Sunday, December 31, 2006

Top Ten Lessons Learned During Remodel

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10. You might save money using an unlicensed designer to develop permit-ready plans rather than an architect, but you lose a lot of time , ...

Veni, vidi, vino

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Never content to rest on my laurels, or even really rest, I decided to convert the ridiculously narrow hall closet (complete with towels fol...
Sunday, October 15, 2006

FINAL-ly: We Passed!

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In an almost anti-climactic finish, we passed the City's Final Inspection of our project without any delay or issues whatsoever. Have I...
Thursday, October 12, 2006

More "After" Photos

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Final Inspection Tomorrow

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It's hard to believe that we're just about ready for our final inspection. Today, all sorts of last minute things were installed and...
Monday, October 09, 2006

6, 5, 4...

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Four days to go and the pace has picked up again, if that's even possible. Fortunately, I was at work most of the day (except for the p...
Friday, October 06, 2006

10, 9, 8, 7 ...

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We're exactly a week away from completion! I can hardly believe it. Right now, we're almost completely displaced, however, as the f...
Saturday, September 30, 2006

Carnegie Hall West

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I think I've mentioned before that we're a family of musicians. One fun thing the past couple of days has been playing our violins a...

So Close, Yet So Far Away

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The trades descended en masse on the house yesterday, working busily to finish up. The tilers grouted the kitchen backsplash (except for the...

Letter From Mumbai

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My laptop has died, same old garbage, doesn't recognize the AC adapter so the battery just drains completely and it's game over. I ...
Wednesday, September 27, 2006

Light At The End Of The Tunnel

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Installation of various items is occurring at a record pace and the place is really starting to pull together. We are now within two weeks ...