The good bad refrigerator
Why our side-by-side fridge annoyed us, and how we ended up with Mr. Freeze, an LG French door unit.
Category: Interior
Let there be some light
Adding some light to my gigantic office, including my grandparents’ old pole light, now with LED bulbs.
…and the kitchen sink
The wheezing reverse-osmosis system under the kitchen sink is replaced, with proper shutoff valves this time.
Pools, hot tubs, and other watery updates
Pool chemistry lessons after the circulation pooped out, plus other watery issues the previous owners left us.
The size of things
Recovering from the plague, plus pictures that show just how big the great room is, and a peek at the wine closet.
Scanning Complete
The original architect drawings are scanned, including the elevations, a rendering and a great room spiral staircase that never got built.
10 Reasons to Never Buy from Lumber Liquidators
Ten ways Lumber Liquidators messed up our flooring order.
More Flooring Tales
Bringing the original teak parquet floors back to life myself instead of having them professionally cleaned and polished.
New Floors…almost
Replacing the filthy carpets in two rooms with bamboo flooring, starting with an unhelpful flooring store and ending at Lumber Liquidators.
Our house had an ouchy
The new flat roofs go on, and the great room reveals dry rot so extensive the wood was still wet in July. All repaired, and still under budget.
Bad Pipes
Replacing the gross old drain pipes under the kitchen and laundry, once the plumbers found someone small enough to fit under the house.
Small Things and Big Blinds
My giant ceramic Hello Kitty moves in, a broken Great Room blind moves out and the previous owners leave staples and nails across the tops of the windows.
Original Listing Interior Photos
The interior photos from the original real estate listing. Not our furniture…