Archive for the ‘Journal’ Category
Monday, August 30th, 2010
Reader Mike recently emailed me;
I found your great house blog the other day! I’m also working on renovating a S. Minneapolis bungalow and I’ve been trying to find out the history of the house. What resources did you use to find out your house’s history?
Well, Mike, although I hardly consider ...
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Friday, August 27th, 2010
Garage sales can be a great source of vintage house parts and antiques. Even though I only got out to a few garage sales this summer, I had some excellent luck.
This nice mission-style oak plant stand was set out at a garage sale just 5 minutes before I scooped it ...
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Wednesday, August 18th, 2010
I'm not going to completely blame the lawyers (Hi, sweetie!) for this, but everywhere you go there are labels for the obvious. If you buy a coffee, the cup will warn: "Contents hot!" If you pick up a bottle of sunscreen, the label will state it is "for external use ...
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Thursday, August 12th, 2010
Although I'm arriving fashionably late to the announcement party, I couldn't be more thrilled to renew my partnership with True Value Hardware through the 2010 True Value DIY Blog Squad.
This time around, the squad has swelled to a total of 10 sites with a great mix of DIY and home ...
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Saturday, May 8th, 2010
Welcome to Bungalow '23, stop five on the Bungalow Blog Tour!
When my wife, Ms. Bungalow, and I bought our house in October of 2004, we weren't necessarily looking for a bungalow or an Arts & Crafts home. We just wanted a place near the south Minneapolis neighborhood where Ms. Bungalow ...
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