Category Archives: Renovation/Restoration

Open Wide (And That Will Do for Now)

Posted on August 8, 2015 by fitz
Posted in Foyer, Renovation/Restoration | 7 Comments

Sept. 10, 1955

Posted on August 3, 2015 by fitz

I don’t know for sure when my house was cut up into a two family, but I do know it was on or after Sept. 10, 1955. As I removed the last bit of Masonite on the stairwell side of … Continue reading →

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Well, at Least it’s an Excuse for 2 New Tools?

Posted on July 25, 2015 by fitz

The one thing I was actually hoping had been done poorly (unlike some of the plumbing and wiring)? Nope. Exploratory surgery reveals the walls that need to come down are properly framed out 14″ on center, and with a superabundance … Continue reading →

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In Search of Illumination

Posted on June 26, 2015 by fitz

I have Pappy Van Winkle tastes but a Four Roses budget. Many of the light fixtures in my house – with the notable exceptions of two lovely contemporary chandeliers made by a local artist – were acquired on what must … Continue reading →

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Deliverance…Very Soon

Posted on June 16, 2015 by fitz

Today, I was greeted upon my arrival home from work with yet another pile of crap. But this pile is far more heartening than the piles of boxes inside. The HVAC work started today, and as soon as the central … Continue reading →

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Closer to Fine

Posted on June 11, 2015 by fitz

New appliances is but part of the kitchen equation – but the rest is going to be a few months off (though I’ll be hooking up the ice maker sooner rather than later – what I wouldn’t give for some … Continue reading →

Posted in Kitchen, Renovation/Restoration | 13 Comments

The ‘Missing’ Stair Case*

Posted on June 1, 2015 by fitz

After closing last Friday (a minor miracle given a lot of last-minute appraisal stuff), I’ve begun moving stuff into my new home, and thinking about the future. The future is going to be very expensive. A new furnace is at … Continue reading →

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Painted Cabinets & Shiny Hardware

Posted on March 28, 2015 by fitz

Colin asked me to comment on painting my kitchen cabinets. I started to simply respond, but I figured why not just post it (and I’m surprised I haven’t already written about it!). So: The why, how and what of my … Continue reading →

Posted in Kitchen, Renovation/Restoration | 8 Comments

A Short Video Tour of the Finished Kitchen

Posted on March 15, 2015 by fitz

If my luck improves a little bit and I’m able to get the sewer crap sorted in a timely and affordable manner, my mom won’t get to see the finished kitchen project (she lives 600 miles away and gets to … Continue reading →

Posted in Kitchen, Renovation/Restoration | 9 Comments

432 Days & $4,000 Later…

Posted on March 9, 2015 by fitz

It’s been 432 days since I eased into rehabbing my kitchen by gingerly and carefully removing one of the paint-over-contact paper-over-MDF big-box cabinets that used to grace the space. I admit, the “before” shot from when I had it on … Continue reading →

Posted in Kitchen, Renovation/Restoration | 17 Comments