tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45982355739967477392024-03-05T17:52:20.126-05:00My Red Raised Ranch 'Extreme' MakeoverRaised ranches of the early 80s are so dated and unfortunately we live in one. But we love our neighborhood and we have a beautiful property, so we're going to work with what we've got and update its curb appeal by doing our own little 'extreme makeover'. Follow along with my renovations here. Hopefully you too can get inspired to un-80s your own raised ranch.Rachel Whispershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17648186444154357103noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4598235573996747739.post-85517574392569327542014-07-21T15:37:00.001-04:002014-07-21T15:50:20.644-04:00I'm sorry to say that I've discontinued this blog. The home was sold in 2012.
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You can see the listing video here:
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Most of my investment in updates in the home did not pay off because of the adjustment in the market, among other factors. I wasn't renovating the home with intentions of making a quick profit or flipping it; I thought I'd be living there for longer than we did. But personal issues led to the decision to sell the house right away rather than stay in it.
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I learned a lot from these renovations. Interestingly, at resale, the one renovation that plagued the deal the most was one that was completed by the homeowner previous to me. Always check on outstanding permits when buying a home! I believe your realtor should do this for you. I'm not sure who dropped the ball when I bought the home, but it haunted me when I was selling it and I almost got stuck paying for fixes from the one project I didn't even do.
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I'm sad that I never got to make this plan a reality but am glad I didn't put any more money into the home than I already did.
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Hoped for:
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I've since moved into a townhouse and continue redecorating, working in IT and spending time with my animals.
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Rachel Whispershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17648186444154357103noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4598235573996747739.post-65534478704902750602012-03-11T13:30:00.005-04:002012-03-11T13:47:10.270-04:00Currently getting estimates for interior painting. The whole house. After getting screwed by a Groupon painting deal (alert: Groupon only gives refunds in the form of Groupon 'bucks' and do not ever use <a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/erics-painting-services-franklin-2">Eric's Painting</a> out of Franklin, MA, who never responded to my multiple attempts to contact them), I got all excited about having the bedrooms painted that I decided to just go for it and do the whole thing. <br /><br />I also finally have an electrician coming this week to not only fix the baseboard heat that's been broken for forever now (thank G-d for a mild winter) but is also installing ceiling lights in the bedrooms where we currently do not have ceiling lights. I'm very excited about the lights I picked out so I'll definitely be posting pics of those once they're in.