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Tour – First floor
Now that you have a lay of the land, let’s get into the good stuff: pictures! This is your view as you step into the studio space and look left. It’s around 1,700 square feet of open real estate. We...
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Let there be light
Did you notice anything in the moving day pictures? That’s right, we have windows and natural light in the first floor! Woot! When we looked at the firehouse we were instantly struck by the lack of...
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So fresh, so clean
NOTE: We just realized that after proofing this post last week, each of us thought the other one had actually hit “publish.” Ooops! Isn’t it amazing how motivating a party can be? It’s almost like it...
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Epic fail – Our damaged living room floor
In the interest of keeping it real, I bring you our biggest fail to date. The floor in our living room is f*cked. That light gray spot… yeah that’s not supposed to be there. It’s no secret that we’ve...
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Powering the basement and starting the first floor reno
One advantage to living in a space before you make any changes is that you really get the chance to think about things and get input from other people. A big hurdle for the basement, in particular the...
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Plans for the first floor
Now that the dust has settled (and been removed) let’s chat about the major reno for the year. We’re taking on most of the rest of downstairs. Functionally, that means we’re tackling the entry cube...
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Wow windows!
Let’s talk about windows. If you’re new here you need to know that we love natural light (and white paint.) Ever since our plans for our yard flipped to the west side of the building, we’ve been...
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Finding a fireplace
As with most things related to the firehouse renovation, the living room fireplace has evolved as we became acquainted with the space and started looking for options. The one thing that never changed...
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Fireplace install
The fireplace hunt had us looking near and far (mostly far) for the right model. The process required contacting Stuv to see if they would sell a fireplace directly to us (rather than through a dealer...
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Meanwhile in the half bath
Many a joke (and even a few drinking games) have been derived from the common requests of people featured on House Hunters. While I find most of them laughable (can you really NOT share a sink in your...
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