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And Now for Something Completely Different
As if we didn't have enough going on with the new back porch, new fence and the new basement stairwell, we have another project in the works: our basement. The basement has never been finished, so for the first time...
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Back Porch Update
Work is now under way in ernest on our new back porch. We gave our friend and contractor TK the design a few weeks ago and in the past week he's gotten started on the project. They've taken off the...
Our DIY Drama (or Why Building a Porch to Relax on Can Be Very Stressful)
Here's our submission for the DIY Drama contest currently running over at Houseblogs.net. We aren't technically eligible since we're also running the contest, but it gives us something to write about... ;-) -------------- Our latest (of many) lessons learned is...
Houseblogs.net Updates
Not only are we back to blogging again here at House in Progress, there's lots going on over at our site Houseblogs.net too. If you haven't been over there in the past month: - You can now follow Houseblogs.net on...
Back Porch Design
With the demo work on the old porch largely done a month ago, we've been playing with designs ever since. Actually, we'd been thinking about it quite a bit longer and we'd collected some photos for design ideas over the...
Back Porch in Progress
OK, after coming out of blogging hibernation with a teaser photo a few weeks back we'll go ahead and start sharing what we've been up to for the past nine months. It's a number of projects, so it will need...
Guest Post?
We received this email today. Is it me or does the first sentence undermine the first sentence of the second paragraph? Hi there- I'm dropping you a line to see if you accept guest bloggers on [name of blog]. I...
We're Still Here
Yes, it's been a while but we're still here. Even though we haven't updated our blog we've kept busy with the house. We'll post more soon......
First Sign of Spring at HouseinProgress
It's SPRING here at HouseinProgress (FINALLY! Gee whiz!) and you know what that means, right? (Behold! The labor of a long, desperately crafty, how-is-Mama-gonna-keep-you-busy winter...)...
Update
Wowza, thanks to everyone for the emails. We are, indeed, still here in the HouseinProgress, though life has been in fast forward for the past few months. Everything is fine. Well, there were a few bumps in health and logistics,...
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Staining the sideboard today
Restored Windows
Jeannie demos our restored windows....
Hello world!
This is my first test of Motion's action stream....
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Ooooh! Big Sale at The Sweden Shop!
I love, love, love design and products from Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland for three reasons: Their products are beautiful. Their products are useful. Their products are durable.** The Sweden Shop sells the kinds of items that you will use...
I Used to Hate This Closet
I am not a fan of closets only because I am not a fan of hangers. Not just wire hangers, any hangers. They make your clothes and coats hard to find, they get tangled, they get stuck, things get crowded....
Start with Substance Oatmeal Inauguration Blitz Recap
Obama Inauguration + Bloggers + Tasty Sexy Oatmeal + Mimosas + Spruced Up House = SUPER FUN! I get very few chances to hang our with groups of bloggers. I have blogger pals that I hang with one-on-one, not in...
Bringing Sexy Back...to Oatmeal. I'm serious.
I'll write up the Obama = Oatmeal / Start with Substance / Inauguration Gala later today, but first I want to pay tribute to Melissa Velez-Luce from My Very Own Chef who served up an oatmeal that was so decadent...
Yeah, but what did it look like BEFORE?
Sorry! I was so excited about how spiffy the place was looking that I forgot to post the "before" pics. So, if you really want to see how far we've come, click for the rest of the post and PREPARE...
Real Estate in North Park pretty solid?
We're big fans of our neighborhood and that is no secret. However, with real estate depressed pretty much everywhere, we wondered how long it would take our neighbor (who is getting married and moved to another state) to sell her...
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