<br /><br />Here's a preview:<br /><br />For Emily's room:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhba8N5ftQM-klThrPNV4wka7cSq4lPwGcmmsVwyIn9xKFs8dgL1D76lKosFOspEmm6jqS_kMQLI3jfRV-6P5I0n3nqknlKRE38XWQzfmrbPNkXKMLtEqqaU3iJVbczP4cJWq4osTdHYQ/s1600/103811.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhba8N5ftQM-klThrPNV4wka7cSq4lPwGcmmsVwyIn9xKFs8dgL1D76lKosFOspEmm6jqS_kMQLI3jfRV-6P5I0n3nqknlKRE38XWQzfmrbPNkXKMLtEqqaU3iJVbczP4cJWq4osTdHYQ/s320/103811.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718695884328766706" border="0" /></a><br /><br />For the guest room:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkWqWkbTfvdT0bT_aL0Yc33nFa1PrzCtYtQ6EU6mMjSXSevDY2bC75iSEnSko8WaEKvgY2VFhm4znpxDPQeYRTfRpbwrAd41_DjqHdglrFY7u7zt-ObPHCVcfT7STOfYtWM_HZtiVym-M/s1600/p036-077.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkWqWkbTfvdT0bT_aL0Yc33nFa1PrzCtYtQ6EU6mMjSXSevDY2bC75iSEnSko8WaEKvgY2VFhm4znpxDPQeYRTfRpbwrAd41_DjqHdglrFY7u7zt-ObPHCVcfT7STOfYtWM_HZtiVym-M/s320/p036-077.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718696244068880306" /></a><br /><br />For our room (but will be flush mount):<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKXxr-_z1AVyoMRhV1NmzquZiMrQUJTMHWU4yZzmZ0Bp5CULaJm-Asy6mKk2cEGlMo1ixTv4unmhcEaX_vY3cGOp0GHS8m4PamMJyjVsrl7J235ezPoLcxxix9KcSE2gXfqcWk6iCorRQ/s1600/300016obb.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKXxr-_z1AVyoMRhV1NmzquZiMrQUJTMHWU4yZzmZ0Bp5CULaJm-Asy6mKk2cEGlMo1ixTv4unmhcEaX_vY3cGOp0GHS8m4PamMJyjVsrl7J235ezPoLcxxix9KcSE2gXfqcWk6iCorRQ/s320/300016obb.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718696560325638178" /></a> <br /><br />If all goes well, these should all be installed on Tuesday. Cross fingers! (just one hand, 2 is bad luck!)Rachel Whispershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17648186444154357103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4598235573996747739.post-15775301718811296882011-02-12T21:04:00.005-05:002011-02-12T21:10:34.934-05:00Better pics of the new backsplash... (and the new battery operated under-cabinet lighting which though looks ok, doesn't all stick that great or stay lit for some reason. oh well, it'll do)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBx00H_9UIyvNpmvq747HK1EkYpv9_3ohjJgLYW5D7uTggfe17D0gcFzMXrbTZ46_mqh-564eVej0Fwv0aU7HxmjM1wQp42vHcVbB_awsa1mQFtyveZnhYtKSi9D5Es9D91HGCMhNOplw/s1600/newtile+030.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBx00H_9UIyvNpmvq747HK1EkYpv9_3ohjJgLYW5D7uTggfe17D0gcFzMXrbTZ46_mqh-564eVej0Fwv0aU7HxmjM1wQp42vHcVbB_awsa1mQFtyveZnhYtKSi9D5Es9D91HGCMhNOplw/s320/newtile+030.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572989966304837890" border="0" /></a><br />Hubby needs a full pot of coffee while I like the single cups...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpBeaWQkqpyk3B38AVXkpTCxOBl2ZTNfkm_hMZxhFBXx2DX6ThJYyf7h2KscSy3JfxVIbsBRC30lT-luuBs9wD-XUBCvEuxYal-_VReOGUh3Lt0tOEVR05AHMZWHILa44UTDcdRsdebfA/s1600/newtile+029.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpBeaWQkqpyk3B38AVXkpTCxOBl2ZTNfkm_hMZxhFBXx2DX6ThJYyf7h2KscSy3JfxVIbsBRC30lT-luuBs9wD-XUBCvEuxYal-_VReOGUh3Lt0tOEVR05AHMZWHILa44UTDcdRsdebfA/s320/newtile+029.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572989888250474754" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSQoQsyu77ESmyaM79GY2VpQZWLQaZDQPtFhsDFggCpoc6fEWXbkYv5d0qZyjObRG29eWljBg3gyWSKuJPL5j-Dqnv1LW-FkmiO7e6l3CkiPlkwZSMlWDvaL3_2RfrawCAsWee9eJWBOw/s1600/newtile+024.