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Jig Saw Showdown

August 16, 2012by madisonsquare Leave a comment

The jig saw showdown went something like this…. 1) Borrow jig saw from West Philly Tool Library. 2) Trace interior curve of half bath cabinet onto cardboard. 3) Transfer to […]

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That One Kitchen Drawer

March 11, 2012by madisonsquare 2 Comments

You know the one… It holds a million things you can’t live without but every time you open it to quickly grab the can opener or bread knife, you’re afraid […]

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Antiquing

February 27, 2012by madisonsquare 2 Comments

This weekend we were in north-east PA to meet our newborn niece (who is super cute). There’s an antiques / flea market in the Poconos that we always drive past, […]

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Whirlwind

January 26, 2012by madisonsquare 2 Comments

Tonight we started a massive reorganization of the orange bedroom & downstairs ‘workshops’ and we moved the antique bed frame into the guest room. We discovered recently that the bed […]

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Tool Librarians

August 23, 2011by madisonsquare 2 Comments

Tool Land looks like it could be the Madison Sq Tool Library:

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Before & After: Basement Reorg

August 23, 2011by madisonsquare Leave a comment

(Don’t be scared) Before, looking away from laundry area into the precarious abyss: After: I consider this Amazing Progress:

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