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HOUSE: Newburgh

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    The vestibule is finished!

    Only (!) four and a half years after starting renovation on the tiny vestibule at the front of the house, I am happy to say that our entryway is now 100% DONE.…

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    Frivolity and excess, with nice packaging.

    I couldn’t resist. The second I saw the limited-edition Walnut Hang-It-All, I had to order one. Considering I have absolutely no idea where or for what I could use in in the…

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    Up on the roof.

    Last year, we had a small hatch and ladder installed in our attic to allow access to the roof. We’ve been up there a few times since then, but I’ve forgotten to…

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    Attack of the 16-foot planter!

    I’m feeling pretty pleased with the progress Evan and I were able to make in the garden this weekend. In a total of about 8 hours over the course of two days,…

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    Is this progress?

    First of all, THANK YOU for all of the feedback regarding my hesitancy to post progress photos. A couple of the comments nearly made me cry (yeah, I’m a total crybaby), but…

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    Excuses and progress shots.

    It’s been a while (three weeks, to be exact) since I posted an update on the status of the vestibule re-tiling project, and I don’t really have any excuses. Or rather, I…

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    Skinny hallways.

    Looking one way… …and looking the other way. Our hallways are long and skinny. Our whole house is kind of skinny, actually—20 feet wide—typical for late-1800s row houses. We’ve managed to make…

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    Tile demolition in the vestibule.

    When we’re not busy capturing stray animals, we’ve been staying occupied with our vestibule tiling project. Evan did all of the demolition work, thankfully. I am terrible at demo—I’m not very strong,…

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