Today Our New Old House smells like the following:

CitriStrip
Mineral Spirits
Fabric Softener
Laundry Detergent
Bleach
Rustoleum spray paint
Tea tree oil & lavender
Nachos

It’s been a busy weekend in Our New Old House. We set ourselves a deadline of Dec. 19 to have the living room and dining room done - or at least done enough to host a big holiday […]

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I looked at the back of the piece of wallboard I kicked out of the bookcase.  It was stamped with a brand and instructions and a 1918 copyright.  The year our house was built! Pretty cool, huh? (Click on each picture to get to a larger size if you care to read it.)

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Ok ok, I exaggerate. But it still felt cool.
See, we’ve got these bookcases on either side of our fireplace and they’re not quite deep enough for the stereo components and other electronic gadgets we want to put in them. The bookcases had a false back but I could tell there was a good 10 inches […]

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I wanted to take a picture of this before it got painted over. The living room and dining room both had this trim around the top of the wall.

I had to do a lot of plaster work in this room. I’m particularly proud of reconstructing this corner that had crumbled away as the house […]

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From the fun and frivolity of shower curtains and wallpaper sheep I must change the topic to long lost built-in cabinets that have disappeared.
Excuse me while I vent for a moment: MY HOUSE USED TO HAVE BUILT-IN CABINETS AND A BUFFET AND WHY DID SOMEBODY TEAR THEM OUT? WHY? WHY?!!!
My grandmother spent all last week […]

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