tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118295432024-03-14T06:19:04.202-04:00Irvington BungalowFollow us as we journal our life and the improvements we're making to our 1928 bungalow home.carmenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17378386887745278416noreply@blogger.comBlogger183125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11829543.post-40462824341728507662012-04-01T19:14:00.001-04:002012-04-01T19:14:39.462-04:00Enjoying Palm SundayDespite the rain this morning, it turned out to be a beautiful day! Perfect for hunting Easter eggs at Nana's house...<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/car.lethig/MyBlogPhotos02#5726574652092515442'><img src='https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-YDdr1acbJM4/T3jhTi27BHI/AAAAAAAAA9w/AokJ47OHjto/s288/5.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br />Posing for a family photo....<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/car.lethig/MyBlogPhotos02#5726574673197215746'><img src='https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-yHTcma2mMEM/T3jhUxerMAI/AAAAAAAAA94/tICSftYMC1M/s288/6.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br />Taking a ride around the block....<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/car.lethig/MyBlogPhotos02#5726574694052053426'><img src='https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-urllJmfyXAw/T3jhV_K2wbI/AAAAAAAAA-A/927IOhS08Wo/s288/7.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br />And watching the ducks on Meme and Papa's front porch.<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/car.lethig/MyBlogPhotos02#5726574723168207682'><img src='https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-fitPIpRMoyU/T3jhXrosA0I/AAAAAAAAA-I/lDCEYLtqPHc/s288/8.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />- Posted using BlogPress from my iPad<br />carmenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17378386887745278416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11829543.post-87574385385742613592012-03-15T19:51:00.001-04:002012-03-15T19:52:11.504-04:00Yes, I am a mother.Look what I found in my wallet the other day! Yes, I am a mother and apparently I store Cheerios in my wallet. <br /><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/car.lethig/MyBlogPhotos02#5720275742014955682'><img src='https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-zfpMYwVwtSo/T2KAeuQV4KI/AAAAAAAAA9E/uOCd_wgrhCE/s288/5.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a><br />The weather has been so lovely here in Indy lately! I love it! Ainsley and I decided to enjoy some time at the park before heading for our pizza dinner.<br />She tried to chase the "da" (dog).<br /><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/car.lethig/MyBlogPhotos02#5720275767734336978'><img src='https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-UbW8-B6t4J4/T2KAgOEUfdI/AAAAAAAAA9M/LcQN92B4P3Q/s288/6.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a><br />She showed off her bracelet.<br /><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/car.lethig/MyBlogPhotos02#5720275794289917314'><img src='https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-WBfwaqHU4jI/T2KAhw_qfYI/AAAAAAAAA9U/sHiUY00UgQg/s288/7.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a><br />Going down the slide was really fun....<br /><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/car.lethig/MyBlogPhotos02#5720275816434834818'><img src='https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-2O2j8gP4Rss/T2KAjDfbHYI/AAAAAAAAA9c/y8Ddlf7M3kM/s288/8.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a><br />...but trying to climb back up was even more fun.<br /><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/car.lethig/MyBlogPhotos02#5720275843810539730'><img src='https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-PU9BWlNfB5I/T2KAkpeTONI/AAAAAAAAA9k/NOhkmNTKXis/s288/9.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a><br />Hope you are getting to enjoy the weather wherever you are!!<br />Posted using BlogPress from my iPad<br /><br />carmenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17378386887745278416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11829543.post-63563029580527771202012-03-05T10:16:00.000-05:002012-03-05T10:16:19.908-05:00a fun-filled weekendwell, not too much happened at the house this weekend. we're still waiting on a plumbing part so the water can't be hooked up yet. which means we can't clean yet either. also, chad has been batteling a cold so he got some rest...well, as much rest as you can have with a 16 month old child running around.<br />
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ainsley and i went to the outlet mall with nana on saturday.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">ainsley had a play date with her other born in october 2010 buddies, bryson and cooper:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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happy monday!<br />
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here's a peek at what our bathroom currently looks like, at the beginning of the project. <br />
