tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57951473843208259552024-02-02T14:05:27.605-08:00the Erleichda houseTabula Rasahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12577820774836639905noreply@blogger.comBlogger78125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5795147384320825955.post-7810648606238641622015-10-01T10:07:00.000-07:002016-12-10T09:13:15.612-08:00Phase Z: Basement Suite.b. (FINAL)Basement Suite:<br />
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Just because we didn't broadcast it, doesn't mean we weren't working our sweet tuckukas off ;)<br />
To be frank, we needed to take a break from this blog for SO MANY REASONS. The <a href="http://erleichdahouse.blogspot.ca/search/label/Foyer" target="_blank">Foyer article from AT</a> made us lose our faith in humanity <i>because Americans are insecure blowhards</i>, as well as a nosy-judgy MIL leaving us passive-agressive comments that prove her embarrassing inability for self-awareness, running out of money due to shitty things needed to be taken care of, running out of time to bitch about it all because we're working at it dammit, and growing up some while we do. Yah, whatever man, you don't get to judge us.<br />
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Did you hang in there anyway because YOU ARE AWESOME? Well thanks, here's a juicy "FINAL" post as a reward!<br />
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<u>Reconstruction:</u><br />
Walls! Inside those walls are heating insulation, electrical, plumbing, 2 separate sets of ducting, a new beam, loads of sound-insulation, and resilient channel (also for sound). Isn't it funny how 89% of the work, money, and time go into what you can't actually see?<br />
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New windows, solid-core fire-rated doors, and with <a href="https://www.facebook.com/EverythingScottMcgillivray?fref=ts" target="_blank">Scott McGillivray</a> as our trusty hero, we chose a durable & easy-to-install vinyl plank flooring (also leaving more head-room than a laminate).<br />
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And months and months of planning planning planning…<br />
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<u>Floorplan:</u><br />
All the changes (<a href="http://erleichdahouse.blogspot.ca/2014/08/phase-z-basement-suite-update.html" target="_blank">determined by the City</a> - to make it legal) have landed us a pretty suite space (haha... get it... 'sweet' but 'suite'). We have the option to rent in creative ways: as conforming with the Kitchen, Dining Room (as Living Room), Bathroom, and Bonus Room (as a Bedroom), OR non-conforming (shown) with the addition of the Rec Room and Bedroom (with option of including the Laundry/Wine Cellar <-those are going to be new links coming soon!). Creamed ourselves over the versatility.<br />
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<u>Entry:</u><br />
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Welcome!<br />
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Re-configuration of the stairs-platform just inside the door to include hooks for coats & place for shoes (not shown), and at the bottom of the stairs the creation of a good-sized hallway with a large storage closet (including hooks and a clothes-rail) to the right. When we find one 2nd hand, we will exchange the exterior door for one with a window to let in more natural light.<br />
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Choose your own adventure: at the bottom of the stairs take the door to the left and enter the suite, or take the fancy-schmancy double doors to the right and enter the Rec Room.</div>
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<u>Dining Room:</u><u></u><br />
You chose the door to the left! A chainsaw wielding giant spider gobbles you up with a side of sweet carrots prepared by Iron Chef Bobby Flay. You make bad choices. The End. jk.<br />
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The "Dining Room" is technically the Living Room of the legal suite, but it's currently set up as non-conforming.<br />
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Pretty basic, here: walls, paint, new window. There is a small heater on the baseboards, but the future plan is to add a recessed wall-mount electric fireplace on the stairwell-wall to pimp it out.<br />
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Did we mention there is a supercool 19-year-old dude living in the space atm? He likes guns & other 19-year-old-dude-stuff like booze and Banksy. He owed me one for giving birth to him, so he let us in to (clean) stage and take pictures ;)<br />
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<u>Kitchen:</u><br />
New new new! Navy-blue cupboards, marble-look and butcher-block countertops, and appliances featuring a full-size fridge and a natural gas range and oven. The range boasts 5 gas burners, the sink has a smart built-in dish drainer (though the tenant here is currently using a superfluous one on the wall-rail, but whatever), and the refrigerator is bigger than the one we use in the main Kitchen!<br />
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We've been conscious throughout all our other renovations to donate what original materials don't suit our style, reuse/save/rehab existing original materials, and when that fails to purchase 2nd hand if possible to forward our environmental-hero-complex. So the suite was an adventure in the buy-new-things arena. Pro tip: major appliances are most cost-effective when bought new in Oct-Dec.<br />
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Even with 'new things' costs were low because the space was small. As it is a rental we chose to use durable materials that were inexpensive but in quirky colours and combinations to lend some personality. There are so many un-inspiring basement suites out there, and why create a boring living space when life is so vibrant & exciting? <br />
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Some things were reused (Schoolhaus lights over the island are from the <a href="http://erleichdahouse.blogspot.ca/2013/03/phase-ii-kitchene-final.html" target="_blank">Kitchen</a>, the barstools were from our previous house, microwave a $5 Kijiji treasure, and the cutoff from the butcher block counter was used for the two small shelves in the corner).<br />
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Backsplash is a plain white ceramic tile (incredibly cost-effective) laid in a herringbone to add visual texture. The white upper cabinet departs from the navy-blue base cabinets purely for bling factor with glass doors and vintage crystal knobs. The two butcher-block shelves are mounted with cast-iron brackets consistent with the quirky-traditional-modern mix we got goin' on.<br />
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<u>Bathroom:</u><br />
Classy & striking diagonal-laid black & white checkerboard ceramic tile! We re-used the claw foot tub, toilet, vanity lighting, mirror, pedestal sink, and all accessory hardware from the original <a href="http://erleichdahouse.blogspot.ca/search/label/Family%20Bath" target="_blank">Family Bath</a>.<br />
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Plumbing was expensive and required jackhammering up the floor to lay new (and permitted - they weren't previously) lines for the bath and toilet. So we took the opportunity to be stylish and up the vintage-feel with exposed bath lines. Spencer… our in-pocket plumber… was an absolute <i>joy</i> to be around again (his sexy-back self equipped our main dwellings needs).<br />
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There are lines and electrical (in the wall) for a washer/dryer unit to be added at the foot of the bathtub in-case the suite is used in it's conforming state and we chose to provide laundry (at which time the towel-bars will move to the back of the door). Instead of the current little baseboard heater - we'll upgrade to an electric fireplace with mantle unit to add even more ambiance, once we find a suitable 2nd hand one to install *sparkle*<br />
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The best addition being the HRV (heat recovery ventilator) hidden in the closet which provides the suite with it's own fresh-air and heats it with the air that it is exhausting from the suite = energy savings! And better air-quality too :) A legal suite requires it's own HVAC. The HRV is an expensive piece of equipment, but the man sweet-talked his way into this one for FREE by way of his job somehow… such a sneaky good-looking charmer. <br />
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<u>Bonus Room:</u><br />
<u></u>Was this even a room? No. No it was not. It was a closet with a sump pump. Abracadabra and here's a cute cozy bedroom with ample storage! <u></u><br />
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We've recycled a french door from reno's upstairs and built it onto a makeshift sliding rail with pipe-fittings. Glass has been double-frosted (one side with glacier, the other sandblast) for privacy yet able to maintain maximum natural light throughout the suite.<br />
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Best new feature has got to be the large window (meets egress!) for southern exposure (some plants would grow nicely on that windowsill).<br />
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Best creative feature is the sump hidden under the cedar-slat floor in the closet. The remaining floor under the 'bedroom' section was raised to meet the existing floor in the rest of the suite, water-sealed against the sump-section, and then the cedar-slat floor dropped slick-as-snot-in-a-doorknob over the floor in the sump section with a portion that lifts away in case the sump requires maintenance. Cedar keeps the closet smelling nice, and if there is any moisture the sump takes care of it & all worries.<br />
