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Newburgh

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    Still moving forward.

    I’m still struggling a bit to get over the trauma of the plumbers canceling this morning. I realize in the scheme of things it’s not THAT big of a deal, but after…

  • Mostly for me.

    Too tired to take photos! Here is an update on this list, just so I can cross things out and feel a sense of accomplishment. → coat visible knots in wood with…

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    Shower curtain!

    I had a bit of a freak-out last night when I went in the bathroom with the shower curtain I’d been planning to use (and which I bought three years ago, mind…

  • Ordered and done!

    We finally made a decision about a ceiling fixture for the downstairs bathroom, and it is (of course) the one that we originally considered many months ago—the Alabax surface-mount in black porcelain…

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    Priming and caulking done.

    I know this photo kind of makes the bathroom look like a whitewashed underground bunker, but it does look quite nice in person. From Friday night to Sunday, we sanded all of…

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    Matte ebony floors.

    WOW. Well, one thing’s for certain—you all feel pretty strongly about Heywood-Wakefield furniture. Responses to my thoughts about painting or selling my dresser ranged from “You will indeed be sent directly to…

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    Q&A: Will I be sent to Hell?

    Will I be sent directly to Hell if I paint this Heywood-Wakefield dresser/sideboard? The finish on it is crummy in spots, and it needs to be refinished, but I’m not sure I…

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