Monday, December 28th, 2009
From my history resarch, I know that there was a fire in my house a few years after it was built. One fire is plenty for any house, so I have been making improvements recently to make sure fire safety here is up to snuff. Along with the new firelogs ...
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Sunday, November 15th, 2009
Another loose end to be tied up with my bedroom project is replacing a short section of wiring for the switch to the kitchen overhead light. As a side benefit, I will have to take down the horrible kitchen pendant light I've wanted to replace since I moved in. Here ...
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Thursday, February 5th, 2009
I found the solution to my broken kitchen door a few months before the door actually broke. At a sale of salvaged house parts collected by the city of Minneapolis before demolitions, I found a swinging door identical in style and finish to the original in my basement. Although the ...
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Sunday, February 1st, 2009
A swinging door between the dining room and kitchen is a feature common to many older houses across a range of eras and architectural styles. That swinging door is also one of the most commonly removed details in a kitchen remodel. Fortunately, though my kitchen has been remodeled at least ...
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Wednesday, December 10th, 2008
You would think the embarassment of a mouse at my dinner party would have prompted an immediate response, but for someone with my considerable powers of procrastination, a reminder was required.
While sitting at the kitchen table with my older son tonight, I saw a mouse run between the dishwasher and ...
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