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We wanted to plan for the possible future of living in this house for a long time… and if so it would have to suit our needs as both a short-term rental space for income (to pay for all these renovations!), and later to suit our hobbies. The sump-room is kitted out to fit a 2-person sauna and keep the storage shelves in there now, and the 'bedroom' section was designed to become a hydroponics suite for our seedlings & winter vegetables. No, we're not certain what the future holds for staying or leaving this beautiful home, but for very little cost by way of the electrical and water-sealing the floor for the sump & hydroponics we were able to make these accommodations for our future-dreams if we do stay.<br />
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In the meanwhile… it's fecking adorable. The teenager has been using it to house his roommate, as they learn to adult together :)<br />
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<u>Rec Room:</u><br />
<u></u>Pictures show the view from the Bonus Room doorway back through the Dining Room and Entry-hallway through the double doors that separate the legal suite from the non-conforming rooms (Rec Room, Bedroom, Laundry, Wine Cellar). We chose the double doors purely for style… because when open they give the Rec Room a feeling of an open space, not just being inside another room with a door (that has other rooms with doors inside it). These pics also showcase the benefit to using the same flooring throughout: it links the spaces together and creates the illusion it is larger than it actually is. You may have also noticed the ceiling height is not the soaring 9' as it is upstairs, but a meager 6 1/2', which isn't ideal but also doesn't totally suck. Many neighbours in these old houses have chosen to lift their house and pour new basements with head-room, but we chose (in keeping with our mission to keep maximum debris out of the landfill) to work with what we have while still creating spaces that are energy efficient and beautiful.<br />
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The "cave" has been setup with wall-mounted TV and accessories cubby. The pipe (and milk-crates!) you see throughout are a nod to the fact you are in a basement, just in case you may have forgotten BECAUSE IT'S SO DAMN NICE.<u></u><br />
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New windows are pending for installation next fall, and a queen bed fits in here nicely with room on either side for nightstands. (Not shown) A double dresser fits against the back-wall in the 'closet' area with plenty room to spare on the clothes-bars for a fair-sized wardrobe. </div>
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Painted with leftover grey from the 1st incarnation of our Living Room upstairs, we wrapped walls & ceiling the same colour for moodiness, and left the closet & baseboards a bright white for balance.<br />
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There it is, folks. Over 18 months, so many hours it would make a grown man cry (and probably did, hey honey?), and one perfectly-timed government grant to cover 1/2 the cost later… not too shabby.<br />
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Heady props to the man for building his muscle-mass on this one... what a rock star <3</div>
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<u>Intermission: Winter II 2014</u></div>
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In the throws of some sweet renos.<br />
This round is currently delightful, as it is still constructing the <a href="http://erleichdahouse.blogspot.ca/search/label/Basement%20Suite" target="_blank">Basement Suite</a> (like a mini-house <i>inside</i> our house! META), and <strike>fixing the sh*t we didn't totally do right the first time</strike> <i>refining</i> previously in-progress, "90% complete", or "final" rooms (<a href="http://erleichdahouse.blogspot.ca/2012/09/phase-i-main-bathd-final.html" target="_blank">Main floor Bath</a>, <a href="http://erleichdahouse.blogspot.ca/2014/02/phase-iii-family-bathd-90-complete.html" target="_blank">Family Bath</a>, <a href="http://erleichdahouse.blogspot.ca/2013/03/phase-ii-kitchene-final.html" target="_blank">Kitchen</a>, <a href="http://erleichdahouse.blogspot.ca/2014/02/phase-ii-libraryc-90-complete.html" target="_blank">Library</a>, <a href="http://erleichdahouse.blogspot.ca/2014/02/phase-ii-dining-roomd-90-complete.html" target="_blank">Dining Room</a>, <a href="http://erleichdahouse.blogspot.ca/2014/02/phase-ii-living-roomd-update.html" target="_blank">Living Room</a>). Wouldn't it be a different world if we all didn't make mistakes & everything was perfectly formed the first time? Haha... how are we possibly supposed to know everything there is to know before forging forth & getting messy? We forge ahead & do it anyway... failing, making mistakes... <i>shameless</i>... all in the trust of that divine mistress <i>Process</i> to infuse her gifts of inspiration, innovation, and courage. It's a sweet spot. We are not afraid. Besides, you don't get to judge us. Viewing home, nay, <i>life</i>, as a work-in-progress is not only freeing but it is good. This is just part of our awesome.<br />
So we're messing about with tweaking these spaces, and wondering still about where we will end up next while painting, furniture tetris, co-ordinating trades, and appreciating the day to day grind with a relaxed attitude. Winter is coming... feelin' the chill... getting a little tired of workin' so dang hard... so we're warming this home with more mature tones (Library, Kitchen, and Main Bath), and "finishing" projects (Living Room, Dining Room) to soothe our souls. Hunkerin' down! Stay in tune near 2014 year-end (if all goes to plan) to catch our next update... she'll be a doozy.Tabula Rasahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12577820774836639905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5795147384320825955.post-47716026411257712342014-09-08T10:14:00.001-07:002014-09-08T10:41:42.904-07:00Intermission: Summer 2014.b.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We spent most of our "project" time @ City Hall/co-ordinating with our trades to slam out this <a href="http://erleichdahouse.blogspot.ca/search/label/Basement%20Suite" target="_blank">Basement Suite</a> asap (with reconstruction starting Sept 2014), and the rest was pell mell shows, events, walks along the riverbank falling in love with this Cityscape, tomfoolery and general rolling with summertime's bliss as the garden grew (notes: <a href="http://erleichdahouse.blogspot.ca/2014/07/phase-iii-gardenb-ghetto.html" target="_blank">pools w tomatoes</a> not a design meant for this climate of rain & mosquitos). Also, the <a href="http://erleichdahouse.blogspot.ca/search/label/Foyer" target="_blank">Foyer</a> project aired on the AT website, which was a lesson in needing a second editor as well as re-establishing that internet trolls are depressing excuses of human life: as enlightened & sensitive human beings, when confronted with the pain of others (in the usual forms of personal attacks/attachment, superiority/inferiority complexities, and blame/not having accountability for your own actions) it is cause for; a.humour, b.restraint to not poke the bear, and c.getting more serious about our life's work making a path for compassionate expression we can all access aka re-dedication to finding another way to interact as human beings to each other on this planet. In other words "the squeaky wheel gets the grease" is how we are approaching personally resolving that experience (not uncommon, as it is basic psychology that a person needs 5 positive instances to counter-act 1 negative). Synchronicity that we officially closed the <a href="http://www.flutterbybutterfly.net/" target="_blank">other job</a> down after tour this year to now just accommodate custom/bespoke items, as the accumulation of <a href="http://www.theminimalists.com/questioning-stuff/" target="_blank">STUFF</a> and need to concentrate more upon our passions for reclaiming/sustainability in this <i>new</i> urban way take centre-stage. It's a hell of a lot of work to promote & push forth a new bridge-philosophy of living... send us & <a href="https://www.facebook.com/permasask?fref=ts" target="_blank">our peeps</a> the <a href="http://issuu.com/iynforg/docs/gtb/5" target="_blank">strength</a> to continue our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/141675562572678/?fref=ts" target="_blank">peaceful revolution</a>, love for <a href="http://www.thestar.com/bigideas/experts/2014/02/22/put_food_first_in_urban_planning_and_social_policy_debbie_fields_big_idea.html?app=noRedirect" target="_blank">all people & the planet</a>, and send us hope that it will catch on.</div>
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Tabula Rasahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12577820774836639905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5795147384320825955.post-64841160816328840802014-08-06T12:22:00.000-07:002014-09-05T08:40:45.122-07:00Phase Z: Basement Suite.a. (Update)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-i1dsI2rB4ufJUXXbtDkvWPcg2Use9P6OJyfKn49TAwH0rcCtMvb0jsX6kzQBlzcuf6ZZGolSs-LNUA3X5rmhEih41mxdGhdwfxddHZ71o3SU02llDHsgUm7iKLJev8qb4mwRu-h7GV7T/s1600/IMG_9661.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-i1dsI2rB4ufJUXXbtDkvWPcg2Use9P6OJyfKn49TAwH0rcCtMvb0jsX6kzQBlzcuf6ZZGolSs-LNUA3X5rmhEih41mxdGhdwfxddHZ71o3SU02llDHsgUm7iKLJev8qb4mwRu-h7GV7T/s1600/IMG_9661.jpg" height="200" width="150" /></a>Last time it looked like <a href="http://erleichdahouse.blogspot.ca/2014/05/phaze-z-basement-suitea.html" target="_blank">this</a>.<br />
Now she looks like this ta-da!<br />
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<u>Progress:</u><br />
Beam & Ducting (and subsequent re-routing of Plumbing) complete!<br />
