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Roncesvalles Victorian Reno Diary: August 2009
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Friday, August 7, 2009. Where has the time gone? I wish i had a really good excuse for not posting in the last year and 4 months, but the truth is i've just been carried away enjoying my life here in Roncesvalles Village, and busy with work, renovating and life. So where did i leave off, oh yes that's right i had set out the grand master list of renovation projects. So have we managed to get through our list? Will we ever re-coup the costs we've spent on renovating? Stay married through out the process?
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Roncesvalles Victorian Reno Diary: March 2008
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Saturday, March 22, 2008. First came Angelo, from Visic Brothers Heating and Air Conditioning. Dealing with him was about as much fun as rolling around in a patch of poison ivy. The minute he walked in the door, he declared with all the certainty one could muster, "I know why this house was on the market for so long! Actually Angelo, it was on the market for only four days", my wife corrected. Before even seeing the whole house he was declaring the job "Impossible! We were very glad when Angelo left.
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Roncesvalles Victorian Reno Diary: Wanna be on HGTV Canada?
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Monday, January 16, 2012. Wanna be on HGTV Canada? May The Best House Win is the ultimate lifestyle game show that sees the owners of some of Canada's most interesting and unusual homes compete against each other in a bid to win a cash prize. The competitor with the greatest score takes home best house bragging rights along with the $1000 prize. It's the ultimate house-proud homeowner showcase showdown where owning the most impressive house wins! Tanya from Dans le Townhouse. January 18, 2012 at 10:27 AM.
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Roncesvalles Victorian Reno Diary: November 2009
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Tuesday, November 17, 2009. WHY THE #%$ WONT YOU STOP LEAKING, DAMMIT? Aka Installing a Shower Valve). Have you ever walked down the plumbing aisle at your local building store and wondered why they have so many different types of teflon tape and pipe joint compounds? Here's what i learned:. 1 No matter how much you think you might be saving, don't ever buy the cheap teflon tape. There's a very good reason why some rolls cost 4 bucks and others cost 39 cents. 3 Shut off valves are your friend. Overall we...
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Roncesvalles Victorian Reno Diary: November 2007
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Saturday, November 10, 2007. We bought a house! Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile. Covet of the Week. If i Had a Million Dollars. Kitchenaid Architect Series II. Nature hates my wife. We bought a house! SOLD - 10 Nina Street - CASA LOMA. An Aqua and Wood Watch? Volunteers needed to conduct visitor surveys. New Wallpaper {Dining Room}. Letting My Beach House Go and My New Project! 5 turns 10 turns 5. E-Design Bathroom: From Concept to Sneak Peek. Time to update your blog reader! I promi...
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Roncesvalles Victorian Reno Diary: Back With Another IKEA Hack
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Saturday, February 11, 2012. Back With Another IKEA Hack. Worked out in Sidney's room, we thought we'd do it again, but with a few added features. You can click here to see my feature on IKEA Hackers. We started with two IKEA PAX units, which standing on their own aren't very attractive. So i decided i'd fill in the rest of the wall with. I started by building a nice level platform upon which the PAX and side cabinets would stand upon:. Then i cut and painted all the pieces for the 2 side cabinets:.
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Roncesvalles Victorian Reno Diary: IKEA Love/Hate
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Wednesday, October 6, 2010. By one of my all-time favourite design heros. Talks about how to do this. So we figured why not apply that same creative thinking to the Pax. Here’s what we did to disguise the ugly melamine side and make it look more like a custom built-in. I started by building a solid level platform out of 2x6's and plywood:. Anyhow to finish it all up, I installed baseboard, quarter round and crown moulding around the room to give the unit a built-in look:. The units have height adjustable...
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Roncesvalles Victorian Reno Diary: From Gar-ughh to Garrrrrr-geous!
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Sunday, June 17, 2012. From Gar-ughh to Garrrrrr-geous! Continuing where i left off last fall. We hired Gerry the painter (. Here is an after:. Let's not forget the before:. Total Cost (not including Gerry's services):. 60 Windows from Kijiji. 100 Door from Kijiji. 140 two gallons of Arborcoat Stain (enough to do much more than the garage). 40 Door handle set. 30 Misc lumber and screws. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile. Covet of the Week. If i Had a Million Dollars. The back b...
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Roncesvalles Victorian Reno Diary: Backyard Makeover Reveal
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Monday, June 18, 2012. In the last post i revealed the finale. To the Cheap and Cheerful Garage makeover. So today i thought i'd share the finale of the rest of the backyard makeover. Last fall i showed the rebuilt deck. And rebuilt covered basement walkout. Here are the afters:. And here's what it looked before:. That is some transformation! Although the before really was pretty bad. Love the door. Gerry the painter wouldnt happen to be a 40ish, really fun Irish guy, would it? June 18, 2012 at 7:27 PM.
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Roncesvalles Victorian Reno Diary: House Tour
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Friday, July 27, 2012. Here it is, the final post in the Roncesvalles Victorian Reno Diary. I'm happy to say that after almost half a decade of puttering away on this home, it is DONE! It has been quite a journey transforming and updating this home, but one that i've enjoyed doing and sharing on this blog. So what's next? We're moving on to a new century home a few blocks away, where there will be lots of new projects and a new blog. To share those in. Home office (Ex-walk-in closet):. June 19, 2014 at 1...