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this is the space where our new shower will go. can't wait to have a new bathroom!carmenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17378386887745278416noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11829543.post-76101785017249384292011-05-22T16:28:00.001-04:002011-05-22T16:33:03.839-04:00living roomwhat do you think of the new blog look? i love it.<br />
so another room i'm mulling over lately is our living room. currently it looks like this:<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">please don't judge us. i did finally take care of the laundry after i snapped these photos. anyways, we are aware that it is horrible. we are living {as usual} under construction so there are boxes of bathroom tile all over the house. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">back to the the living room. see the problem {as i see it} is that the room is long {24 feet}, the woodwork is beautiful but it is dark and we will not paint it and the rugs have made the room dark. {we had to put down two 9x12 rugs so the floors wouldn't get scratched up by dog and baby.} throw in a dark brown leather couch and ... do you see where i'm going with this? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">so i think we are going to paint it a light sage green color {i really want to do a sandy tan/cream in the dining and living room but chad wants more color}. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">so i am going to need to lighten up the space with the accents. i am thinking of repainting our side table and coffee table in an ivory color. and then throwing down a smaller rug. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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i think either of these would lighten up the space. and then i found a chair at a thriftstore that i want to buy and have reupholstered.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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did you know at joann fabric's website you can design your own furniture and accessories. now you need to have time and patience if you are going to check out it out because it keeps getting stuck. but what do you think of one of these?<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">some throw pillows in some different colors and then something done with that desk area. that's for a different post. i need some cute storage too. any ideas for the desk area or storage?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div>carmenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17378386887745278416noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11829543.post-30193111579910540742011-05-16T12:56:00.000-04:002011-05-16T12:56:58.851-04:00Ideas Abound! {outcomes to follow}Let's just get it out of the way, it's been like eight years since I last wrote. I know, I know. This is a habitual problemo with me. And I'm <em>sorry. </em>I really do always want to do better but somehow I can't seem to find the time (or energy) to write in a consistent manner. I'm sure all two of my readers are super duper upset.<br />
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Anywho, can I just say that I am really excited about some of the things happening at Irvington Bungalow? First of all, life is just so much more interesting and fun with Ainsley. She is definitely the bright spots in our days. When work is sucky and the house is a total disaster (both of which are daily occurrences) at least we have this to look forward to:<br />
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But ALSO, our bathroom project is {finally} underway. And if a cute, babbling baby doesn't make you smile, surely a new bathroom will, right? (I should take some of my own advice when the baby is crying and the bathroom is dusty with plaster droppings everywhere).<br />
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We finally received all of the tile about a month or so ago. And it is beee-u-tee-ful. Chad is in the beginning stages of demolition with full throttle remodel happening in a few weeks. But, WAIT. There's more. Only I'm not going to give it all away but let's just say this: I'm totally over my kitchen. And like the "I'm never satisfied" person that I am, I'm already complaining about when we can start the kitchen project. Since I know it is a few years away, I've been schemin' up ways to give my nasty kitchen a face lift. Nothing that will cost a whole lot but somethings that will give it the oomph it needs so I can stop stammering and making excuses when someone walks into it for the first time. Think: chalkboard paint, beadboard, paint colors in white, grey/blue and a deep red or gold/yellow (or both!) for accent colors, open shelves, organization, and some spiffy adornments. I can't give too much away because Chad reads this blog and it is all a secret until I can present a plan. Right now, I can show some inspiration:<br />
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possible accent color, found <a href="http://www.westelm.com/products/andalusia-rug-r653/?pkey=e%7Crug%7C48%7Cbest%7C0%7C1%7C24%7C%7C9&cm_src=PRODUCTSEARCH||NoFacet-_-NoFacet-_-Common%20Rule%20Top%20Wide%20Kitchen-_-">here</a>: <br />
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new cabinet hardware, found <a href="http://www.lookintheattic.com/gpstrab.html">here</a>: <br />
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ps: don't get an iPad because then you will spend all of your spare time sitting on the couch, getting ideas for which you really don't have the time/energy/money to implement. <br />
