Quick update on our office (technically called the “all-purpose room”). We revisited the wood paneling I told you about, to improve on the finish. We used more Citristrip to clear any paint remnants, cleaned with mineral spirits, then applied another coat of Restor-A-Finish. The results were worth the effort, though it’s difficult to do it justice …
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the office
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gray side
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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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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orange peel
Remember I told you we repainted our large orange living room wall white? Well, that was only half the story. The orange paint-job extended around the corner, into our all-purpose room/office, so we tackled that too. Actually, I had the pleasure of doing this bit. And I quickly discovered some differences with this section of …
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project orange
I like orange as much as the next guy. More, actually, but Karen’s not so keen. So the huge wall of orange painted paneling that dominates our living space had to go…the orange paint, not the wall itself. It was painted pretty shoddily anyway, so I’m fully in favor. So, what to do with the …
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the heat is off
Sacramento is hot in the summer. We just caught the tail end, but still managed a few days above 100º. It’s been surprisingly pleasant though, and way more comfortable than most 90º days in Boston. In case we forget how hot it is outside, we get a handy reminder. While (sort of) useful, this cheap …
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essentials
There was no fridge when we bought this place, so we ordered one to arrive just after we got here. We picked this Fisher & Paykel model, as it’s nice and minimal and “counter depth”. That said, it still sticks out a bit further than we’d like. We also needed a washer, so got this …
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nearly furnished
Before we took the 3,000 mile trip from Boston to Sacramento, we squeezed the contents of our apartment into two 8 x 7 x 6ft pods (technically, ours were called ReloCubes, but you get what I mean) leaving us without furniture this end for about five days. We had makeshift seating, ordering these Crate & …
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