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Posted on 06.09.07 by joy @ 1.15pm


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Our apartment is near complete! Hooray! Now we have to clean and clean and clean. Then unpack. Then move in! Hooray!

Here is a preview of the top class finishes we cobbled together on our budget. This glass subway tile is the accent wall in the new kitchen. Pretty snazzy huh?

I’m psyched to be back in the city next week.


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Renovation Nation
Posted on 04.23.07 by joy @ 10.46pm

So we are in the process of renovating our apartment. Apparently this is the right thing to do as nearly every fixture in the place is a 1982 classic. Amazingly the design cycle is such that what is now in style in the world of plumbing fixtures and the like is no so dis-similar to what we have installed. The functional benefit of newer stuff will be nice though.

We are currently in week 3 of the job and things are moving quite quickly. The first week was mainly demolition, followed by a week of skim coating and marble tile laying. This week will be new kitchen cabinets and bathrooms.

After the gut wrenching 4 month decision to take on this project, NYCMom and I are relegated to the task of managing and purchasing. We thought this would be the fun part after all the negotiation and dollar signs in the contract phase. Reality though is that now every light fixture, switch plate and drawer knob is up for discussion. And there are alot of these things in your house.
If that’s not enough, now I, NYCDad, a card carrying member of the gadget-freaks, must purchase appliances and plumbing. If you thought picking the right double stroller was tough, man picking the right 8 inch widespread lavatory faucet is going to kill you. It proof positive that homebuilding is a gazillion dollar industry that 300 choices for said faucet type shows up on Amazon.com.

Photos of the demolition shortly.


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