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Random Animals

March 15, 2010by madisonsquare Leave a comment

Rob is working on the super difficult but going to be awesome bow window trim and sills… During which we found this treasure tucked away… An old wasps nest! After […]

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Putty Stinks

February 17, 2011by madisonsquare Leave a comment

Apparently it’s High-VOC-content product placement week on MadSquare. Today’s product is wood filler! Not that Elmers putty stuff – don’t get me started on how unsandable and unpaintable that stuff […]

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Poly-Oly

June 24, 2012by madisonsquare 1 Comment

The living room trim is officially stain/poly-Ed! I also started the clear coat but didn’t get too far yet. We’re loving the finished look of the room and are so […]

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Polka Dot Delete

June 13, 2012by madisonsquare Leave a comment

Fireplace, with white dots: Close up. It’s old wood putty that doesn’t match our newly stripped wood, probably filled in just before it was painted. I tried a few tools […]

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Perfect Corners

February 27, 2011by madisonsquare Leave a comment

More detail work! I’ll fill you in on a little secret- our existing crown moulding was a bit short- about an inch per length. So we decided to center it […]

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Painting Machine

April 10, 2011by madisonsquare Leave a comment

Trim painting is a delicate process… And painting windows are even worse. But Rob’s been doing a great job with the two necessary coats- Go Rob Go: He’s a painting […]

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