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Tag Archives: sanding

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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Prepping For Big Things

December 29, 2011by madisonsquare Leave a comment

There’s plans in the works but unfortunately no WOW shots tonight… Sanding and priming the altered bathroom and bedroom doors: Painting away: Meanwhile Rob sanded and spackled the hall upstairs: […]

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A December Evening

December 15, 2011by madisonsquare Leave a comment

Sometimes we have one task we tackle together for the entire night, and some nights we divide and conquer. Tonight we did a little of both. I’ll start with the […]

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Sanding: Attached-Trim Style

December 10, 2011by madisonsquare Leave a comment

I’ve been hard at work sanding and smoothing out the loose trim stockpiles in the living room but now I’m taking my sanders on the road… To the little bedroom! […]

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SAT Question…

December 7, 2011by madisonsquare 2 Comments

Is to As Is to . . . . . Acceptable Answers: A) using up supplies = closer to finishing projects B) using up supplies = time for a home […]

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Doors, Trim, Sand, Fill

December 4, 2011by madisonsquare Leave a comment

Sound familiar? Here’s the future bathroom door (L) and panel for the hvac soffit in the little bedroom (R): Besides sanding and filling with putty, there’s always the fun task […]

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