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pps: most of my inspiration came from two blogs I'm recently obsessing over, found <a href="http://www.thehandmadehome.net/">here</a> and <a href="http://theletteredcottage.net/">here</a>.carmenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17378386887745278416noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11829543.post-12219109158503457832011-01-02T20:47:00.000-05:002011-01-02T20:47:56.273-05:00goodbye, 2010another year has come and gone here at irvington bungalow. 2010 was perhaps our most eventful year yet, both housewise and otherwise. the biggest change? well, baby, of course. but we did get to cross the following off of our house to-do list:<br />
<ul><li>refinish floors</li>
<li>repair plaster walls</li>
<li>install drywall where needed</li>
<li>repair ceilings</li>
<li>prime and paint bedrooms</li>
<li>start bathroom/ new plumbing (only demo and purchasing so far)</li>
<li>new HVAC/heater/AC (this was unplanned)</li>
</ul>still on our to do list for 2011:<br />
<ul><li>finish bathroom/plumbing</li>
<li>paint LR and DR</li>
<li>hang pictures</li>
<li>make outdoor table</li>
</ul>the bathroom continues to be an ordeal. i can't even tell you how disappointed i am with the place we ordered the tile from SIX months ago. this better be the best tile EVER.<br />
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happy new year!!carmenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17378386887745278416noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11829543.post-29514189097944769432010-11-30T13:04:00.001-05:002010-11-30T13:05:14.465-05:00more ainsley picscreative title, uh? here are some pictures of the little bug - <br />
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<div align="center">hanging out after bath time ...</div><br />
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<div align="center">shelby and ainsley checking each other out ...</div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizW7GqpiBmgkB2Bgg5pX0tU0CMz3KN6WQ5-xm758PLEi3gUn_pSEZzxygwlxVyjZtkyYlxQpG3IqvHQIQF3etfcanb3cGJ5te7Nrn2wEc9wFdztVHaWMsNlamPIMrz6wBiwhXjxw/s1600/ainsley+and+shelby+together+%25284%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizW7GqpiBmgkB2Bgg5pX0tU0CMz3KN6WQ5-xm758PLEi3gUn_pSEZzxygwlxVyjZtkyYlxQpG3IqvHQIQF3etfcanb3cGJ5te7Nrn2wEc9wFdztVHaWMsNlamPIMrz6wBiwhXjxw/s320/ainsley+and+shelby+together+%25284%2529.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br />
<div align="center">chad snuggling with his little girl ...</div><br />
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<div align="center">lovin' a little naked tummy time !</div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1KupOG16xk6LIm3YgUNiUGLd1VzaQBIltM86k5eaYoJNI9YRWIZFFMcHc5A7piIlN6SsaMghg3umepYnTJ4ZvkaDaJ_w4akDrH8I14t1ENtGxSJ0NRRc3_xMX9valaLxKqBl9iA/s1600/naked+tummy+time+%25281%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1KupOG16xk6LIm3YgUNiUGLd1VzaQBIltM86k5eaYoJNI9YRWIZFFMcHc5A7piIlN6SsaMghg3umepYnTJ4ZvkaDaJ_w4akDrH8I14t1ENtGxSJ0NRRc3_xMX9valaLxKqBl9iA/s320/naked+tummy+time+%25281%2529.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div align="center">hope everyone had a great thanksgiving!!</div>carmenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17378386887745278416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11829543.post-33627044389685489352010-11-17T11:18:00.000-05:002010-11-17T11:18:23.917-05:00ainsley's firststhe third week of life held some firsts. a first real bath in the whale bathtub, a first shopping trip, the first time mom and ainsley ventured out alone together, a first bottle and the first time to meet chad's grandparents - mema and papa. i guess when you are less than a month old there will be a lot of firsts, right?<br />
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two weeks (almost three) into this beautiful life! we returned from the hospital very late, almost midnight, on a thursday evening. the next week mama (chad's mom) came to stay with us to help out while chad was away at work. the week after that nana (carmen's mom) helped out. both grandmas were extremely helpful in assisting with the baby and house duties. not to mention all of the wonderful friends, family and neighbors that have brought food and other goodies to the house. we would have starved without all of the cooked meals you provided!<br />
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ainsley is a good baby overall. i believe she mostly has chad's disposition - very laid back about most things. she does, however, seem to have carmen's short temper in some situations (like when she decides she is hungry - from zero to sixty is how mommy likes to describe it). she also tends to have some of carmen's looks come across her face (kinda like she is thinking: what the hell is going on here?)<br />
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she sleeps well, anywhere from 2 1/2 hour to 4 hour stretches at a time. last week, however, for a few days we had a growth spurt and she only slept for about an hour at a time and wanted to eat, eat, eat every time she woke up. i won't go into details here but...ouch. that's all i'm going to say. on saturday she lost her cord stump (gross), so tonight she gets her first "real" bath in her whale bathtub. <br />