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSQoQsyu77ESmyaM79GY2VpQZWLQaZDQPtFhsDFggCpoc6fEWXbkYv5d0qZyjObRG29eWljBg3gyWSKuJPL5j-Dqnv1LW-FkmiO7e6l3CkiPlkwZSMlWDvaL3_2RfrawCAsWee9eJWBOw/s320/newtile+024.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572989738250568466" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGf3VwgMn558Wf8zXHVB6hLcUuoR6qwqX_mktzQzKnItZXU4Z2fxCA8iCBRnjZSAUtkG33weKXvrQhRQbk324ypwKu-_9w0DZXbTOIbIUg6RrQ6cZcYb9Vo62YvLO2ynaz6pdMUdNnfEg/s1600/newtile+032.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGf3VwgMn558Wf8zXHVB6hLcUuoR6qwqX_mktzQzKnItZXU4Z2fxCA8iCBRnjZSAUtkG33weKXvrQhRQbk324ypwKu-_9w0DZXbTOIbIUg6RrQ6cZcYb9Vo62YvLO2ynaz6pdMUdNnfEg/s320/newtile+032.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572989596747444450" border="0" /></a><br />Just went shopping. Yeah, we like snacks and lack cabinet space...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2s3-lRBNGLbRgq-gKaPdRMpyDd12B7qLrLw1hEtwxEy1yzwlK5elHyd-FjlWjj0xxfwe0P0MG4DYeAUa8J1Hd8qDR9ZKhZ_l-XPXR4V4bYJ35kCQKv1EfAg2BhAUEslXDGEJGOpU92gY/s1600/newtile+026.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2s3-lRBNGLbRgq-gKaPdRMpyDd12B7qLrLw1hEtwxEy1yzwlK5elHyd-FjlWjj0xxfwe0P0MG4DYeAUa8J1Hd8qDR9ZKhZ_l-XPXR4V4bYJ35kCQKv1EfAg2BhAUEslXDGEJGOpU92gY/s320/newtile+026.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572989418282680674" border="0" /></a>Rachel Whispershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17648186444154357103noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4598235573996747739.post-91486971431552172332011-02-12T12:15:00.003-05:002011-02-12T12:22:51.653-05:00Kitchen back splash is done - YAY! I absolutely love it - it's fun, fresh, cute, gives our bland kitchen so much character. Amazing what a simple update can do. So excited! I can honestly say that I love this house now. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrs_EqYCLYZxoMwGK6g6yOABRGvSjJU1EGVAFo4z3nj17uH_ky-rFiYWMuc6G5i3IgClY_hgrX_-9DwLDJFumDLXHrDLEZcSqng59Me4p-z1bvTp3P4e5NkZ4CuUDYy4R2liRlJmgA3DE/s1600/newtile+005.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrs_EqYCLYZxoMwGK6g6yOABRGvSjJU1EGVAFo4z3nj17uH_ky-rFiYWMuc6G5i3IgClY_hgrX_-9DwLDJFumDLXHrDLEZcSqng59Me4p-z1bvTp3P4e5NkZ4CuUDYy4R2liRlJmgA3DE/s320/newtile+005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572853268909343602" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKNhRleCclN_G3YnAqm6XLTxzILCPU4ekzWRd7-nBXcQV7CXx0qte_ycFr8T1hk9hADGPxMatR5sIIDDV1dB91QLrJU3haasetMeNWL9n6Bin9pbcl2PW0jmW4DIrZ7XrGqGSH7Gdp1dc/s1600/newtile+010.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKNhRleCclN_G3YnAqm6XLTxzILCPU4ekzWRd7-nBXcQV7CXx0qte_ycFr8T1hk9hADGPxMatR5sIIDDV1dB91QLrJU3haasetMeNWL9n6Bin9pbcl2PW0jmW4DIrZ7XrGqGSH7Gdp1dc/s320/newtile+010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572853040651504290" border="0" /></a><br /><br />But it's so pretty that we need to highlight the tile and get some under cabinet lighting. Something battery operated because I'm done paying contractors. (though my next call is to an HVAC person because we're having heating issues now). <br /><br />Better pictures soon when we get everything cleaned up and all put together (don't I always say that?)Rachel Whispershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17648186444154357103noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4598235573996747739.post-27559595965893072562011-01-10T18:01:00.001-05:002011-01-10T18:02:48.186-05:00animals enjoying the fire...