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Kitchen: Check This Off The List

I mean, not the “done” list… I’m ambitious, but I’m not superwoman. Most days, at least. But I can check “kitchen cabinets” off the the list of decisions that have…

January 23, 2011 | 7 Comments | Read the Full Article

Kitchen Question: Black or White?

At some point I’m going to want to be able to cook somewhere other than the back yard. Possibly. And that’s going to require doing some serious work to this…

DIY Home Basics: Installing a new sink faucet & drain

Ah, the miracles of running water. You don’t fully appreciate it until you have to wash your dishes in a bucket with the garden hose for a few weeks. The…

Tile 101: How to Build & Tile Counters

Granite sounds all well and good until you hear $30 per linear foot and your eyeballs pop out of your head. I’ve tiled almost every counter I’ve come across for…

Would you cook here?

As you can imagine, I used the long weekend to my advantage, working 10 hour days between the Memorial House and Garrison Road. I actually spent quite a lot more…

Memorial House: Demolition Begins

As always, stories that end up with me demolishing the hell out of something start out with, “What happened was….” So. What happened was… I decided it was time to…

April 17, 2009 | 3 Comments | Read the Full Article

Sonofa…

This post is a lesson in “be very careful what you wish for.” For example, if you frequently write posts in your blog about DIY projects and how you like to…

February 2, 2009 | 2 Comments | Read the Full Article

Houston, we have framing.

Generally speaking, neither Hell nor high water can keep me away from my projects (And I’ve had both in my basement… can anyone say, sewer backup? Ugh.) though apparently an excess…

February 25, 2008 | 3 Comments | Read the Full Article
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