March 28, 2008 by steph
through the power of the internet eric and i have ascertained that the light fixtures i posted about yesterday are by markel lighting - new england electrical supply, of boston, mass. somebody selling a brightly painted version of one on ebay dated it to the 1920s. i found light fixtures like […]
March 27, 2008 by steph
the electrical work started yesterday. we stopped by the house after dinner to marvel at all the coils of wire in the dining room and pick up the light fixtures that are original to the house that we want to clean up, fit with new sockets and wiring, and have reinstalled. there wasn’t […]
March 25, 2008 by steph
…was written in the warning label on the tin of paint stripper. in other words this product was not intended for us. we bought it anyway. then we proceeded to spend easter sunday playing with toxic chemicals and chatting with neighbors. we did, however, start the day with easter baskets & […]
March 19, 2008 by eric
I’d better post something before I forget it all. Let’s see…
We finally have contracts for the electrical and bathroom work. None of it is actually started yet but if all goes well it should be done by the middle of April.
When Steph met with the bathroom guy, they discovered that the water […]
March 10, 2008 by steph
we didn’t do much on the house during the week last week…instead we celebrated eric’s 35th birthday! fortunately, our celebrating was followed with another perfect weekend for working on the house - sunny & 65-70 degree days - yum! we didn’t finish any of the big projects, but we got so many odds […]
March 2, 2008 by eric
It has been a really busy weekend. We started out by getting a quote for bathroom fixtures from, by total coincidence, our across-the-street (from the apartment) neighbor.
I have been making the fixture search harder than it really needs to be because I really dislike the all-in-one shower controls that adjust temperature and pressure with […]