Sure, it doesn't look like much... but this was a diehard task on our nearly-100-year-old home. Many nights of panic-sweating wondering if the whole damn thing was going to *collapse* dramatically a la every Sci-Fi rip in the space-time continuum scene ever into <i><a href="http://erleichdahouse.blogspot.ca/2014/07/phase-iii-foyerc.html" target="_blank">the vortex</a></i>, the tag-team trades-folk who needed to dance the "work-stop-return-work-stop-return" jig for over a year to complete this phase (re-support/removal of beam, ducting, plumbing, concrete repairs), and the handful of cautionary tales we now have a collection of (i see authoring a future children's book featuring talking pony-walls and the enthralling details of materials resiliency while the man mixes <i>by hand</i> 27 bags of concrete). So YAY FRICKIN' US.<br />
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Unfortunately, we had to change the layout again to meet bureaucratic hopscotching tag. So... smaller suite (way smaller) with rent control it is! At first we considered this a setback, but looking at it with an open mind we are seeing the possibilities & versatility is actually better for us all-round. Hoorah for <strike>tolerating</strike> <strike>accepting</strike> embracing change!<br />
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The suite is now only ~1/2 of the Basement, leaving us a Rec & Bedroom (teenager claimed) as well as full access to the Mechanical & Wine Cellar. This potentially cuts costs as well as time.<br />
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Framing, electrical, soundproofing, and remaining Plumbing for the Bath & Kitchenette.<br />
But, we're also just enjoying life in the dwelling. I <i>dare</i> thee to find drywall dust gathering to plot against us... for at least a few months, anyway.Tabula Rasahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12577820774836639905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5795147384320825955.post-7974871803447507352014-08-05T08:36:00.000-07:002014-12-12T08:26:33.521-08:00Phase III: Foyer.d. (FINAL)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<u>Features:</u></div>
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The easiest room yet... dare we say it. No plumbing, no hair-raising (quite literally) overhaul of electrical, no trades to co-ordinate... working our butts off was never so sweet. With this completion of the Foyer, our house actually looks like a really nice House now, just walking in the door. We could get away with selling it for a nice profit (as long as you don't open the door to the basement & don't mind getting your hands a tiny bit dirty with the remaining lipstick fixes & disaster that are our yards), or live in it comfortably for a while (if we were other people who could actually sit still & "settle down"). After 2.5 years of the ole renovation grind... we're pretty happy about this.</div>
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Entering the <b>welcome home honey</b> <b>room</b> (<i>Foyer</i> sounds kinda snobby, don't cha think?) is nice and bright, fresh, crisp, and clear. The spaces are divided into "landing pad" where you enter & take off your shoes/coat, and then the hardwood defines where the living spaces begin: doorway to Living Room, Kitchen, and staircase. Thank you Sarah Richardson for that gold nugget! We love that woman, in a totally stalker creepy kinda way.</div>
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<u>Deconstruction:</u></div>
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We ripped out flooring & subfloor, the buit-in bench, and scraped the stippling off the ceiling (arms still throbbing-ache), but kept all but the last 2 steps, the walls, and the doors. Whew! </div>
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Added a Coat closet! Personal fav. When winter hits (Winter on the SK prairies isn't one thing like the music; when it hits you feel lots and lots and lots of pain), this lil gem will be an organizational life-saver. We get it that thee-who-doth-not-live-in-the-Arctic-doth-not-understand-what-it-is-to-live-here and that we <u>need</u> a place to stow away our harpoons, snowshoes, and layers of outerwear made from the skin of ferocious animals <i>in an <u>upper-buy</u> home.</i><br />
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Also: new subfloor & all flooring (hardwood, marble), reconfigured the last 2 steps, made the existing staircase <b>rock fuckn' solid</b> while still using all the original materials, & appliqued some wainscoting. Purdy little room, ain't she?</div>
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Focussing on the architecture; we chose to tediously repair and then paint out the dark-cavernous wood (it simply must be re-iterated that was unsalvageable in piss poor condition... look at it the wrong way & it would shoot hot splinters at your eyeballs), added the wainscot details (all the way to the 2nd floor) to boost any remaining character, and then pulled the hardwood through from the Kitchen until it meets the new marble landing-pad. Read more about all the other intricacies & doodads (in a cuss-free, polite environment) at <i><a href="http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/renovation-diary-mike-sandies-foyer-205619" target="_blank">Apartment Therapy</a>.</i></div>
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Decor sits ontop the fixed elements... as we are still changing everything about so much <i>still </i>(this damn house is too big), which is nice because we believe good innovative design takes time.<br />
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<u>Celebration/Next Up:</u><br />
Still searching for an acceptable runner to line the stairs (hopefully before the big beast of Winter rolls into town). A runner would be not only sweet on the feet, but dampen the cavernous echo all the way through the 2nd floor that bounces off that beautiful beautiful marble.<br />
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Concocting something more *fun* to do in here now that we've completed the base-palette is also on the menu. All in all it's a crisp, clean look... we re-used as much original material as possible, repaired down to the bones to keep her healthy for many more years to come, and then added as fine of finishings as possible for our budget. Not too shabby.<br />
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Yes. It's funny cuz we keep saying we'll celebrate with a nice bottle of champagne (like... a <i>nice</i> one) when that fat lady (and no, I'm not talking about YOU when I say that, <i>Justine</i>, you vain toxic cow) sings... and that started when we decided to sell 223. It looked something like this:<br />
"When we put the FOR SALE sign on the lawn"<br />
"When we get an offer"<br />
"When we close the deal"<br />
"When we close the deal on 619"<br />
"When we move in"<br />
"When we get the Kitchen done"<br />
"When we stop drywalling"<br />
"When we're done...."<br />
...you get the picture.<br />
It's always been a <i>not yet</i> kinda thing... rationalized in fear of loss? in frustration of possible postponement & re-scheduling? Of anticipating future catastrophic events that may or not yet happen? Anyway... it's humbling to acknowledge the folly of this false philosophy (a moving the goalposts carrot-stick bullshit oh-so-common in our repressed automaton cum hedonist culture). So, listen up: no matter what the state of affairs is currently in WE HAVE ARRIVED. And we're getting that fucking bottle of Dom, like, now, bitches. So join us & bubble-up!</div>
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<u>The Vortex:</u><br />
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It is time to talk about how 619 bends (affectionately referred to as the <i>vortex</i>).<br />
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Up until our floor-plan major re-constitution in the <a href="http://erleichdahouse.blogspot.ca/2012/04/dreams.html" target="_blank">Kitchen and Dining</a>, there was a prominent slump in the centre of the house. It has been determined that this is due to the <b>idiots that lived here</b>, and several events we have discovered while rehabilitating this beautiful old house (considering its exceptionally poor condition upon our arrival: worst house in best neighbourhood indeed).<br />
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The main beam had <b>the</b> load support removed at one time (suspect #1), the main floor supporting wall was literally just dangling 2x4's inside the plaster when we arrived (Dining Room/Kitchen), there was a fire in the Basement (bad bad <i>bad</i> Real Estate Agent did NOT disclose this information until we were being handed the keys) by which it's extinguishment methods further damaged & weakened the subfloor to the Kitchen/Foyer (as well as being a major contributor to the awful brittle state of all the wood trims & panelling), there were heavy smokers inside here long enough to saturate their stench deep into the walls and wood as well as poke holes in every fecking window screen, there is evidence of the appropriate past vermin infestation equal to the level of neglect, and as we repaired the <a href="http://erleichdahouse.blogspot.ca/2014/01/phase-iii-family-bathc.html" target="_blank">Family Bath</a> there is A FECKING JOIST MISSING (removed so as to accommodate indoor plumbing). Say whaaaaaaat? Yup yup... it's true.<br />
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Although these crimes have been repaired (the main support was teleposted before our occupancy) by our renovations in so far (wahoo for the Man & his mad skills!), and the over 6" slump in the centre of the house that behaves alike a sci-fi wormhole sucking into it's dismal gravity the walls/floors/ceiling/willtolive isn't vastly apparent any longer, it's still a part of our story and helps describe the desperate plight of rehabilitating this abode. That's right, bitches, GOLD STAR for us.<br />
