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Newburgh

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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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    The closet-to-be is now a closet!

    Aside from installing a ceiling light fixture and cramming it full of stuff, the closet-to-be is now officially a CLOSET. What was once a filthy, unused, and unfinished space behind a door…

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    Tile for the vestibule.

    I love the vestibule at our front door, but I do not love the tile on the floor. It’s cheap, it’s dirty, the color is awful, and it’s just way too big…

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    Sometimes “good enough” is good enough.

    When we bought our fixer-upper of a house just over four years ago, we entered the renovation process with a mind for perfection. I’m the type of person who either does something…

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    Master bedroom.

    Isn’t the term “master bedroom” kind of funny? It’s not a name I ever heard growing up (along with “patio”, “family room”, and “window treatment”—we had a porch, a living room, and…

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    Hanging out in the guest bedroom.

    We finished the guest bedroom more than six months ago, but we still haven’t had any guests. Boo-hoo! Until someone deems us worthy of visiting, I’ve decided to make a point of…

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    Closet-to-be.

    Like the majority of older homes, our house is closet-deficient. With the exception of the kitchen pantry, there are no closets on the first floor, and just a tiny closet in each…

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