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2ip0w8tg5bG7LpbXjMuXukkspjP-icgj_8vvPBooC8JdxW4dKEh21i5oy3aYWoavdtdj4g1zs-nUKWZkA4Y4ACq6lQN4yTJEcSuPIVkw9WQtE33Td1Sm-cQjvzRG87rDi-iGGiVz9Nks/s1600/168875_484311259435_715554435_6200139_6470574_n.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2ip0w8tg5bG7LpbXjMuXukkspjP-icgj_8vvPBooC8JdxW4dKEh21i5oy3aYWoavdtdj4g1zs-nUKWZkA4Y4ACq6lQN4yTJEcSuPIVkw9WQtE33Td1Sm-cQjvzRG87rDi-iGGiVz9Nks/s320/168875_484311259435_715554435_6200139_6470574_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560696518402082130" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNLhB9GxnmoElUeyAWWW0cKHazpqqdKMNnzP_Nuhxxnm0OxFuM1rCDr9CZeONl66BcpfNolO-Tpm7E11aIeBREUd8pmwmoMKlWnEzPtL7_sULtlLnx3JjH4mcKqW_9QotO3E2aBmU6UAk/s1600/163438_484298069435_715554435_6199896_307270_n.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNLhB9GxnmoElUeyAWWW0cKHazpqqdKMNnzP_Nuhxxnm0OxFuM1rCDr9CZeONl66BcpfNolO-Tpm7E11aIeBREUd8pmwmoMKlWnEzPtL7_sULtlLnx3JjH4mcKqW_9QotO3E2aBmU6UAk/s320/163438_484298069435_715554435_6199896_307270_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560696448904781922" border="0" /></a>Rachel Whispershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17648186444154357103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4598235573996747739.post-76369505240191435382010-11-27T12:23:00.001-05:002010-11-27T12:39:43.307-05:00Why don't I get notified when people leave comments? Hrmmmmm...<br /><br />I should have 2 more updates coming up within the next couple of weeks. We are replacing the 30 year old wood stove and adding kitchen back splash. I think we're going with a glass tile mosaic from Best Tile:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.besttile.com/index.php?mact=Products,cntnt01,details,0&cntnt01productid=338&cntnt01returnid=16">http://www.besttile.com/index.php?mact=Products,cntnt01,details,0&cntnt01productid=338&cntnt01returnid=16</a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg14TgjFbBb0ih7f1lLtC8Gpd729NZu_M5uklNTQJOFPnyB4zTHRKB_0Xin0HyMwDbBULDaA8r-_lkaRXGCymxnQHS04yX8G2CvweuYSz0bwAUSbO8nHB2t42YuQyxSDQYNc_G9vGB0LkQ/s1600/IMG00053-20101126-1518.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg14TgjFbBb0ih7f1lLtC8Gpd729NZu_M5uklNTQJOFPnyB4zTHRKB_0Xin0HyMwDbBULDaA8r-_lkaRXGCymxnQHS04yX8G2CvweuYSz0bwAUSbO8nHB2t42YuQyxSDQYNc_G9vGB0LkQ/s320/IMG00053-20101126-1518.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544283399012385714" border="0" /></a><br />Ignore left over birthday decorations hanging from pot racks. And all the clutter. :-\<br /><br />I've been to Best Tile about half a dozen times in the past few months. Coming home with many samples each time. Appreciate them letting me take samples home!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1dcsOMoN7WlXq-RjBme79g4km2mNOqy3YMIuWBUlg6xXqbCuawZK-tvRmsmRlnQXtzcaHkmjCG4rKvkjYllacEf6EpUTl1K_GtvemJoxPh9gk1ov2hAy9MDieM0ylhbRIm9UJ73ciIS4/s1600/IMG00061-20101127-1127.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1dcsOMoN7WlXq-RjBme79g4km2mNOqy3YMIuWBUlg6xXqbCuawZK-tvRmsmRlnQXtzcaHkmjCG4rKvkjYllacEf6EpUTl1K_GtvemJoxPh9gk1ov2hAy9MDieM0ylhbRIm9UJ73ciIS4/s320/IMG00061-20101127-1127.