Despite the fact that some of Ikea’s […]

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