Gizmodyne | August 7, 2007
This is not exactly a restoration story. But it explains a bit about how we approach the madness of our house and our interest in woodworking.
Birdhouse (c. 2002)
I was always a little interested in woodworking. We had also started shopping for furniture and seen how expensive it was. Around the house I had built a [...]
Gizmodyne | August 6, 2007
Painting the porch. Originally uploaded by gizmodyne
Finally the porch was ready for paint.
We chose Sherwin Williams.: Antique White which is related to the two other major colors we are using…Blonde and Ivoire.
So much cleaner you can’t believe it.
The attic access door came out great. It is [...]
Gizmodyne | August 5, 2007
Summer 03 Continued
The bath was under restoration. Meanwhile the monstrosity of a fireplace had sat uncovered for 6 months.
“Paint it white,” my dad said. “Put curtains around it,” (Like the elephant man?)
We just smiled and said, “We’ll just wait.”
A lot of the houses with redone fireplaces end up with tile. We knew we [...]
Gizmodyne | August 4, 2007
Summoer of ‘03
It was time to take care of the bathroom…
We called contractors for bids with a budget of 10 thousand. Most came, looked at the project, and never called back.
Finally one of the contractors, a high-end company, said, “Look, for the style you want there is no way to get it at this [...]
