back to the beginning…
at first i thought it was just the weekend of our move that was cursed with weather in the 90s. but no.
everything from june 20 to july 24.
back to the beginning…
at first i thought it was just the weekend of our move that was cursed with weather in the 90s. but no.
yes, we’re comfortable with that.
ok, actually, we aren’t. some of you have already heard the story… Continue reading yes, our minds are in the sewer.
you might remember (if you truly love us) that our first big project was to get the floors ready to be refinished. it was a tight race to get the prep done in time. jef took one for the team by pulling an all-nighter to make sure everything was ready when the floor guys came.
we started by pulling up the carpet, scraping the padding off the floor, and pulling up the hundreds of staples that had held the padding in place (arggh).
the floors were already in good shape, thanks to decades spent under carpeting.
adam kamien and his crew took several days to sand the entire main floor and apply the stain and varnish.
there were two options for the stain and we picked the darker one.
and here’s the result:
the kitchen floor went from this:
to this:
the floor-refinishing project will live on forever in our hearts as The Project That Went According to Plan.
jef’s brother, jim, flew from new york to spend 4th of july weekend with us. he begged to be put to work … so we let him start by carrying his own bed up from the basement.
he helped us get rid of an a/c unit the size of a SmartCar…
he helped us test some paint in the living room that turned out to be too dark and too gray…
he helped us paint the whole living room again in a lighter shade of blue…
he even helped the cats adjust to this freaky house…
and he chilled with us while we watched way more dave chappelle than one weekend calls for.