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It's time for a look back at my New Years Resolutions for lessening consumption and enriching our lives. Have I made any headway on my goals? There's always room for improvement, but I was impressed that I have gotten as much done on these as I hav [Read More]

The living room is finished!  Well, almost...  Later this spring, when the weather warms up a bit, we’ll sand and paint the bank of shutters for the bay area. ... [Read More]

The Projects Inside page at ProjectKraemerLane.net has been updated with all of the final work that was done in the living room.  It took us forever to complete as we... [Read More]

It’s been a long road finishing up this space, but we’re getting closer!  The floor was cleaned up of construction dust......and a few repairs were made... ...to get... [Read More]

Here it is March, and you are wondering how those resolutions are going on the house aren't you?Yeah, thought so....Well, other than cleaning out Ivy and some of the yucky bushes in the front side yard, that's about it. But, while outside, I kept not [Read More]

The re-wiring of the house was mostly completed some time ago.  It was a proirity to replace the old, worn wiring. Rich started the project......in October, 2005 and it... [Read More]

Over the weekend, the crown moulding went up on the living room bookcase.  After a lot of thought, the design was finalized.  First, the dentil was placed just... [Read More]

Work in the living room is still in full swing.  The baseboard has been installed around the bookcase......but it took some effort and a trip to The Artifacts Bank in... [Read More]

I resolved at the beginning of January to strip at least one piece of woodwork a week. I also resolved to have all the woodwork that's going to be stripped, stripped by the end of the year, and to get the dining room and living room trim refinished.L [Read More]

Rich worked on building the shelves for the bookcase this weekend.  They are adjustable, allowing for maximum use and options. Brett has been working on painting the trim,... [Read More]

The Projects Inside section of the website has been updated featuring the work we've done in the living room so far.  There is still a lot of work to go, but it's finally... [Read More]

This weekend, the bookcase was installed.  Each of the four sections is 8 feet tall, 30 inches wide, and 16 inches deep.Each section was anchored to the wall until all four... [Read More]

Progress.  The living room has received two coats of a color called “carton,” available at Sherwin Williams.  Painting behind the radiators proved to be a... [Read More]

The swatches of fabric we ordered from Smith & Noble for the living room window treatments arrived.  Taking paint color choices into consideration, we whittled it down... [Read More]

Having only lived in my house for a few short months in 2007, this year is like a clean slate. While a full demo of several rooms is necessary, that is highly improbable and not cost effective. So, in the meantime, here is my more reasonable To Do [Read More]

At the top of list of absolutely will complete in 2008, we have been working nonstop in the living room.  Other projects took priority at times, and then spring turned into... [Read More]

My high school senior English teacher, Mrs. Welch, had certain verbal tics that inadvertently provided comic relief to what could be a dull hour.One of these tics was the word "endeavor." She'd say it with a cultured drawl that delighted and enlived [Read More]

This list is going to be long, really long, probably longer than what we can actually accomplish in 2008, but so many of these tasks seem small...Living RoomHang stained glass with picture hooks that are FINALLY coming from RejuvenationPurchase and h [Read More]

A few days ago I posted a list of New Year's Resolutions pertaining to our house and its remodeling. Though long and exhaustive, it is not a complete list of goals for the year.My husband and I have become increasingly concerned with environmental c [Read More]

I was looking through the posts on houseblogs.net tagged in the New Years Resolutions feature, and I was surprised by how many people plan to insulate their attics. Obviously, this is a smart move, since most heat loss occurs from your ceilings and [Read More]