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The Rich Poor House: Moving Day!
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Wednesday, March 18, 2009. We moved back home today! In theory, moving on a Wednesday is easier: we have childcare, and there are extra weekdays before and after to deal with things. It took hours to find everything just for breakfast cereal in the morning too. I don't think I've ever been so tired as after an intense day of moving, going out to dinner, and then having to come home and go through the motions of a regular weeknight. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). The Rich Poor House? In the Poor house.
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The Rich Poor House: Staging
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Saturday, March 14, 2009. Our architect and contractor (well, his wife) both requested some photography at our new house, and what better time to do it than right after cleaning and before we move in? So, the day before the housewarming open-house party, they both came and staged the house for photos. This included all sorts of funny accoutrements I'd normally never use for decoration - like roosters or pigs holding chalkboards - but everything looked great. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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The Rich Poor House: October 2008
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Friday, October 31, 2008. Siding is up. Sheetrock is up! The house looks completely different. Observe the view from the original dining room, through the swinging door, into my former deep dark cave of a kitchen. This is the way it used to be. Now look. This change we did so the hall goes all the way through to the West yard is great. Even with the huge pile of drywall scraps, I love it. Monday, October 27, 2008. Family room fireplace is in too! Thursday, October 23, 2008. This is a huge milestone!
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The Rich Poor House: PARTY!
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Sunday, March 15, 2009. We had our housewarming party today - before. It's much easier to showcase the house without our icky old furniture, and people can open doors and poke around closets as much as they want. The house will never be in this perfect condition again, so this is the time to do it. Inexplicably, I got no photos at the party at all. I was too busy showing off my new house! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). The Rich Poor House? In the Poor house. Before and After Photos.
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The Rich Poor House: March 2009
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Friday, March 20, 2009. Before and After Photos. This only represents a small fraction of the remodel, because it's a universal truth that you never, ever take enough 'before' photos. Beautiful but an acoustic nightmare.). View from original dining room, into the dank dark tiny kitchen that had to be walked, run, skipped, dashed, dragged, crawled, toddled or stumbled through, depending on your stage of life, to get upstairs:. Now it's a hall straight to the sunny West side. Now it's the kitchen. Sunroom"...
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The Rich Poor House: November 2008
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Sunday, November 30, 2008. Progress on cabinet installation, despite the holiday. It's starting to look like a kitchen! I'm nervous.what if I don't like it? The quasi-shaker style looks odd on the wide short drawers. Ah.I've been through far too much to quibble about things like that. Tuesday, November 25, 2008. Kitchen cabinets have been delivered and unpacked! Friday, November 21, 2008. Our house is green now! The painters are priming the interior too. Family room view:. KITCHEN CABINETS DUE MONDAY!
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The Rich Poor House: Landscape Punchlist
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Thursday, June 3, 2010. Extra", please propose cost. West yard: Rehinge gate so it opens to walkway, not lawn. Add brace. Cut arch. West yard: Move phontina from right side of steps to outside West fence. West yard: Move escallonia next to West gate (right side). West yard: Plant hibiscus (behind the garage) next to West gate (left side). West yard: Fill in dirt around square flagstone steppers. West yard: Plant lemon thyme around square flagstone steppers. Front yard: Bush to block PG&E Smartmeter.
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The Rich Poor House: Landscape done!
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Thursday, September 30, 2010. It was a multi-month project, but relatively painless compared to indoor remodeling. Far fewer details, more margin for error. Still, overseeing any project is a big time sink. And like most homeowners, we were really burnt on the bleed. It just keeps costing and costing. But I sure do like looking at it, and that's what counts! More photos later, I just had to get that punchlist off the top :). Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). The Rich Poor House? In the Poor house.
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