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We (the adults) come from a generation of "the disposable" and have worked very hard at reversing our social programming to value 1. our planetary home 2. our fellow humans. Taking on this <strike>money pit</strike> dwelling is all about making things last a lifetime through repairing what's broken, and investing in it's future so as not to end up levelled for a new-build (to which the condition of this home was slotted for). So, yah, on the surface it may look like we're culprits much like <b>the idiots that lived here</b> as we rip stuff out to fix stuff right, but if y'all haters calm the f*ck down and read what we're up to here at the Erleichda house, you may get the relief of understanding we're aligned with good ole-timey values of <i>quality</i> and <i>sustainability</i> (or if anything, to unapologetically document the process of learning to lighten up!). Also, we like to make buttloads of money so we work our asses off taking the time and energy to fix shit <i>by hand </i>(infusing <i>more</i> quality workmanship the assholes who live here 100 years-in-the-future can rip out because they want a more trendy space #painfullyselfaware). It's a delicate balance between restoring and modernizing, being honest and embracing change, the enlightenment to hold two opposite thoughts simultaneously, and protecting our investment by honouring what resources are available/existing. Level up!<br />
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Seeing the burnt & rotten state of this subfloor is the first time, in all this time, we were brought to exasperated tears (and there have been some hard times, chronicled <a href="http://erleichdahouse.blogspot.ca/2013/04/phase-z-basement-suitea-overview.html" target="_blank">here</a> on point if not demonstrated by our tough-yet-trying-to-still-find-the-light demeanour that has developed over the breadth of these renovations). No sobbing or tears-to-laughter brand of weeping, but a slack-jawed eyes wide silent tears of resignation. <i>That bloody vortex.</i><br />
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So we fix this sh*t. Now.<br />
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Thank stars this is something we CAN fix.<br />
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Wish us luck, folks.<br />
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(And follow the Renovation Diary <a href="http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/renovation-diary-mike-sandies-foyer-205619" target="_blank">here</a>)Tabula Rasahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12577820774836639905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5795147384320825955.post-2532403403979457072014-07-04T09:36:00.000-07:002014-08-04T11:17:33.412-07:00Intermission: Summer 2014.a.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Aside from the OMG THIS IS WHAT SUMMER FEELS LIKE WHEN WE'RE NOT RENOVATING EVERYTHING ALL THE TIME general tomfoolery going on over here, there's a load of this & that we're bouncing around.</div>
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The Big Projects: Packing up <i><a href="http://www.flutterbybutterfly.net/" target="_blank">the other job</a></i> from seasonal tours (the <i>last ever</i>, may we add!), handling the interactive <a href="http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/renovation-diary-mike-sandies-foyer-205619" target="_blank">Foyer</a> project, picking away at the <a href="http://erleichdahouse.blogspot.ca/search/label/Basement%20Suite" target="_blank">Basement</a>, working on minor Exterior fixin' while the weather is appeasing, and hardcore saving pennies for the <a href="http://erleichdahouse.blogspot.ca/search/label/Garden" target="_blank">Garden</a> because our transient ghetto garden in the hot mess of our yard is super fecking ugly (although it is also super fecking effective).</div>
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The Smaller Projects: our perfect & <i>finished</i> <a href="http://erleichdahouse.blogspot.ca/2013/03/phase-ii-kitchene-final.html" target="_blank">Kitchen</a> and <a href="http://erleichdahouse.blogspot.ca/2012/09/phase-i-main-bathd-final.html" target="_blank">Main Bath</a> are getting a minor facelift (the Bath just accepted hookups to a washer/dryer for when the Basement Suite is renting, which took out 1/2 the walls... so "repairs were a great opportunity for change". The Kitchen just kinda happened as spill-over from there). The <a href="http://erleichdahouse.blogspot.ca/2014/02/phase-iii-family-bathd-90-complete.html" target="_blank">Family Bath</a> and it's adjoining Stairwell and 2nd floor landing are also in the process of becoming "lived in". Yes... General tweaking and putzing around is afoot. Which brings mixed feelings about how much we really love this house, and the inevitability that it isn't our forever home. So... focussing on gratitude that we are able to experience the privilege of living & working in this home for whatever time that may be, and enjoying ourselves. </div>
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the Ghetto Garden:<br />
Due to ye ole "lack of funds" song & dance (that has become increasingly familiar as we now find ourselves living in an almost-finished-and-fecking-beautiful Interior), the Garden has been pushed around... leaving us without fresh aslocalasyoucanget produce to nosh upon for several years, which was insufferable for our idealist bullshit. So... Ghetto Garden was birthed. Walkin' the walk, y'all.<br />
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Yah... we also do that weeding by hand/chemical free/companion planting hippie crap. Oh quit it... with all the shitty side-effects on your health from the neurotoxins and other lovely mass-production methods that are destroying our planet those corporate farms use... you know you wanna too.<br />
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Researching for 15 years (since our younger days on the Farm) on the best container gardening methods was very darned helpful when deciding what exactly we were to do about our predicament. Now was the perfect time to test them out. We have the<br />
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Currently taking off. Yes, we've been warned of the effects of over-abundant tomato-production. Yes, we have a plan to offload our bounty if it becomes unbearable.<br />
This method seems to be ok... but we've learned it's not specific to our mosquito-plagued climate (holes were drilled in the pools to render them useless as water-collectors of the "wicking" effect, so there's that), and also that the burlap coffee-sacs (totally sourced) are the perfect medium for a chia-effect weed partay (the bags sprout a zombie-apocalypse scale of weeds out their sides and if the weeds aren't pulled, create knarly holes in the sacs, so there's that too) that will ultimately render them unreuseable.<br />
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2. 5 gallon pails (with Squashes & Eggplants)<br />
Our previously favoured container-garden method. We have tried it this time using sqaushes... which are growing like gangbusters, but we fear may become so entangled and overgrown to manage as the summer matures. We'll see!<br />
Oh... and this is also really really ugly.<br />
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3. Reused palettes (with Greens)<br />
This is working out as awesome as the re-useing palette trend is! Nice, neat little defined rows for the OCD gardener. It's a winner. And it's pretty! Hope to use this somewhere in the final-garden plans :)<br />
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4. Existing planter (with Cucumber, Tomatoes, Peas, Carrots, and Herbs)<br />
We've used this planter every year for a few Tomatoes/Peppers and Herbs just to keep us in contact with dirt under our fingernails. It's difficult to believe why planting flowers is so popular (with the exception of bee or butterfly friendly flower gardens), when eating plants is so damn good.<br />
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We didn't get around to making the <a href="http://seattletimes.com/html/homegarden/2002347126_potatoes25.html" target="_blank">Potato box</a> by the compost, setup for the Chickens or Mushrooms, and still working on hooking up the rain barrels/eaves. But, that's how she goes...<br />
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Currently enjoying from the (ghetto) Garden:<br />
Basil (fresh, and made into Pesto). Green Onion. Oregano. Parsley. Rhubarb. Radishes. Rosemary. Baby Greens. Sunshine.<br />
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Thankful we are, for the journey & the work, and any potential future harvest.<br />
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All was ripped out before... we've been in the "build it back up" stage for about a year... yay. All we can hear is $$$ rolling down the drain as we bust balls to get this suite in lickity-split! Apparently lickity-split means 1.5+ years (which is actually only 6 months in DIY years).</div>
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Ducting out! Electrical out! Beam out! What you see here is the pony walls keeping our humpty-dumpty house from falling apart while the Ducting/Electrical is re-routed before the Beam goes in. Sexy.</div>
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Ducting (separate ducting & HRV for the suite) is being re-routed to the exterior walls for head-room. It took about a year to find a tin-basher that would a. return our call-to-service, b. be awesome, and c. do the work for a song due to point b. Props to sourcing our trades through unconventional channels! Yes, through trial & error we've compiled quite the excellent team of trades now... and are happily prepared if we were to do this all over again to another house in SK (oh please erhmergerd no). </div>
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Ch-ch-ch-changes! Surprised? No, us neither.</div>
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Coat-closet added at bottom of stairs (not only for more convenient storage, but for the added bonus of making moving large pieces of furniture in & out waaaaaaaaaaaay easier). </div>