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this is what ainsley looks like right after she eats. we call her "punchy" or punch drunk love. she just gets so sleepy!<br />
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some of ainsley's favorite things right now:<br />
<ul><li>sleeping</li>
<li>eating</li>
<li>her flannel blanket made by mama</li>
<li>going for walks </li>
<li>music (baby mozart and rockabye baby U2, Led Zep, and Pink Floyd. she has good taste.)</li>
<li>her swing (or maybe mom and dad love it when she is in the swing)</li>
<li>her daddy</li>
<li>whiskers felt on her face from her big sister, shelby</li>
<li>being held </li>
<li>singing (by her daddy)</li>
<li>did i mention eating???</li>
<li style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">car rides </li>
</ul>and never to forget our first baby. this is what poor shelby looks like in the middle of the night when the crying and feeding frenzy ensues. i love this picture. i feel like shelby is thinking: can we get some quiet here so i can sleep?<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">till next time!</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"></div>carmenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17378386887745278416noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11829543.post-55322031201732786122010-11-07T17:56:00.000-05:002010-11-07T17:56:38.393-05:00changes to irvington bungalow blogsince everything else in our life seems to be changing, i've decided to change the blog a tiny bit. from now on i'll be posting about our daily and family life on this blog as well as our house. with some of our family living far from indy, i thought i would post about ainsley and our trials and triumphs as our life changes. of course, the house will still be a main focus too. so as we progress with our projects at irvington bungalow (can anyone say: bathroom??) i'll still be posting about that. hopefully there will be changes to the overall look as well, but this might be a bit ambitious. stay tuned!carmenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17378386887745278416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11829543.post-5958202224532230892010-11-05T15:10:00.000-04:002010-11-05T15:10:43.847-04:00home improvements and baby have arrived!!so a LOT has happened since my last post. the most important is that baby arrived on october 19. coming in a very close second and third is that the floors were refinished and we now have painted walls in ... (wait for it) ... not one but three bedrooms and a hallway. some people might be like: what's the big deal, paint? but seriously, i have waited six and a half long years for these precious moments. and we're enjoying the baby too, thank you. :)<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">here are some before and after pics </div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">living room before:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"> living room after:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">dining room before (sorry for the poor quality):</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">dining room after (during, actually. this was after the first coat of polyurethane, hence why the floors are super shiny in this picture).</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">this is a pic of the nursery in late july:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">this is what it looked like about two weeks ago. it actually looks a little better now but i haven't had time to take a new picture! {uh, babies take a lot of time, did you know that??}</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">and the holes from our insulation have been filled & sanded, new drywall put up and the walls painted. chad worked so hard during this entire year to get the house in shape for baby. we're so lucky to have him (and the paint). life is better with color on the walls. and, please, pay no attention to the lack of decoration. all of this work was finished the night before i was induced and we didn't even live here for the month before that day. so all we had time to do was get the basics moved back in for us to come home from the hospital. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">the guest bedroom last year. notice the walls. that is what most of them looked like even in september.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">guest bedroom after:</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">bedroom:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">our biggest improvement, Ainsley Harper:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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we're still waiting on the damn tile for the bathroom. but we hope to have that project completed by christmas. we'll see.carmenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17378386887745278416noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11829543.post-63184657806969372292010-09-16T14:34:00.000-04:002010-09-16T14:34:07.580-04:00update - "to do" list slowly dwindling<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnj8Ckc9nqDYLInjHoSc8BYEnhA-8epje6PJJpP7Bm_eSuXdmG3tHxad6oFfwmkwjANlJMj4LWVieSmCXyP8c94pbAtPUFJOmigu6vltKBTjjl_Uh0vXMPHO7RD1Q-ClVc9g4aJA/s1600/byu-to-do-list.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" qx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnj8Ckc9nqDYLInjHoSc8BYEnhA-8epje6PJJpP7Bm_eSuXdmG3tHxad6oFfwmkwjANlJMj4LWVieSmCXyP8c94pbAtPUFJOmigu6vltKBTjjl_Uh0vXMPHO7RD1Q-ClVc9g4aJA/s200/byu-to-do-list.jpg" width="135" /></a></div><div align="center"></div><br />
