May you have fair winds and following seas…If you missed the Taste of New England Tour Part 1, you can read it, here. Welcome to Part 2 where my son and I have just arrived in Portland, Maine after sight seeing through the White Mountains. Taste of New England Tour part 2 J’s Oyster (Portland, Maine) (This was about as…
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I took a house tour a few years ago in one of the fancier suburban Chicago towns. I was awed, inspired, and perhaps feeling that I should have dressed a little nicer. Maybe next time, anyway, I remember in one of the most elaborate homes we actually had a tour guide who took us through the home, pointing out the…
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Learn the fastest, easiest way for how to paint basement stairs. Only 4 basic supplies needed. Bonus: You can WALK UP them while the paint is drying. As we were painting the basement ceiling and the basement floor, we naturally wanted to paint the basement stairs, too. Painting my way up the stairs seemed awkward and painting my way down…
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I wish I had a fireplace!! If we ever make the move into a new house, it’s on our wish list, to be sure. In the meantime I’m tossing around the idea of a faux mantel for the basement using the scrap wood we have left over from taking down the basement walls. Sure it wouldn’t be a real fireplace,…
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Single rail adjustable shelving is one of the cheapest options for shelving out on the market. But if you’ve ever used single rail shelves you may have been less than impressed by the less than sturdy nature of the shelves once placed on top of the brackets. We’ve had a module of this shelving in our basement for almost 10…
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