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Rookie Homeowner: Almost Done

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This blog is dedicated to the process of fixing up my first home. Tuesday, October 25, 2005. Originally uploaded by Michael Browne. All I have to do is seal the countertops once more, clean out the cabinets and install the faces, and it looks like I'll finally have a kitchen. Posted by Michael Browne @ 1:25 PM. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. View my complete profile.

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Rookie Homeowner: 01.2005

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This blog is dedicated to the process of fixing up my first home. Saturday, January 15, 2005. Originally uploaded by Michael Browne. Not a whole lot of progress this week. It's deadline at the magazine. So I haven't spent as much time here as I'd hoped. Nonetheless, I've moved into the partially finished bedroom. The only things left to do here are install the quarter round, install the refinished closet doors and figure out some window covering for the small windows. Posted by Michael Browne @ 1:53 AM.

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Rookie Homeowner: 05.2005

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This blog is dedicated to the process of fixing up my first home. Thursday, May 26, 2005. From the Ground Up. Originally uploaded by Michael Browne. This angle, while slightly blurry, shows the nice glossy finish. Posted by Michael Browne @ 10:43 PM. Originally uploaded by Michael Browne. It took awhile to match the stain to the current floors, but I finally found a place to help take care of it. And now it's finished. Isn't it pretty? Posted by Michael Browne @ 10:42 PM. View my complete profile.

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Rookie Homeowner: A Missed Step

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This blog is dedicated to the process of fixing up my first home. Wednesday, November 23, 2005. Originally uploaded by Michael Browne. There are certain moments in home ownership when the owner must slap his/her forehead with a solid thud and proclaim, "aaaahhh! Such was the case when installing an attic's worth of insulation, as I stepped through the patch I had previously installed. Posted by Michael Browne @ 8:42 AM. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. View my complete profile.

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Rookie Homeowner: The Marble is Down

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This blog is dedicated to the process of fixing up my first home. Tuesday, October 25, 2005. The Marble is Down. Originally uploaded by Michael Browne. The marble tile has been laid down, and while I really didn't like it at first, it's growing on me now. I think it took getting up close and personal with the grout before I could have any affection for the stone. Posted by Michael Browne @ 1:22 PM. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. View my complete profile.

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Rookie Homeowner: Red Room

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This blog is dedicated to the process of fixing up my first home. Sunday, January 29, 2006. Originally uploaded by Michael Browne. Finally getting around to posting some more photos. Seems like when I gave myself official "time off" in November that the time period bled over til January. Oh well, needed rest brings fresh inspiration to any project. Baked terra cotta walls, meet Monet. And now with the downstairs shelving in place, I can finally bring the tools downstairs! View my complete profile.

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Rookie Homeowner: The Backsplash

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This blog is dedicated to the process of fixing up my first home. Tuesday, October 25, 2005. Originally uploaded by Michael Browne. So I priced out the stainless, and the hexagonal tiles came in at a third of the cost. A little more grunt work, but tiling is really farily easay as long as you can cut the edge pieces. Here's the almost-finished work, soon to be covered up by a big ol' stove. Posted by Michael Browne @ 1:20 PM. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. View my complete profile.

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Rookie Homeowner: 04.2005

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This blog is dedicated to the process of fixing up my first home. Sunday, April 24, 2005. Originally uploaded by Michael Browne. The hard part about this job was taking the existing wall switch and changing it to 2 swtiches. The previous switch didn't control anything; at least that I could tell. Notice the drywall screws to the left of the switch. That's holding a 2x4 in place, that's acting as the support for the switch box. Otherwise, there wouldn't have been a way to mount the switch. So, here they a...

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Rookie Homeowner: Incarcerated

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This blog is dedicated to the process of fixing up my first home. Wednesday, November 23, 2005. Originally uploaded by Michael Browne. I must say that the ceiling incident was much less amusing than the bucket incident. But now, this bucket must be destroyed. It's not the bucket's fault. I simply didn't think to remove it before I installed the countertop. And now, with no way to remove the bucket from within the cabinetry, I must cut it in half. Let the beheading begin! Posted by Michael Browne @ 8:49 AM.

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Rookie Homeowner: 09.2005

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This blog is dedicated to the process of fixing up my first home. Sunday, September 18, 2005. Like a Jeweler's Case. Originally uploaded by Michael Browne. I have to say, this stuff looks good. All I need are some felt-lined boxes to go with this highly coveted polished natural stone. Posted by Michael Browne @ 9:45 PM. Originally uploaded by Michael Browne. The swithbox to the right of the box fan controls the garbage disposal. I suppose it would be more convenient to have the switch to the left of ...