as usual, it's been awhile since i've last posted. things have been moving swiftly here at irvington bungalow. a lot of our neighbors have been seeing chad dragging in drywall, stripping furniture and noticing family members at the house helping out. the joke is that we maybe we should have decided to have a baby sooner!!<br />
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no pics to post just yet as work is still finishing up (and it better be soon since we have four short weeks before our due date)! however, just wanted to post a quick update. blinds have been ordered, floors will hopefully be refinished soon, the drywall is up in all of the bedrooms and only one more room left to mud and sand. soon we'll paint and finally (FINALLY) decorate. the one setback is that the bathroom tile is due to arrive next week which is just too late in the pregnancy to start that project. we're postponing till early winter. but that is okay. stay tuned - before & after pics of the rest of the house to post within the next couple of weeks!!carmenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17378386887745278416noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11829543.post-57723520226130330062010-08-14T21:36:00.001-04:002010-08-14T21:43:21.168-04:00drywall<div style="text-align: center;">last weekend chad and his dad cut the drywall for the baby and spare bedroom:</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">today my brother, chad and i hung the drywall:</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">before:</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7WDPSbhNeoFIsNkv0VFom6aWxxoI8kJnavrP4gis7-ejDLi1yaVFdL7Cg5VStNEeihTrQ0BNnobBQAVb2bH-Ro5rnRJLwbNFfc1DLjcsd4tVqy1cE5a-JRFlIOV5nMUC74qAMAw/s1600/drywall+in+baby+room+(2)_r.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7WDPSbhNeoFIsNkv0VFom6aWxxoI8kJnavrP4gis7-ejDLi1yaVFdL7Cg5VStNEeihTrQ0BNnobBQAVb2bH-Ro5rnRJLwbNFfc1DLjcsd4tVqy1cE5a-JRFlIOV5nMUC74qAMAw/s320/drywall+in+baby+room+(2)_r.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">after this weekend i'll have pics of a more complete drywall job.</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">last weekend i finally finished removing the glue from the baby room closet:</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">meanwhile baby is getting closer. this is me, 31 weeks. we started our baby classes. i've had two showers (out of 3 or 4) and we're getting closer to receiving the baby supplies we (think) we'll need. i just need to find a place to organize it all while the baby room is being finished!</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">things are moving along. hopefully paint, floor refinishing, and the bathroom/plumbing will happen soon. keep you fingers crossed. till next time!!</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>carmenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17378386887745278416noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11829543.post-51508368775537513132010-07-25T19:06:00.004-04:002010-08-02T19:57:05.358-04:00here we go....so here we are. 11 weeks before baby is due to enter this fine world. the A/C officially is dead. it went out but was temporarily fixed (leaking freon - nice and "green", i know) but two weekends ago the motor died. or something like that. all i know is it is HOT. and i am miserable. but they are almost finished installing our new HVAC system. yeah!<br />
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meanwhile, the bathroom tile has been ordered!!! yes. ORDERED. can you believe it? should be here in 6 to 8 weeks. leaves a tight time frame, but it is ordered and that apparently is a big step for us here at irvington bungalow.<br />
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good news around the house...<br />
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the garden and our flower beds are looking good:<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the garden is a bit unruly and many things have died off but it is producing ginormous heirloom and grape tomatoes, so i'm happy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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but. the day i had my first baby shower chad had to begin demo of the bathroom. when i left the house, the bathroom looked like this (warning, if you are a hard-core preservationist, run away from your computer and this blog post immediately. you will HATE us for this.. but guess what? it's our bathroom.):<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">yes, yes. very, very painful to have to do this to the original tile. but after years of deliberation we decided it had to be done. and this has to be done now because the vent in the bathroom is being relocated since the original vent sits where the entrance to our new walk-in shower will be located. i hated to see this go but we just felt like it is the best thing to do since we plan on being here long term. judge us if you will. