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Havoc Among The Flowers: May 2011
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Havoc Among The Flowers. Old house, small town, big plans. Saturday, May 21, 2011. It is a bonus for us that this company will not only be removing and carting away the old furnace but also removing all of the hydronic and electric baseboards and all of the old thermostats too. Here are a few more photos:. Old furnace, no longer in use. Where the old hot water tank used to be. Big guy is the 80-gal water heater; smaller guy is a 50-gal holding tank for pre-heated water from the geo system. Digging the tr...
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Havoc Among The Flowers: Details large and small
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Havoc Among The Flowers. Old house, small town, big plans. Thursday, January 30, 2014. Details large and small. While the master steam shower doors are still not in yet, lots of other details large and small are being attended to. Powder room is just waiting on a marble backsplash (made from a remnant of the old master bath countertop- -just about the only section that didn't have a crack on the underside! Boys bathroom still needs an adjustment on the glass shower door, but is essentially complete.
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Havoc Among The Flowers: April 2011
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Havoc Among The Flowers. Old house, small town, big plans. Tuesday, April 12, 2011. The majority of work on our project entails ductwork- up from the basement to the first floor, and also up through a dining room closet to a bed room closet to the attic. Here is what was accomplished today:. Ducts in basement- they seriously cut down on our headroom, so there is a lot of ducking in our future! Not sure what this is yet. Yes, I will be getting new floor registers. Hole in the floor- but no duct yet! I tel...
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Havoc Among The Flowers: October 2010
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Havoc Among The Flowers. Old house, small town, big plans. Wednesday, October 27, 2010. Close, but no cigar. I know it's been a few days since I've posted, but we are at a point now where the big stuff isn't happening so much and the lots of little things that. Happening aren't very exciting to look at (yay! New oil rubbed bronze sash locks and cranks for the casement windows, and finishing up with the fridge panels, one of which needs to be remade and will arrive Monday with Kevin. Kevin will be spe...
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Havoc Among The Flowers: Peacock Feathers and Calypso Blue
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Havoc Among The Flowers. Old house, small town, big plans. Tuesday, January 14, 2014. Peacock Feathers and Calypso Blue. Greetings and Happy New Year! Sorry it has been awhile, but I have some good photos and a lot of progress to share. The boys' bathroom is 99% complete- -the Cambrian Black counter tops will be installed later this week and then all will be complete! You can also see our new built-in cupboard in the mirror; there are about 5 or 5 pullout drawers in there. Kind of hard to see but these a...
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Havoc Among The Flowers: January 2011
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Havoc Among The Flowers. Old house, small town, big plans. Sunday, January 23, 2011. Wanna see something scary? Though lately I have been wrapped up in toilets and insulation and HVAC systems, thinking this will be our next big home improvement project, this past week I was reminded of that old adage "Expect the unexpected." The unexpected is, thankfully, not so major a project- just one that must be completed as soon as possible. And if I am truthful, it was not. Similar to this one. The culprit in this...
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The High Desert Home Companion: Locals work for a better Uganda (Pt.2)
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Thursday, June 17, 2010. Locals work for a better Uganda (Pt.2). Continued from yesterday’s post. Ugandan President Musevini sat down with Hornbeck, Rawlins and Clay in September 2008. Hornbeck calls Musevini “an economist by education who understands the farmer-owned concept as long as they have a market.” Janet Storton of Sisters was also at the meeting and presented President Musevini with a quilted fabric bag made by the Kapchorwan women she trained through her Sisters of the Heart. KaBuM boasts a sp...
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The High Desert Home Companion: October 2010
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Wednesday, October 6, 2010. New options for rustic cabinet hardware. It's nice to see an expanded selection of rustic-styled knobs and pulls by Top Knob. Any of these have that heavy earthy quality that looks at home in the Pacific Northwest:. Finishes shown: Cast Iron and Natural Rust. Top Knobs has updated their website, but I was disappointed to find it kind of clunky to navigate. Their products can be pricey, but they make solid, rather than hollow pieces. Posted by Kit Tosello. Links to this post.
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The High Desert Home Companion: May 2010
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Thursday, May 13, 2010. Don’t Cry Over Spalted Wood. On a recent trip to the sawdust-laden shop where Ben and Craig turn hunks of wood into fine furniture and cabinet boxes, I peer around. I survey several work benches where carcases in various stages lay like patients on gurneys. I ask the guys, as I always do, “Whatcha workin on? They tell me who they’re making a bookcase for and how they plan to detail a coffee table. We discuss a hutch project we’re collaborating on. 8221; I ask. And the Oak, Tanoak ...
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The High Desert Home Companion: Ode to Color Joy
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Thursday, April 8, 2010. Ode to Color Joy. It snowed here on Easter. Egg hunts were moved indoors at the last minute. Yesterday was a sunny 60 degree mood-lifter. Today the ground and sky are a matching shade of white. Another perfect April day in Central Oregon—for scanning old family photos and writing blog posts! A hop, skip and a jump over the Cascades, the Woodburn Tulip Festival. Website for a list of upcoming activities and live entertainment. Posted by Kit Tosello. April 8, 2010 at 7:06 PM. Great...
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