Remember my post about choosing paint colors? Well, we finally settled on a gray we liked, and decided to paint the indoor portion of siding, in our living room. It’s designed to be the same color as the exterior, to provide a seamless indoor-outdoor transition. We tested a patch on the right, with our sample …
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Monthly Archives: November 2013
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gray side
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room and board
As mentioned, Karen’s parents are visiting, giving us a great excuse to spend some time in San Francisco –they’ve never been, so we showed them the sights. While there, we took time out to visit one of our favorite stores, Room & Board. All the usual suspects are represented, from Eames lounge chairs to Noguchi …
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spiky plants
We don’t have much spare cash, so we’re doing as much we can ourselves. This includes ‘landscaping’ (this isn’t real landscaping, hence the inverted commas). So far, most of what we’ve done involves removing stuff. The time has come to start giving back. We’re fairly comfortable with choosing plants, though our tastes are undoubtedly narrower …
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we got wood
Having eradicated (almost) every trace of orange from our office wall, it’s time for stage two. We did some research and found a product which we hoped would remove the final layer of primer, and help us expose the original wood paneling. Karen isn’t just modeling the Citristrip (and the over-sized gloves I mistakenly bought her) …
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