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">so the next few weeks will be a challenge on many, many levels. thank God we can stay at our in-laws. for rillz. till next time.</div>carmenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17378386887745278416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11829543.post-6720700933029308352010-07-19T20:13:00.000-04:002010-07-19T20:13:16.356-04:00SLOWLY but surely<div style="text-align: center;">progress is, in fact, occurring but it is happening slowly. wouldn't want to switch it up on all of you, now would we??</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">baby room - </div><div style="text-align: center;">we cleaned out the room, including the closet. and i have been removing wall paper with the added bonus of a layer of paint! so fun.</div><br />
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</div><div align="center">we took an impromptu day trip to columbus, OH recently. we went to an architectural salvage store and then out to eat in an area called german village.</div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">we bought a coal shoot door (just like ours but in much better shape), a cold air return grate that matches our original grates we have in the house currently and a pair of sidelight windows.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div align="center">LOVE this glass! we're going to use them (eventually) when we finish the attic space for the bedroom.</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">work still progresses on the duct work for the HVAC. the tile still hasn't been ordered. i have no idea why. ugh. till next time.</div>carmenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17378386887745278416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11829543.post-65672885665166935642010-06-30T20:43:00.001-04:002010-06-30T20:43:23.112-04:00end of june progress report<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">so here we are. the last day of june. fifteen weeks left until our little bundle of joy is set to join us here at irvington bungalow. and where are we in the progress of work on this old house? read on, my friends.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">bathroom - we received the tile sample for the floor. </div><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">this is the design and basically the colors. we put white pieces of paper over the gray colored tile the tile guy suggested we use (you can see it in the top row of the whole sample). the picture on the right shows a hex shaped tile but that is just to portray the actual shade of white that the tile will be (since the paper was a bright, stark white).</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">in the next couple of days we'll order the tile. so excited and a bit apprehensive as this guy has been taking FOREVER to get back to us about anything. so annoying. but i'm trying to be optimistic that once he has a down payment, things will move more smoothly??? maybe??? hopefully!!</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">air conditioner - did i mention our A/C unit went out a few weeks ago? yes, it has been a fun challenge to add that huge project to our list completely unexpectedly. after four quotes, we finally found a wonderful contractor who helped us out and temporarily fixed the problem for us because it turned so hot outside. we're getting a whole new HVAC system installed within the next week. so excited. complete with duct work to the attic and basement which will one day be finished out for living space.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">chad poured a new concrete slab where the new unit will go. he is so proud (and so am i). it looks great!</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">and that's about all that has happened since the last time i wrote. things are moving forward, faster than they probably have up until this point. from here on out it will be a whirlwind until the baby is due. here is my wish list, not in the correct order:</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">walls painted in the whole house</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">floors refinished in the whole house</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">nursery finished (new drywall installed and paint)</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">guest bedroom finished (new drywall installed and paint)</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">wood blinds purchased and installed in the bedrooms</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">new HVAC</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">new bathroom</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">new plumbing</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">we can get this done in 15 weeks. right??? hahahahaha...........</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">till next time.</div>carmenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17378386887745278416noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11829543.post-12839931231443997912010-06-22T22:29:00.000-04:002010-06-22T22:29:04.347-04:00bi-weekly update<div style="text-align: center;"></div><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">well, we finally got our floor tile sample. FINALLY. seriously. looks great. confirming the colors and the numbers and then we will order. so thankful and maybe i can finally feel like i can relax. a little.