tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59261326858961663992024-03-05T13:07:16.442-08:00Goodin's FollyRemodeling a 1909 bungalow from the ground up.Ms. Nidooghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07213424479795414682noreply@blogger.comBlogger359125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5926132685896166399.post-17478821283585417072015-11-09T12:01:00.003-08:002015-11-09T12:01:38.755-08:00Whose Going to Tell Them It's November?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<br />Ms. Nidooghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07213424479795414682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5926132685896166399.post-57911545571218888822015-09-23T21:33:00.000-07:002015-09-23T21:33:50.666-07:00Spuds<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">We get a lot of cross pollination in our backyard and then the seeds survive the compost pile and surprise us.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This year, we got something that appears to be a cross between a pumpkin and a zucchini.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Last year, we got something that seemed to be a cross between a pumpkin and a butternut squash. I used for all the applications I would normally use a butternut squash for and it worked quite well.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Not sure how the pumpchini will cook up, but we shall see!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This is what the pond looked like yesterday afternoon.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Sadly, as I was working in the kitchen last night, I heard a splash. Rob went to investigate and the eighty pound rock that makes up the waterfall had slid into pond.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The good news is that Tubby wasn't in it. We've been keeping her in the ghetto pond during the day and bringing her into the bathroom at night.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The bad news is that we're 90% sure it crushed the filter, it takes up the entire deep end and we have NO idea how we're going to get it out.</span>Ms. Nidooghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07213424479795414682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5926132685896166399.post-51693777820812672682015-09-05T18:39:00.000-07:002015-09-05T18:40:35.878-07:00Ground Work<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4-XDSp1fDU0F3GUiC3A3ncPhSm7I7PlDCdMKw7JEt2NvxlUQlH_59ag0TrRk2KrTGUm-WEuRX6JI3VYPHtin6ZnlH2UcDAwhLt59g-4ZuQmSp0qb5gvQZd3VG4JourvVUywZRc0fDWosv/s1600/Hole.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></span></span><br />
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</a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">We're 98% certain the turtle's a girl. Her name is Tubby.</span></span><br />
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of the <a href="http://goodinsfolly.blogspot.com/2011/01/bye-bye-fireplace.html" target="_blank">old bricks from the fireplace</a> that we still had on hand.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The turtle took off yesterday and we couldn't find him anywhere. We thought he might be hiding in our vegetable garden, because the squash leaves make a lot of shade and the grey water keeps that area pretty moist, but I couldn't find him.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">This morning, he was back sunning himself in the same place as yesterday, so Rob built him a really primitive pond out of some stuff we had on hand. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The tub is what I normally store my knitting supplies in; the rocks are from the arroyo seco we've been building. (Hm. Should probably get some pics of that up here.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Rob and I always hoped our garden would be a habitat and I found this guy hanging out in the back yard this morning. Bit of a mystery as to how he got there. Welcome!</span>Ms. Nidooghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07213424479795414682noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5926132685896166399.post-30246018527475451702015-07-30T20:38:00.002-07:002015-07-30T20:38:45.000-07:00Growth Spurt<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The backyard is coming together!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Some days I think we aren't making any progress, but when I look at the picture below, taken on New Year's Eve, I realize how far we've come.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Four years after we moved in, we FINALLY have curtains!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I wanted traditional bungalow curtains, which are made from Irish linen and are designed to stay inside the window casings, allowing the beautiful refinished douglas fir to be seen.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Alas, all of our windows were custom sizes. When I totaled up would it would cost, the sticker shock nearly knocked me over.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So I did what any enterprising chick with a DIY streak would do -- I took a sewing class.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">It's taking a little longer than expected. Sigh. Most of my projects do. But we are still WAY ahead on the cost side. I'm so glad I decided to do it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Deviating from the bathroom tour to show off the guest room. I swear it looks like a Pottery Barn catalog even though there isn't a single thing in the room from that store.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">The most intriguing thing is the ceiling fan. It's vintage and it was refurbished by a guy in Louisiana that Rob found on a web forum. It's called a hotel fan because the blades were smaller than a standard fan's, making it more suitable for a small hotel room.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">These pics are actually a little bit old. There's a globe on the fan now and the woodwork has been refinished. I'm sorting out curtain rods now, so when that is done, I will post the final look.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">This is our medicine cabinet, yet to be installed. It will have a mirror on front. The casings and moldings are douglas fir and the same style as the original mill work in the house -- hopefully a seamless blend of old and new.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">It's pretty big, so it should give plenty of storage!</span>Ms. Nidooghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07213424479795414682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5926132685896166399.post-36953926877245429502014-11-18T18:14:00.000-08:002014-11-18T18:14:00.220-08:00Climbing the Walls<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">The majority of wall space will be covered in a light, sage green tile. It looks white in these photos, but it's not.