Category Archives: Home

The Norwegians are Invading

Posted on October 19, 2011 by

G’s family is coming in from Norway this week. So grab your lingonberries, boil all your food, and get caught up on everything the band a-ha has done since that video where they turn into cartoons. There’s work to be … Continue reading →

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The Appliance Fairy

Posted on September 22, 2011 by

Oh hiiii there. How are you? Things have been a tad hectic around here. But a good hectic. The Appliance Fairy came this week. We put soggy frozen corn kernels* under our pillows and the next day she appeared. Granted, … Continue reading →

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G’s Paula Deen-esqe perfect dye and wood staining recipe, y’all

Posted on August 23, 2011 by

The 4 blocks of wood you see here are 4 sample combinations of wood dye and stain for the kitchen cabinets. G tested recipes for wood stain until he got just the right one to match the other woodwork in … Continue reading →

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The thoughts I’m thinking on Kitchen Cabinet Delivery Day

Posted on August 11, 2011 by

1. The cabinets are arriving today on 2 pallets via truck. How are G and I going to manage bringing them into the house? Brute strength? Tae Bo? Telekinesis? 2. Please don’t rain today, sky. 3. We need to finish … Continue reading →

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Tiles, and the definition of Pileist Style

Posted on June 29, 2011 by

We’re in the midst of trying to figure out what kind of kitchen cabinets to get: IKEA, RTA from another source (Ready To Assemble), custom made cabinets from a dude, or if we should embrace a new minimalist lifestyle I’m … Continue reading →

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New Walls I Love You, But You’re Bringing Me Down

Posted on June 23, 2011 by

I’m done writing about the walls. At first it was like “Hooray! New walls!”, and now they are finished – and even primed! – but the drywall euphoria has worn off and reality has set in and the new clean … Continue reading →

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And after aaaaallll you’re my wonderwaaaaaallll (a “During” drywall post)

Posted on June 14, 2011 by

Drywall has been taped and mudded. “Mudded” is a weird word I think I have never typed before. But there you go. Mudded. Anyway – here are pictures. They’re not finished yet – the corners still have to be done. … Continue reading →

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Before the walls go up and I yell Ta-DA!

Posted on June 10, 2011 by

After months of demo, after spraying and stuffing every form of insulation the good people who work in insulation think tanks think up, and then stuffing in just a tad more in the kitchen, pantry, 1st floor bath, master bath … Continue reading →

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Lazy gardening in two easy steps + a warning

Posted on May 27, 2011 by

I’m what you would call a lazy gardener. I did not receive the gardening gene my mother has, which is the same gardening gene her mother has. Scientists have proven that the gardening gene skips every 2nd generation.  I did … Continue reading →

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[Insert Hootie and the Blowfish joke here]

Posted on May 19, 2011 by

So it goes like this: the electronic owl is not working out quite the way we hoped it would. Are you really surprised? I guess not. You know how sometimes you just read the reviews before buying something and you … Continue reading →

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