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Door to mechanical will be accessed through the Bathroom. I know? Weird, eh? But totally practical. It allows the Living Area to have a greater "living area" by not breaking up the wall with a doorway. Technically, the Mech room (also houses the Laundry & from that the secret Wine Cellar) isn't part of the suite (fire door/walls), although tennent will have access for Laundry because we're like totally super nice people.</div>
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Remaining placements are falling into place, but we know the process will change things as we go! </div>
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Aiming for September '15 occupancy. This one's going to take a while. Good thing were <strike>ok i guess</strike> SUPER STOKED about getting messy with it... ye ole house is starting to look fine indeed; it's got our reno-wahoo all exited!</div>
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Walls framed, Bonus Room floor raised & water membrane in, Electrical/Plumbing.</div>
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<u>Whazzup:</u></div>
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We're off to <i><a href="http://www.flutterbybutterfly.net/" target="_blank">the other job</a></i> for our <u>last tour ever</u>, eagerly watching for our <a href="http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/" target="_blank">Apartment Therapy</a> Renovation Diary project to go online (<a href="http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/renovation-diary-mike-sandies-foyer-205619" target="_blank">here</a> it is!!!), picking away at the <a href="http://erleichdahouse.blogspot.ca/search/label/Basement%20Suite" target="_blank">Basement</a>, and saving pennies for the <a href="http://erleichdahouse.blogspot.ca/search/label/Garden" target="_blank">Garden</a> by setting up a (more sophisticated than previous incarnations of buckets alone) transient ghetto garden for a few years (food production will commence this year, but pretty garden&yard space is still pending on account of funds... oh well). As well, the <a href="http://erleichdahouse.blogspot.ca/search/label/Family%20Bath" target="_blank">Family Bath</a> is gloriously use-able... but un-decorated as of yet: we decided to not touch it until we know exactly what to do. </div>
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Spring is rollin' in fast... Summer is on the way... and we're happy little prairie folk sending you <3</div>
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Toilet (dual flush), Vanity, Bathtub/Shower... what more could a Bathroom want/need?</div>
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Loving the "vintage" vibe of the hex tile & beadboard spliced with the modern lines. <a href="http://erleichdahouse.blogspot.ca/2013/10/phase-ii-family-bathb.html" target="_blank">This may turn out a o k</a>.</div>
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Still waiting on the vanity lights... (aka living in buttf*ck Saskatchewan where if you want anything specifically cool & can't find it on Kijiji/local, it's being shipped here from Van or the T-dot in 4-6 weeks... and what they <i>really</i> mean by 4-6 weeks is 12-16 weeks).<br />
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We're breaking protocol with some of these elements (not re-used/local) but not getting our panties in a bunch over that fact, either. This house is <i>huge</i>... and it's been a long slow ride renovating by hand... we're cracking under the pressure to "finish" some spaces by the undeniable urge to <i>live</i> in them. Impatient at best... mid-February in Narnia (otherwise affectionately called "Winter, phase II")... our resolve is broken & we're crying mercy!<br />
The cure? Taking that fecking bath already.<br />
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Dining Room:<br />
Where were we with this room? <a href="http://erleichdahouse.blogspot.ca/2012/11/phase-ii-dining-roomc.html" target="_blank">Oh yah</a>.<br />
Well... after returning to a catch-all/hallway for a <strike>fecking eternity</strike> spell, we burned some serious midnight oil & banged her out before the <i>Supper of all Supperz</i> this past Holiday Season. She's lookin' a'ight.<br />
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<u>Elements of design:</u><br />
The Dining Room: featuring a large footprint with no resting walls connected to the Library (East), Living Room (West), and Kitchen (South). Working with the original hardwood floors and trims, we beefed up the panelling to a plate height wainscoting & extended the crown along the ceiling (which is painted the most absorbingly beautiful ink black matte: <i>pop</i> that chandelier bling!), as well as adding the subtle texture of wallpaper (nicknamed "Grandma's doiles") to bump up the lineage of the room. But we're eclectically hip, so in addition to the black ceiling, the furniture & texture of the layered rugs dumbs all that stuffy-glam down to our looser disco-zen.<br />
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The furniture:<br />
Redwood table: with our kid's name carved into the top (a haha funny story), was the first purchase the man made for the family... so it's in the sentimental/keeper category. One day we'll refinish. <br />
The lucite chairs were re-found (not new IKEA... used IKEA!) on Kijiji (& were a spontaneous change-up to the Wegner's currently in the <a href="http://erleichdahouse.blogspot.ca/2013/03/phase-ii-kitchene-final.html" target="_blank">Kitchen Nook</a>) as was the MCM credenza we love. Sourcing used materials/furniture has been priority on our mandate to rehab 619 (saving planetary resources hoorah!) and it's feeling better than any *new* stuff ever has. Be a goody-two-shoes & make the jump, folks!<br />
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The curtains:<br />
Thick, rich, and taking up 92% of the North wall. By obscuring the window-frame & extending the curtains along the wall they make an undeniable statement, as well as providing extra insulation in our winter weather.<br />
This velvet is more of the "forest" variety of green than the "emerald" we were aiming for... so will try again when not still busy bees with <a href="http://erleichdahouse.blogspot.ca/search/label/Family%20Bath" target="_blank">this</a> and <a href="http://erleichdahouse.blogspot.ca/search/label/Basement%20Suite" target="_blank">this</a>, oh... and <i><a href="http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/" target="_blank">this</a></i> too (stay in tune for more exiting news on that amazingly cool project). Curtains are an easy & inexpensive element to change (thanks to our <a href="http://www.flutterbybutterfly.net/" target="_blank">mad sewing skillz</a>!) so no sweat... and we can go back to our earlier visions of yellow/teal, or make up something new like hot pink flocked damask, all on a whim to change the whole mood.<br />
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The space wouldn't be the same if not for that <a href="http://erleichdahouse.blogspot.ca/2012/04/phase-i-dining-rooma.html" target="_blank">construction</a> way back forever ago of moving all those weird doorways (and subsequent ducting) and punching the double French doors through the South wall to the Kitchen. By making that very expensive and essential leap-of-faith a mere few months into inhabiting 619 (breaking rule #1: do not make any drastic changes for at least 6 months), we regained natural light and an easy circular <i>flow</i> to the entire main floor. Sock it to ya, rules!<br />
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<u>Future:</u><br />
Paint/caulk touchups. There are still some stragglers...<br />
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Wall-art. We just can't decide yet where & what to do with our collection, so they are staying off the wall until we can decide in conjunction with the other rooms of the house what goes where... or a flash of inspiration moves us. After we settle into the space (since we moved in 2 years ago we have not been able to experience living on the main floor without construction/obstruction) we'll tweak and play with the space... changing it as we do. But the structure is there now, so ready set play!Tabula Rasahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12577820774836639905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5795147384320825955.post-52618501894174405472014-02-05T12:36:00.000-08:002014-02-13T07:03:28.838-08:00Phase II: Living Room.d. (update)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Update:<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfq8FmRuidzzHgatMT5LpPWnmUdLIDhr65HxpRNPxbi1BzrM5VzMEOFW9ww5gVutNV49kdjaTFvaamJlNQohu28I_byMoE5uGdLol1D1EgFzJmVEhwmKRjY-6BEjgqfHLOkpq7ZmGMfVlF/s1600/IMG_8462.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfq8FmRuidzzHgatMT5LpPWnmUdLIDhr65HxpRNPxbi1BzrM5VzMEOFW9ww5gVutNV49kdjaTFvaamJlNQohu28I_byMoE5uGdLol1D1EgFzJmVEhwmKRjY-6BEjgqfHLOkpq7ZmGMfVlF/s1600/IMG_8462.jpg" height="200" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFOt33Hn-SStfF16UBIE6lKQFZWCKU2Jn67FR6G7GZ-xDpcnottiqF8_bzhzqPbWZOEuLieC3SAA0AMoH74TuE1UBodv7bQwLobXg_fRqRuwcixORB-62BgJvUQYXkAL9XWFgRQV0X6jMS/s1600/IMG_8458.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFOt33Hn-SStfF16UBIE6lKQFZWCKU2Jn67FR6G7GZ-xDpcnottiqF8_bzhzqPbWZOEuLieC3SAA0AMoH74TuE1UBodv7bQwLobXg_fRqRuwcixORB-62BgJvUQYXkAL9XWFgRQV0X6jMS/s1600/IMG_8458.jpg" height="200" width="150" /></a>Almost immediately after <a href="http://erleichdahouse.blogspot.ca/2013/06/phase-ii-living-roomc-update.html" target="_blank">this</a> incarnation, we re-arranged. Honestly, it's a compulsive trait: once seen, we must change it. In <a href="http://erleichdahouse.blogspot.ca/2012/04/history-and-present.html" target="_blank">223</a>, we were made aware of this impulse and soon known by our friends to change the paint colouring in the Living-Room rapidly (although, this compulsion did cease once we found the "perfect" combo's)... like a mood-ring. Not exactly sure why this is... but maybe we are not alone in this habit. Do you re-arrange your furniture manically? How about re-organize the bookcases once you've finished a novel? Or is it your hair cut & colour what this impulse is reserved for? Nevertheless, while blogging about our habitat, this has become a slight nuisance for it's inevitable as soon as a post is aired, we are crackin' a 6-er & overhaulin' the room. Strange strategies have unfolded with this in consideration.<br />