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">chad worked on the future baby room. removing plaster.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4xB-9ZZ4H8FcrG9w6c7MhZDlZs8WzBPyyS9O9VptW-1mm72a5UIq0Kpj_6ofug9-GtYpnpUDPWuKYYhWOuELEfgGywbgDNacm9bYKOIqzvZi87VB01vEXmrphb3JpvGOrfD80gw/s1600/removing+plaster+from+baby+room+(3)_r.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4xB-9ZZ4H8FcrG9w6c7MhZDlZs8WzBPyyS9O9VptW-1mm72a5UIq0Kpj_6ofug9-GtYpnpUDPWuKYYhWOuELEfgGywbgDNacm9bYKOIqzvZi87VB01vEXmrphb3JpvGOrfD80gw/s320/removing+plaster+from+baby+room+(3)_r.jpg" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">oh, so sad. but it was so loose from the wall we had no choice.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDogIQgS8qJFf_DICUTWZAHEs-O3PmUJPbACoMKCHg7Ngy-uqLoLI6RI_LD2OMxHP63qvi-XCVjpvREzaBauxWdGFa3BjqKbyMCYZnIOM8d6WzF0W7gatam3zG6m4rgxHsfW0s5Q/s1600/removing+plaster+from+baby+room+(4)_r.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDogIQgS8qJFf_DICUTWZAHEs-O3PmUJPbACoMKCHg7Ngy-uqLoLI6RI_LD2OMxHP63qvi-XCVjpvREzaBauxWdGFa3BjqKbyMCYZnIOM8d6WzF0W7gatam3zG6m4rgxHsfW0s5Q/s320/removing+plaster+from+baby+room+(4)_r.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">this is the other side of the room. only a little needed to be removed here.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">check out this horsehair in the plaster. it's true: they REALLY do not make things like they used to!</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilMs_Qaf3ubxaUu01x4HeS2JzKgMD58PiiNWaXKRhyphenhypheniOE1FzzcTRFQFUpvVNV8wKMtiCCjah_td0ohsJ-qZZACkUsxEtQCrbC0RPu8YCI2GYQEwkFAdHMrq5DHBRS1EvJdgoxq8Q/s1600/removing+plaster+from+baby+room+(5)_r.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilMs_Qaf3ubxaUu01x4HeS2JzKgMD58PiiNWaXKRhyphenhypheniOE1FzzcTRFQFUpvVNV8wKMtiCCjah_td0ohsJ-qZZACkUsxEtQCrbC0RPu8YCI2GYQEwkFAdHMrq5DHBRS1EvJdgoxq8Q/s320/removing+plaster+from+baby+room+(5)_r.jpg" /></a></div>carmenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17378386887745278416noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11829543.post-74226694199474219062010-06-02T19:49:00.001-04:002010-06-02T19:51:58.848-04:00weekly update<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">let's see, what's been happening at irvington bungalow? well, first we just returned from a long holiday weekend in pensacola, FL. thank God we were able to have our annual visit before stupid BP ruined the beaches. jerks.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br />
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shelby enjoyed herself swimming in the bay. and we enjoyed watching her!</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">and this is chad and i, post beachtime, outside our favorite beachside eatery - Peg Leg Pete's. <br />
that's Peg Leg, of course.<br />
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</div><div align="center" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">just in time for the weather to turn warm (hot) and for me to be 20 weeks pregos (and have a summer cold), our air conditioner broke. unfortunately, we have to buy a new one. great. i've been promised that this will not compromise the bathroom project. this fan is my favorite heat relief:</div><div align="center" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div align="center" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">finally, i did finish removing the wall of wallpaper and glue last week before we left for vacation:</div><div align="center" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">top two pics: left - before removal, right - before glue removal</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">bottom two pics: left - after glue removal (thanks Mom for helping me!), right - don't tell my doctor that i was on a ladder in 85 degree weather, with no air, removing wall paper. </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">still waiting on our bathroom floor tile sample. can't wait to tell you NOT to use this tile place. </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">till next time!</div>carmenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17378386887745278416noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11829543.post-26354995765413682192010-05-23T11:47:00.003-04:002010-05-23T11:58:57.930-04:00weekly update<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">this week seemed SOOO long. here's a summary:</div><br />
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bathroom - we're getting a 9" x 9" sample of the layout of the floor tile. i'm excited because we picked out two of the colors and the third is a color that was a custom color for another customer that he thinks will look good with our choices. crossing our fingers!<br />
