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A room in which to live: the Living Room

Posted in December 11th, 2008
by Kelli in built-ins, cabinets, ceiling fan, fireplace, flooring, furniture, future plans, living room, paint, photos, plaster

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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My blogging station

Posted in June 30th, 2008
by Kelli in cats, furniture, living room, photos, random

I thought you might want to see where I blog from.  This is where the magic happens, folks! 
Oh, that’s Zoot the cat in the foreground.  The top of our coffee table lifts up on arms and leaves these two apparently cat sized boxes.
 
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Our New Old House is filling up fast!

Posted in February 4th, 2008
by Kelli in furniture, photos

My mom is getting married and moving in with her fiance, so she gave most of her furniture to me! Yay furniture! Boy, I really need to get crackin’ on that living room and dining room now.

Meanwhile, I’ve been sick with a horrible sore throat and cough for a week. I was […]

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More like a home

Posted in September 10th, 2007
by ournewoldhouse1 in bathroom, bedroom, cats, ceiling, ceiling fan, furniture, light fixtures, photos

Well, Brandon’s out of town for two weeks and I feel like I’m coming down with something, so I’m afraid the updates may be few and far between for a little while.  But here’s what I’ve got from the past week or so:
 The bathroom lights are finished and they look and work great!  The one […]

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