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The addition of two swankay MCM chairs (to undergo a re-upholstering) swayed us into this particular furniture placement... along with the semi-completion of the <a href="http://erleichdahouse.blogspot.ca/search/label/Dining%20Room" target="_blank">Dining Room</a> and other main floor <i>final</i>-final plans materializing. So, with this post we are testing our resiliance to <i>not</i> change the layout until the next stage is afoot: wainscoting/panels, paint, repairs & addition to crowns, etc. unknowns. What's more remarkable/ambitious is that we have no succinct timeline for when this next stage is going to become active! Yup yup, we're such thrill-seeking cycle-busting daredevils we are ;)Tabula Rasahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12577820774836639905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5795147384320825955.post-15213488420103046182014-02-05T12:32:00.002-08:002014-12-12T08:22:53.864-08:00Phase II: Library.c. (90% Complete)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj50_Q9H74cm5KOm0bLvKxn_rbFiovcAvFgxfqSZMpfvW4RyTe0nMdgHO0x5fKCjrHAi6qXB558JtNwOSygGFPPBL6bTtfIoK7S-cg_7mqBNA76pqg7qaLgSKcbazVOfry7SUc7k16w6TRY/s1600/IMG_8440.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj50_Q9H74cm5KOm0bLvKxn_rbFiovcAvFgxfqSZMpfvW4RyTe0nMdgHO0x5fKCjrHAi6qXB558JtNwOSygGFPPBL6bTtfIoK7S-cg_7mqBNA76pqg7qaLgSKcbazVOfry7SUc7k16w6TRY/s1600/IMG_8440.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a>Library:<br />
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Huzzah!<br />
Yes, that is LEGO. Now you know our dirty little secret.<br />
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<u>Elements & Future:</u><br />
Besides the bamboo hardwood, all the beefed-up structural you can't see behind the walls, some electrical manouvering, and building in the bookcases, we're not comitted to saying this is the "FINAL" of this room.<br />
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Heck, we can't even commit to curtains yet.<br />
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Maybe it had to do with having to delay the installation of the bigger window (to look over the also delayed <a href="http://erleichdahouse.blogspot.ca/search/label/Garden" target="_blank">Garden</a>) that tumbled this house-of-cards Library design? Anyhoo... sometimes stuff happens.</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeWrBt5Rt7Irjk8wCXFqeexRFiAhdlUYeNrdqdXe0HkiQ3hU_89wq-meL3Bt25x8bxOa_Pl89MTU6gQ6LCXseC2vCkdUtrHpGBPvQt76j-mlMsdJ0ZbAXGWXomOEvVP8gdj4r_vzPyn2j3/s1600/IMG_8449.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeWrBt5Rt7Irjk8wCXFqeexRFiAhdlUYeNrdqdXe0HkiQ3hU_89wq-meL3Bt25x8bxOa_Pl89MTU6gQ6LCXseC2vCkdUtrHpGBPvQt76j-mlMsdJ0ZbAXGWXomOEvVP8gdj4r_vzPyn2j3/s1600/IMG_8449.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a>Originally, we were envisioning a dark & moody deep teal all-over vibe... but somewhere along the way we got lost & so went with the white + furniture we already had (it's the fallback decor for when we are un-decided... paint is a pain-in-the-ass but easy to change). Now that it is at this stage, the Dining Room is near completion, and the remainder of the main floor (<a href="http://erleichdahouse.blogspot.ca/search/label/Kitchen" target="_blank">Kitchen</a>, <a href="http://erleichdahouse.blogspot.ca/search/label/Main%20floor%20Bath" target="_blank">Main Bath</a>, <a href="http://erleichdahouse.blogspot.ca/search/label/Living%20Room" target="_blank">Living Room</a>, <a href="http://erleichdahouse.blogspot.ca/search/label/Foyer" target="_blank">Foyer</a>) are starting to suss themselves out into their <i>final</i>-final incarnations, the original deep-teal all-over seems more & more the <i>right </i>move. We are craving <i>more saturation of personality</i> for this space (that seems downright <i>boring</i> at the moment). Sure, this means re-painting the bookcases (zomg... +80 hours here we go!), sourcing out a wood-desk & re-upholstering or sourcing a new chair, + other things not considered as of yet... so we're going to just lay-low for a while, and be content with this space for working in as is (which, to be opportunistically optimistic, is <i>still</i> kinda awesome with the plants & the modern-rustic mishmosh jive).<br />
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Patience being a virtue & all...</div>
Tabula Rasahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12577820774836639905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5795147384320825955.post-79780149076120815132014-01-29T06:18:00.000-08:002014-07-11T07:45:21.033-07:00Phase III: Family Bath.c.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS4EqbLfvR32wqdipYPjGKkFdqgGjSH_uxF6xuqoH-X58Vzg8xHMyzbpRsvqyLRZp36YkA2XK5XCa0TIDKUmLKcSJ92BCHMTWz_v0i-CM0dofI9nt44zOvxD_Evctgw2hWS2opShl0l0Xy/s1600/IMG_8419.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; display: inline !important; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS4EqbLfvR32wqdipYPjGKkFdqgGjSH_uxF6xuqoH-X58Vzg8xHMyzbpRsvqyLRZp36YkA2XK5XCa0TIDKUmLKcSJ92BCHMTWz_v0i-CM0dofI9nt44zOvxD_Evctgw2hWS2opShl0l0Xy/s1600/IMG_8419.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a>She's coming around...<br />
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<u>Progress:</u><br />
Walls:<br />
We have walls! And bead-board wainscoting + trims. Painted & beautiful.<br />
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Floors:<br />
Structurally sound subfloor! We had thought something was spongey... turns out the <b>idiots that lived here </b>cut into <i>another</i> supporting joist = soggy floors (thank goodness we were here to rescue! *superpower theme song*). All fixed & tip top now.<br />
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The <a href="http://www.olympiatile.com/products/monocottura/jasper_collection.html" target="_blank">hex tile</a> took a weekend to install... much fun. ?. But she's a beaut.<br />
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<u>Next Up:</u><br />
Fixtures!<br />
Lighting!<br />
Accessories!<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">(Special thanks to Mum & Dad for being our <a href="http://erleichdahouse.blogspot.ca/2013/11/phase-iifamily-bathb-update.html" target="_blank">magic renovation fairy</a> this year = towel warmer!)</span><br />
And... taking a bath!<br />
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<u>Also...</u><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDTzb1d9Ry0TIrzFrDc0D4TODgp0PU36WBuLBOL2Tqw9G_5eGF1cx1ycaDz7jdhGVSdJ9gDGR31q87yzwmW1XooaTKkI6R_CRdp7AwEPsqn0H35Otde1KI4oBvWzMrM3lr7ZfDLATS02Ni/s1600/IMG_8399.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDTzb1d9Ry0TIrzFrDc0D4TODgp0PU36WBuLBOL2Tqw9G_5eGF1cx1ycaDz7jdhGVSdJ9gDGR31q87yzwmW1XooaTKkI6R_CRdp7AwEPsqn0H35Otde1KI4oBvWzMrM3lr7ZfDLATS02Ni/s1600/IMG_8399.jpg" height="200" width="150" /></a>Have you heard that we will be featured in <a href="http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/" target="_blank">Apartment Therapy</a>'s Renovation Diary for our <a href="http://erleichdahouse.blogspot.ca/search/label/Foyer" target="_blank">Foyer</a> design? Yup yup... exiting news!<br />
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After <i>that</i> glimmering dust settles... we'll be ooking forwards to enjoying a summer of <i><a href="http://www.flutterbybutterfly.net/" target="_blank">the other work</a></i>, trying to hack together a more-permanent temporary <a href="http://erleichdahouse.blogspot.ca/search/label/Garden" target="_blank">Garden</a>, slave away on the <a href="http://erleichdahouse.blogspot.ca/search/label/Basement%20Suite" target="_blank">Basement Suite</a> (still no updates to date, folks... just the un-sexy ductwork/electrical/plumbing plunkin' away down there), and a buttload of "finishing touches" that will feel superb to cross off the enormous "to do" list.<br />
This is the <i>plan</i> anyway. And it is a <i>good</i> plan. We're beginning to see the light to this whole renovation/rehab @ 619 yeehaw: that by 3 years total inhabited time we can set sights on lighter improvements (i.e. tray ceilings and refinishing hardwoods)... and maybe finally take a vacation.<br />
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Ahem... now about taking that bath... ;)Tabula Rasahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12577820774836639905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5795147384320825955.post-69371990775885018292014-01-16T08:31:00.001-08:002014-08-13T09:46:12.116-07:00Phase III. Foyer.b.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Enter house from West through Front Porch into Foyer.<br />
Door to Living Room is to the right, staircase to 2nd floor is omnipresent, door to Kitchen is at the end of the room (past the staircase), and hidden from view is the door to the Basement (under the staircase).<br />
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We will be reconfiguring only to add a coat-closet (a modern <b>necessity</b> for living in <i>an upper buy</i> in this winter wonderland).<br />
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<u>Deconstruction:</u><br />
Floors out. Bulit-in bench out. Carpet on the stairs out.<br />
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<u>Reconstruction:</u><br />
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Ceiling:<br />
Will be trenched for electrical, and then remove the stippled plaster.<br />
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Walls:<br />