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baby room - today i am finishing stripping the wall paper from the final wall in the house, in the baby room. why i thought i was finished with the wall paper is beyond me. <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">our newest nephew was born this week! cole matthew. and he is the most adorable thing ever.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">i finally finished organizing my scrabook and card making supplies. last year i organized them on our gorilla shelves in the breakfast nook. but in preparation of bottles and other feeding necessities for baby, i'm thinking more storage will be necessary in the kitchen. so i "stole" an old built-in cabinet chad brought home and took it over for my personal use. it is now my craft storage in the basement: </div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">i know this is kind-of weird but i work in an old building retail building that has been repurposed as several offices. anyway, i love features of the bathroom in the lobby so i took pictures: </div></ul><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">love the schoolhouse lights! not sure if they're original or not but i love them either way.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">and this old wood door and marble partitions. so old-timey. i promise i was NOT using the restroom when i took this picture. gross. the restroom did have the original sinks with the original hardware until about a week ago. so i thought i should take pics of these before they are gone too (but hopefully they will remain).</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"> i'm off to strip paper....till next time....</div>carmenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17378386887745278416noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11829543.post-48660654874153163942010-05-12T18:09:00.001-04:002010-05-12T18:23:11.655-04:00updatesobviously my two-posts-per-week goal is too much for me. i must try to aim lower. <br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">we have indeed been working on the house. still slowly despite the fact that baby will be here in about five months. yikes. we have a lot of work to do. our two most important projects BB (before baby) are the bathroom renovation and the baby room.</div><br />
the bathroom update:<br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">we finally received our custom color sample a few weeks ago:</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ4xbmAN83HMzXCg2zfQdkegjsrEOPTQ2WSScJ_Ciz1WmapZ0Mv8Mm46PuFGS15UFZzyxfyLlU6V5c-m-I7AoMyVqxoGo1T_iRVFG-vf_b1oJ1Nj9BwP6vKvVZ08b06YTyf3plTA/s1600/tile+samples+(1)_reduced.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ4xbmAN83HMzXCg2zfQdkegjsrEOPTQ2WSScJ_Ciz1WmapZ0Mv8Mm46PuFGS15UFZzyxfyLlU6V5c-m-I7AoMyVqxoGo1T_iRVFG-vf_b1oJ1Nj9BwP6vKvVZ08b06YTyf3plTA/s320/tile+samples+(1)_reduced.jpg" wt="true" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">it is difficult to tell on the picture but there actually is a difference between the two colors. the smaller one is a bit more blue and the larger one is more of a green-blue color. so we're going with the larger one. this will be the color for the subs on bathroom walls and shower, trimmed in black tile. now we've asked for a floor tile in the same color. hopefully that won't take us months like these two beauties. we ordered and received (!!!) our radiant floor heating system. SOOOO excited about that. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">baby room update:</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">well, as you may remember, there are <a href="http://irvingtonbungalow.blogspot.com/2008/10/ah-my-new-friend-hole.html">two places in the ceiling</a> that need fixed as well as one place on the wall. there was also a ton of junk in the room. it was our holding area, NEVER to be viewed by persons that do not live here. we managed to sift through and donate most of it. thank God for amvets. love that place. they pick your junk up for you!! so great as i'm not a host-a-garage-sale type of gal. too much work. chad filled the holes from our <a href="http://irvingtonbungalow.blogspot.com/2007/06/green-restoration.html">insulation project</a>. and last weekend he dremmeled (that's a word, isn't it?) a portion of our plaster ceiling away in prep for drywall. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4VvKnI1Bng1ZyBvsNzLdhxvPnsefdSEQ80xxGtoW4cbs7MrbWbsNGCW0OQZM1QFR1Djf3WPfOPiTljh_kD_knKVorqa0P4mEDPvLgzFd-pwLh_Wzy6VXvWtS6ASqpVyx0wPU7nQ/s1600/baby+room+ceiling_r.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4VvKnI1Bng1ZyBvsNzLdhxvPnsefdSEQ80xxGtoW4cbs7MrbWbsNGCW0OQZM1QFR1Djf3WPfOPiTljh_kD_knKVorqa0P4mEDPvLgzFd-pwLh_Wzy6VXvWtS6ASqpVyx0wPU7nQ/s320/baby+room+ceiling_r.jpg" wt="true" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">for some reason i removed the ENTIRE house of wallpaper except for a small portion of this bedroom. so i must do that soon. then chad will work on replacing some of the walls with drywall. there was water damage or something at some point previous to our ownership.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">other than that we've been working on the yard, a garden specifically. i decided to ditch the <a href="http://irvingtonbungalow.blogspot.com/2008/05/community-supported-agriculture-in.html">CSA</a> this year and focus on growing the items i know i'll eat. and then let the local farmer's markets fill in the gaps. i chose a spot near our future outdoor dining area. chad poured a concrete barrier to build the bed up a bit and steer the water in the correct direction.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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