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544283312440326306" border="0" /></a><br />Can't wait for a new - EFFICIENT - wood stove.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxaurYm4bfQaX1vpd6dT6neWCzNa6XQqdfb5gBoTFrCZMtPcpVozm0wAhoQDh9Wcf1ahtwu2jpeYg0Ulc7RNqkgvkUHr2cP_Gd2jUNjoHfIXrk2hKHWjReEuHr1TIKjy-SVZCU7g8X1qI/s1600/IMG00017-20101106-1108.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxaurYm4bfQaX1vpd6dT6neWCzNa6XQqdfb5gBoTFrCZMtPcpVozm0wAhoQDh9Wcf1ahtwu2jpeYg0Ulc7RNqkgvkUHr2cP_Gd2jUNjoHfIXrk2hKHWjReEuHr1TIKjy-SVZCU7g8X1qI/s320/IMG00017-20101106-1108.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544283201958059010" border="0" /></a>I'd have that converted to a regular fireplace if I could afford to. <br /><br />I ordered this: <a href="http://www.hearthstonestoves.com/wood-stoves/stove-details?product_id=11">http://www.hearthstonestoves.com/wood-stoves/stove-details?product_id=11</a><br /><br /><img src="http://www.hearthstonestoves.com/assets/images/product_photos/product_main_photo_11.jpg" /><br /><br /><br />Wasn't cheap but I love that it matches the new windows. :-) So many wood stoves out there are SO ugly!!!<br /><br />Hopefully we get that installed before the first real New England snowfall. <br /><br />More to come...Rachel Whispershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17648186444154357103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4598235573996747739.post-46489271470947454592010-09-23T13:51:00.009-04:002010-09-23T14:26:28.841-04:00New lights! New appliances!Months ago, I put in an order for outdoor lights at Lighting Showcase in Shrewsbury, MA - the ones I posted about before. They were on backorder until October, they told me. I put in a second order for a different light. Those were discontinued. I put in a 3rd order for yet another light, and although I was told they only had 3 left out of the 4 I needed, the complete order finally came in a few weeks ago. We went with the <a href="http://www.hinkleylighting.com/products/product-family.aspx?cid=23&famid=120&fid=50" target="_blank">Tahoe series from Hinkley</a>. Beautiful fixtures that appear well made.<br /><br />I was intent on having a light post installed as it is very dark at the top of our driveway, end of our walkway. There is no street lighting nearby and it's heavily wooded directly across the street from us so there's not much indirect light to be had at night.<br /><br />My husband dug out the trench for the wiring:<br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQV5Rn_qGsj4tngv9Q1vYO9z1ITP4-jHmz1ovKuFWLJ0CjpZiChL4QXWvpRkWmcaVk-0G0IonzAMTJp9ykXg-DuF5fZxejuY700kC4p8Icxt8v6RsEFZ99_nhOMM5Gf9nO_XWB_6WggZU/s1600/58320_428975699435_715554435_5292847_6761452_n.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520171606240031714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQV5Rn_qGsj4tngv9Q1vYO9z1ITP4-jHmz1ovKuFWLJ0CjpZiChL4QXWvpRkWmcaVk-0G0IonzAMTJp9ykXg-DuF5fZxejuY700kC4p8Icxt8v6RsEFZ99_nhOMM5Gf9nO_XWB_6WggZU/s320/58320_428975699435_715554435_5292847_6761452_n.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />He and an electrician put it in yesterday: </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ4S_C-JSX0AGwtY6cKwoTCRizX63lD0DWrG2B36XrT-_7ZvXhhOeKm5P0w_FjAFLoVNOf7qg0QDWbqHp4dOImv4A7LyhmYRDjtAbXBccr1ua3gfP3Jr1VzoCusUyMbivxxctu90grnCI/s1600/62585_430403729435_715554435_5324814_8069196_n.