Coat closet built. The North wall has a register which cannot be blocked, so we're positioning the closet in the SW corner. Yes, the closet will cover that beautiful oval window (don't worry, you can still appreciate it's character from the Front Porch). As for losing natural light, this small West-facing window is in the shadow of the house and offers only ambient light (think 20W incandescent for 2 hours a day). The huge window in the stairwell is the main source of natural light for the Foyer, and a mirror will be added to bounce around that light equalling a brighter, happier space. Physics agrees!<br />
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Floors:<br />
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After the subfloor is inspected & repaired, marble (or something similar) will be installed in the area from the staircase to West of the Living Room door. Hardwood (remnants from the Kitchen) will be laid in the remaining space. We'll need a transition piece of some sorts... buffering.<br />
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These particular ideas came straight from this <a href="http://www.sarahrichardsondesign.com/portfolio/sarahs-house-1" target="_blank">Sarah Richardson</a> design. So you may blame her influence if you are still all faclempt over our destruction of any "original" elements (the Man & the Woman now quickly run away from any further absurd accusations of destroying your troglodyte aesthetic values).<br />
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<u>Dreams:</u><br />
Good golly we're full of it... this space has been endlessly inspiring. How to pull it all together... we're still working on that!<br />
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Perhaps a gallery wall, some colour & texture while remaining simple & clean, a mirror (of course), and overall a feeling of "Honey, I'm home!" kiss kiss hug hug wonderful wonderfullness is to be in the air. Even though we don't really know what it'll look like in the end it'll come together, we just <i>know</i> it will!<br />
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On a side-note, we've decided to re-arrange priorities on remaining "finishing" decor until the Foyer project is complete. So we can focus without our usual overdose on coffee coffee coffee, but moreso because we know that <i>this</i> space will be the informer to the rest of our home design-wise, and that we will be taking some <i>risks</i> with it. So, to avoid needing a passport to get from one room to another... hang on as we suss this out in 2014. Fecking love this year already ;)<br />
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You can go <a href="http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/renovation-diary-mike-sandies-foyer-205619" target="_blank">here</a> to the Foyer project on Apartment Therapy!<br />
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Tabula Rasahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12577820774836639905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5795147384320825955.post-15396568917517275292014-01-15T07:30:00.000-08:002014-08-13T09:49:51.615-07:00Phase III: Foyer.a.<div style="text-align: right;">
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Foyer:<br />
After being contacted by <a href="http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/" target="_blank">Apartment Therapy</a>, this project popped up on the to-do list for 2014 (now link to project <a href="http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/renovation-diary-mike-sandies-foyer-205619" target="_blank">here</a>!). An exiting opportunity for our mess to get published & the main floor closer to being "complete". We're pretty sure we were chosen from the list of applicants because our plans are <strike>risky</strike> <strike>controversial</strike> <strike>bold</strike> awesome (painting out the unsalvageable woodwork, obscuring the small oval window, and modernizing the space in an almost 100 year old home), and are pleased to accept the challenge.<br />
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The Foyer is the (2nd) entrance to our home & creates 1st (2nd) impressions (1st place going to the <a href="http://erleichdahouse.blogspot.ca/2013/10/phase-iii-exteriorbfront-porch.html" target="_blank">Exterior & Front Porch</a>, but the Foyer is <i>truly</i> the 1st when inviting you into the <i>soul</i> of our home). It's been an embarrassment to date (ahem cat litter? Yah... great 1st impression of our soul for our guests: the warm waft of cat poopy).<br />
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You may follow the Renovation Diary on the Apartment Therapy website. That link will ultimately lead you smarty-pantses back here to our <i>personal</i> blog, where you may experience our embarrassingly filthy language, sloppy editing, and ubiquitous sarcasm which we are to restrain for respect of the article & kind folks at AT.<br />
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<u>Features & Original material:</u><br />
Beautiful beautiful wood trims:<br />
In such poor condition it's a <i>total</i> <i>heartbreaker</i>. They were already painted with several layers (forest green, white, and a putrid salmon YUK) and then were stripped and neglected for who knows how long. The wood, unfortunately, is <b>irreparably</b> dry, cracked, splintered and has not been cared for. To be positive about this fact, we're embracing change and painting the wood out for a fresh & bright vibe.<br />
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To appease any wood-loving hangovers, we <i>will</i> be preserving details of the original elements as much as possible. Still don't believe painting out the damaged woodwork is a brilliant plan to save character (not to mention materials from the landfill? Have you seen what amazeballz happened in our <a href="http://erleichdahouse.blogspot.ca/search/label/Dining%20Room" target="_blank">Dining Room</a> when we did? (Oops... haven't posted the final pictures yet! Wait for it... ;)<br />
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Built-in bench:<br />
Also, coming <i>out</i>. It's not "original": our house-whispering skills have determined the bench to have been added in the '70's. Furthermore, when it was added the original bottom 2 stairs were hacked up to accommodate it.<br />
We will be taking the panelling that is on it's face and putting it back (to where it was originally) on the staircase... aaaaaand painting it out bwa-ha-ha (now we're just having fun with you wood-purists, brace thy-self for our unbridled sass!).<br />
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Front door & window, and Living Room French door:<br />
We will do our best to keep this woodwork intact. Pffft.<br />
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Staircase:<br />
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One of the things we fell in love with with this house was the staircase configuration: not facing the front door (feng shui), and the zig-zag being fecking adorable. The carpet on it, however, is the bane of our existence with it's mucky-muck-always-dirty feeling if not the wretched colour & texture. Time, care, and delicate attention will be invested in making this feature shine. You're welcome.<br />
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Hardwood Flooring:<br />
Again with the poor condition! Our sad house :( That's ok... we have a wicked plan to bring new hotness to this old & busted.<br />
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Stay in tune & watch the magic unfold before your very eyes... um slowly...Tabula Rasahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12577820774836639905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5795147384320825955.post-65998936170659562562013-12-03T06:21:00.001-08:002013-12-12T08:09:27.796-08:00Phase II: Library.b.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Boom.<br />
Damn things took a century to paint. But oh-so fabulous!<br />
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<u>Still to do:</u><br />
Electrical face-plates & light installed, shelf inserts installed, curtains & decor/move-in.<br />
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<u>Future:</u><br />
<a href="http://shop.abigailedwards.com/product/seascape-wallaper-winter" target="_blank">Wallpaper</a> (ahem).<br />
Bigger window @ East end. More light!<br />
More storage: tossing around the idea of a slim <a href="http://www.the-brick-house.com/2011/08/fauxdenza/" target="_blank">fauxdenza</a> on the North (the big blank one) wall... will see how the current layout works once move-in has commenced.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje9gxToZzdsGEZYd8UOkmwE2iK9eCN2V5_fxqnFoEY6ejrs1mkAVNtbeiihrHWOjxw5fgmaht43inrsnYXtE7EkvL6XHFwvBgDpbEasnebg6VyUZgk-7bxv2NNqkiPfEvx_O-3Th3ShUYt/s1600/IMG_8384.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje9gxToZzdsGEZYd8UOkmwE2iK9eCN2V5_fxqnFoEY6ejrs1mkAVNtbeiihrHWOjxw5fgmaht43inrsnYXtE7EkvL6XHFwvBgDpbEasnebg6VyUZgk-7bxv2NNqkiPfEvx_O-3Th3ShUYt/s320/IMG_8384.jpg" width="320" /></a>But at the moment... we're busting asses o'er here to get the house together for the great annual influx of far-away friends! This year... house is so different than the last... it's pretty frickin' amazing what can be done in a year if you cut out the non-essentials like sleep and fun haha *sigh*.<br />
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Merry Merry & whatevers y'all. We hope you find sweet second-hand/handmade-local scores for your kids to play with, gift the grown-ups in your life food/shelter with hugs/smiles, and give & receive to each other your time & attention... keep it real & out of the landfill, folks!Tabula Rasahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12577820774836639905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5795147384320825955.post-12452334447469637362013-11-21T08:21:00.001-08:002014-01-07T08:41:04.105-08:00Phase III. Family Bath.b. (update)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Ooh-la-la! Sexy Plumbing!<br />