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">The tub will go directly under the window and that nook, on the wall just to the left of the window, will have shelves in it for soap, shampoo, etc.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Floor tile is in. We chose a classic, white octagon shape. Perfect for a 1909 bungalow. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">There is radiant heat embedded in the floor, so no cold feed in the morning.</span>Ms. Nidooghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07213424479795414682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5926132685896166399.post-27564907258464365512014-11-16T15:10:00.001-08:002014-11-16T15:10:07.709-08:00Raw Walls<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSKR08ucz_B6Z8lBO00pDTbL0Q9a7KPnxEHMLHQ5S3wSVRrPJjlrvBmuSXv_wt63rx35G73NLDYtBsjD42n6RnjkZselgR1FhaWi3Tt-ksYzIehtvGfrTz-kEUGjODJJM6L8pQOgZNGjN5/s1600/Mexican+Style.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSKR08ucz_B6Z8lBO00pDTbL0Q9a7KPnxEHMLHQ5S3wSVRrPJjlrvBmuSXv_wt63rx35G73NLDYtBsjD42n6RnjkZselgR1FhaWi3Tt-ksYzIehtvGfrTz-kEUGjODJJM6L8pQOgZNGjN5/s1600/Mexican+Style.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">So this concrete lined room is on its way to becoming our bathroom. This is how everything looked once the tile prep was done. A little prison-like for now, but soon to be cozy and beautiful.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Here is a wide shot, taken from the breakfast nook, that helps put all the pieces into their proper place.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Those are the pantry doors to the left, the main part of the kitchen in the center and the strip of wood on the right is the side of the leaded glass cabinet.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">There is a cart that will go into the empty space to the left of the fridge. It pulls out to give access to the cabinet in the corner and also acts as a floating island so I can have work space on either side of the stove.</span>Ms. Nidooghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07213424479795414682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5926132685896166399.post-7107139996354733422014-08-04T16:41:00.000-07:002014-08-04T16:41:00.304-07:00Everything Old Is New Again<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Here is the finish on the floor. So shiny! In the back you can see a strip of the shoe molding needs to still be stained. And when that's done, we can FINALLY move back into the living room. Yea!</span>Ms. Nidooghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07213424479795414682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5926132685896166399.post-62790184254618956922014-07-22T07:01:00.000-07:002014-08-02T10:51:44.975-07:00Ensconced<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">We finally got the wall sconces installed abover the window seat.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">We originally bought these to use outside on the back of the house, but it turned out they were really indoor lights. I think they've been repurposed perfectly!</span><br />
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Keeping with our tradition of putting <a href="http://goodinsfolly.blogspot.com/2012/05/porchville.html" target="_blank">wood ceilings</a> in porches, we put a beadboard ceiling into the old porch we converted into a breakfast nook.Ms. Nidooghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07213424479795414682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5926132685896166399.post-22090780099747810822014-07-20T15:41:00.000-07:002014-07-20T15:41:00.694-07:00Top of the Morning to Ya<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2bRwb_2y8UtBROCo_Gx3HQOJNOT9wH8n8WFcooKdMblBJZgwfLgfySoAPLcJc5DUuj1DEglOa0JO-klJJiMsV72tgcHrDpfVP91QQeQy79IdPKZ24j63xvU_VefD38Ys9nAr8oEjXCt8n/s1600/Blonde.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2bRwb_2y8UtBROCo_Gx3HQOJNOT9wH8n8WFcooKdMblBJZgwfLgfySoAPLcJc5DUuj1DEglOa0JO-klJJiMsV72tgcHrDpfVP91QQeQy79IdPKZ24j63xvU_VefD38Ys9nAr8oEjXCt8n/s1600/Blonde.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a>The tabletop has been installed in the breakfast nook. It's made out of maple, the only thing in the kitchen that is. I'm not entirely sure if I love the blonde wood against the yellow walls, but we'll see how I feel once we get the benches stained.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The leg is cast iron and reminds me of the cafe table legs in France. We are definitely mixing in different styles and periods in this part of the kitchen, but no need to make the house an Arts and Crafts museum!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Here you can see the new hardwood floors before they were stained.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">In the back, you can also see where the dining room is being prepped to install wainscoting on the one wall that didn't have it.</span>Ms. Nidooghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07213424479795414682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5926132685896166399.post-54070147269863473382014-07-14T07:47:00.000-07:002014-07-14T07:47:00.411-07:00Getting in on the Ground Floor<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">After removing the old floor, the next step was laying down plywood over the existing sub floor.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The existing sub floor was very thin, and ran on a diagonal. Because we plan to eventually put room in the attic, we really needed this new sub floor to give the house diaphragm strength.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The existing sub floor was wavy and laying the plywood took longer than expected. It reminded me when we did the <a href="http://goodinsfolly.blogspot.com/2011/10/shear-walls-aka-lots-of-plywood.html" target="_blank">shear walls</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I really never expected to have this much plywood in my house. </span>Ms. Nidooghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07213424479795414682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5926132685896166399.post-35754280032916841602014-07-13T15:36:00.000-07:002014-07-13T15:36:00.140-07:00Off the Wall<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The walls in the kitchen had to be taken down to the studs.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Here you can see some of the original lathe. Rob wanted to plaster the kitchen, like we did with the walls in the basement, but the contractor convinced him we would be getter off going with drywall.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The metal tube you are looking at is the temp placement for the exhaust fan. We haven't had one the whole time we've lived here, so I'm hoping this well keep me from setting off the smoke detectors. </span><br />
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