Posts tagged my house
All Hallows Houses :: How to Stage a Haunted House
3October 29, 2010
Haunted Houses are amazing. Not real Haunted Houses (though they may be) but the kind which spring up all over America in late October every year. I thought I might do my first technical post about the moxie behind these spontaneous fright show attractions. [ . . . ]
WWTSD :: Restoring Wood Windows … (A History Lesson: Part 1 & What Would Tom Silva Do?)
11October 26, 2010
The whole story here depicting the essence of mastery, maybe. I mean -- where the real skill comes in . . . with any, well . . . act. Like a writer with nothing to write about, an acquired level of understanding that allows the doer to step confidently into the space where prior experience falls short. [ . . . ]
Do It Yourself or Hire Someone To Do It for You
11October 6, 2010
Had they been working in their own homes, they would have covered their belongings with plastic, right? In our home, they sawed away with no regard for our stuff. There was a point at which they could have done the right thing, which at minimum would have been to stop and give me a chance to cover our stuff. Instead, they moved forward. Amazingly, they saw nothing wrong with that. To them, it was just a job that needed to be done on a specific schedule. [ . . . ]
Polishing Ball and Ball Brass Hinges
9September 17, 2010
The title of this post isn't a sexy euphemism for anything; I really did spend the weekend polishing some door hinges. I've had them on my kitchen counter for several months and the doors stacked in the laundry room all awaiting motivation. When you live alone you really see how unnecessary doors are so it was no big loss. When you live alone you also see how unnecessary cleaning your toilet is too, but that's a different story. [ . . . ]
HGTV Has Got Nothin On Me :: Knowing & Pushing Your Limits of DIY
11July 27, 2010
by Tammy Dalton
in homeownership
That was my husband's motto when we purchased our 40-year old house. We had become adept at ripping up old carpets, painting walls and doors, and had even replaced our wood deck all by ourselves, so we were feeling pretty confident about our abilities to care for and maintain our home.
We did respect our limits however. Truth be told, we're not really do-it-yourselfers, and since I'm an interior designer, I have a healthy understanding of what DIY-gone-wrong looks like, so I know when to stop and say let me call so-and-so. [ . . . ]