What a mess.<br />
But on our way...<br />
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Budget dictated, at $450 we are scrapping the <a href="http://erleichdahouse.blogspot.ca/2013/10/phase-ii-family-bathb.html" target="_blank">lux towel-warming goodness...</a> for now. Still wiring for it according to the specs, and hoping the magic renovation-fairy will grace our hard-work with it's shiny warming happy glow sometime soon :)<br />
Until then... normal-temperature towels for us! #firstworldproblems<br />
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We're installing & painting out those bookcases like a boss.<br />
Budget also dictated no wallpaper this time around... hooboy that magic renovation-fairy will be busy @ our house!<br />
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While the work is truckin' along... we celebrated our 2nd anniversary here @ the House on Sunday. Although we're still in the thick of it, and with little time to come up for air (with no prospects in the near future), it's nice to take a little time & reflect upon <a href="http://erleichdahouse.blogspot.ca/2013/03/phase-ii-kitchene-final.html" target="_blank">what we've accomplished</a>. Not so lazy after all! Gold star right here, folks.<br />
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While we complete the drywall, still chuckin' around the wallpaper schematic... and running out of time to order & install! Feelin' the white rabbit vibe over here. Needless to say, we've gone from black to blue to orange with our colourway... a little throwback from the audience would be helpful. What say you? A stunner with rich orange wallpaper (Pomegranate), or the adorable Abigail Edwards black & white with the orange punch of colour in a rug? #firstworldproblems</div>
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<u>Elements to consider:</u><br />
<a href="http://erleichdahouse.blogspot.ca/2012/11/phase-ii-dining-roomc.html" target="_blank">Dining Room</a> is white on white w teak & lucite bling, cowhide & natural fibres... with the serious consideration of Emerald velvet curtains (but these are not visible from the Library).<br />
Bookcases are white with medium-dark grey backboard.<br />
Hardwood is an expresso stained Bamboo.<br />
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What else is kickin' in the digs? Well... Plumber gave our house an ill-bill, so we're replacing our stack & moving our water meter (while installing the expansion tank) + the usual waiting and flakiness of trades-folk in this Boomtown. So, we're busy waiting and agonizing over Library wallpaper as we drywall :PTabula Rasahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12577820774836639905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5795147384320825955.post-29849882654461045812013-10-16T08:30:00.002-07:002014-01-07T08:41:24.378-08:00Phase III. Family Bath.b.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Since we did more ripping apart of ye ole Humpty Dumpty House this past year (year 2!!!) than putting back together again, we are down to one bathroom for the three of us for a while. Yay.<br />
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Bustin' ass here working on getting this guy up & running b4 the Winter break...<br />
at the same time as <a href="http://erleichdahouse.blogspot.ca/2013/09/phase-ii-librarya-again.html" target="_blank">this</a> guy...<br />
and a little of <a href="http://erleichdahouse.blogspot.ca/2012/11/phase-ii-dining-roomc.html" target="_blank">this</a>.<br />
Ambitious? Of course.<br />
Aim high.<br />
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We'd like to thank our friends, for allowing us the space/time to be completely head-embedded-up-ass involved with House and still be our friends. We know we've neglected you for the sing of the tile saw, flaked out for Roxul insulation installation, and out our <i>own</i> painting as priority instead for helping you with yours... we're selfish pricks. Thanks for being our pals <i>anyway</i>. <3<br />
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Plumbing. Plumbing also going into the <a href="http://erleichdahouse.blogspot.ca/2013/06/phase-z-basement-suite-update.html" target="_blank">Basement</a> @ the same time (no progress pics of that folks... still looks like a Dead Zone). </div>
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We chosen some <i>interesting</i> options for the bath... used to be that "interesting" yielded kickass innovative results, but confidence is shaky after 2 years non-stop snot-dripping ugly-bawling House renovations (not gonna lie, us poor saps need a capital H-holiday). </div>
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Walls: 3/4 wainscoting. We have plotted to overrun this house with wainscoting. Will the added character make up for painting out all the original woodwork for you folk who wagged your finger @ us? Honestly... in another 5 years, when the bulk of the work is complete and the level of awesome blows your mind, let us have another little conversation about that, shal we? Mmmmmkay ;)<br />
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Ignore the rough&tumble state of our yard... we were kinda busy.<br />
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<u>the FRONT PORCH:</u><br />
On the wind of inspirations, we painted it to co-exist with the Exterior palette (in olive & lime green + white), creating a breezy feeling to the space and blurring the lines between interior/exterior.<br />
Currently housing shoes & such outdoorsy things front porches ought to do, it will probably suffer through several incarnations of furniture & placements at whim.<br />
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A new ceramic-tile floor that was interesting to install. We used an orange dimplex over the subfloor and a silicone grout to assure the ceramic tile would be durable over the freeze-thaw climate here in SK (otherwise, ceramic tile & normal grouts will crack/break due to the temperature changes). The tile is meant to mimic the look of hardwood... pulling the dark-brown decking through into the space (furthering the exterior/interior breezeway) and in the future will pull the eye through to the dark hardwood interior flooring. <i>Noice</i>.<br />
Mid-Century dresser holds some bits/bobs (reuseable grocery bags, sunglasses. etc.), but functions as a freezer in winter. Oh winter... *le sigh*.<br />
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Completing the front facade: next summer (fingers crossed!)<br />
That monumental task includes: exterior lights, side-entrance facade, tons of mulch to replace the grass, and new border wall (current wall fondly referred to as the "seagull shit" wall... apparently-as told by our neighbour Dave-this was a common technique a previous resident of 619 brought over from her home in Wales. Mmmmmkay whatevs... it's fugly & gotta go).<br />
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Then... plans for next year.<br />
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We've soared through our 2nd summer here, and are ready to dip into debt (uncomfortable territory! eeep! but thought we might join the club) to get the GARDEN in for next year... and start producing our own foods again. It.is.time.<br />
Chickens? Where do we put the mushroom-logs? The compost bins? The bees? Many very exiting questions are beginning to be allowed to surface as we have gained some serious confidence in completing the monumental task of painting our Exterior, because it was <i>crazy difficult, but we did it.</i> Gold star right here.Tabula Rasahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12577820774836639905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5795147384320825955.post-36283669966208393282013-09-24T13:32:00.001-07:002014-06-16T07:36:40.030-07:00Intermission: Autumn 2013With the chaos of ripping our house apart & piecing it back together again slower than desired, it's easy to get a little lost, shucked, raw. Then we wake up & see something again as if for the first time, but with the warm comfort of HOME in the mix... and smile. With winter on our coattails, and hunkering down again for the long sleep indoors, there's a few nooks & crannies we want to remember from this dwindling time of season...<br />
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Demolition (complete) will commence in a week or so.<br />
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<u>Reconstruction:</u><br />
When renovating the <a href="http://erleichdahouse.blogspot.ca/2013/03/phase-ii-master-bedroomd-90-complete.html" target="_blank">Master Bedroom</a> we stole some space from one of the rooms to extend this Bath into. Thank goodness... although as is isn't terrible small, it's not conducive to being the only Bathroom servicing 4 bedrooms. So bigger we go!<br />
Plumbing will be shifted to accommodate.<br />
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This one was a no-brainer. We saw a magazine photo that was perfect for what we wanted & stopped thinking about it after that. Designwise, not a challenge... patience-wise we've been waiting/putting other urgent projects ahead of her for over a year... so not doing so well with that virtue.</div>
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We'll be omitting the floor-ceiling subway tile (going in the Main Bath later) in place of bead-board wainscoting plate-rail height. Possibly introducing some colour in the wall on-top... vintage-inspired Robin's egg blue anyone? Also the bathtub/shower will be freestanding.</div>
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The previous clawfoot bath, pedastel sink, and "torpedo" throne? They will migrate to the Basement Bath (paired with a diamond checkerboard ceramic tile) and be gorgeous again. </div>
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Other inspiring photos? Don't mind if I do!</div>
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