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520171802162327842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ4S_C-JSX0AGwtY6cKwoTCRizX63lD0DWrG2B36XrT-_7ZvXhhOeKm5P0w_FjAFLoVNOf7qg0QDWbqHp4dOImv4A7LyhmYRDjtAbXBccr1ua3gfP3Jr1VzoCusUyMbivxxctu90grnCI/s320/62585_430403729435_715554435_5324814_8069196_n.jpg" border="0" /></a> Please ignore the front steps, that's another project that my husband is working on since the cement around the front steps had crumbled. <br /><br />Closeup - this lamp is huge coming out of the box but the proportions are not nearly as bad as I expected it to be - in fact, I love it... </p><p><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ8b7nnwoy2NLoE45djBn6eRfe_zhdWP_g3UdxC0C6nrR-qugzkVNbK_c6lXemkNKE630-N4RJbW8USbmhJFnehLWJRWjff0D3Reb_72VnawPfqAZWglQeq_yVzTBvO_GMFeFXN_LjvtE/s1600/59831_430403959435_715554435_5324815_3068058_n.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520171965318985538" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ8b7nnwoy2NLoE45djBn6eRfe_zhdWP_g3UdxC0C6nrR-qugzkVNbK_c6lXemkNKE630-N4RJbW8USbmhJFnehLWJRWjff0D3Reb_72VnawPfqAZWglQeq_yVzTBvO_GMFeFXN_LjvtE/s320/59831_430403959435_715554435_5324815_3068058_n.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Now we just need to buy some bulbs for it!<br /><br />I also originally thought I wanted to add 2 lights to either side of the garage doors, but decided against this. Instead I had the 2 ugly spots that were on either side of the backdoor replaced.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifRyWcB76ulzuy8FPN1Yq-B3QPHDxKlPjSMJXGHyRxhWJUYHgum0ucmiJGvDBQwuP567HVaSmsfEUZ1HGDeMUxUvb6MxEB9kt7rDkvSeNTVQpLEEPS3EzzRp8qQuQEy5I94fThw6AVCB4/s1600/59881_428834869435_715554435_5287797_5793602_n.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520172397329466034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifRyWcB76ulzuy8FPN1Yq-B3QPHDxKlPjSMJXGHyRxhWJUYHgum0ucmiJGvDBQwuP567HVaSmsfEUZ1HGDeMUxUvb6MxEB9kt7rDkvSeNTVQpLEEPS3EzzRp8qQuQEy5I94fThw6AVCB4/s320/59881_428834869435_715554435_5287797_5793602_n.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl2iIMhPkRYnIWmnUXedO06N6VqgBd_1OwpM2GlYAqkFDVm0zZZy0SDUBkCeNwG7IevFv7jYfqMP_wLTfN28VLjP7cc8r-V2uYceR_uMqj3W0IonBdlUU3WqYbDDA6YUoHBDlSGC-A2C0/s1600/60248_428835209435_715554435_5287821_3195636_n.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520172528964689698" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl2iIMhPkRYnIWmnUXedO06N6VqgBd_1OwpM2GlYAqkFDVm0zZZy0SDUBkCeNwG7IevFv7jYfqMP_wLTfN28VLjP7cc8r-V2uYceR_uMqj3W0IonBdlUU3WqYbDDA6YUoHBDlSGC-A2C0/s320/60248_428835209435_715554435_5287821_3195636_n.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I'm not sure why they had spotlights there to begin with!<br /><br />2 others were added to either side of the front door where we'd taken the old ones down.<br /><br />You'll just have to use your imagination here, I guess:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7ArXDC-Q0QKqlYooZUW-GXrBbN4sImJtffr0QeZNn88RunUBF1joiD9IXBf8fse2pnsaSYXJO19qGZobKz62uGBAacXk9DM4P7Tj5sJByQKwWOV8OkKX_kDFzw8zkiBJ8gZr3DytaLbU/s1600/60207_428975054435_715554435_5292829_3130106_n.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520172711539519810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7ArXDC-Q0QKqlYooZUW-GXrBbN4sImJtffr0QeZNn88RunUBF1joiD9IXBf8fse2pnsaSYXJO19qGZobKz62uGBAacXk9DM4P7Tj5sJByQKwWOV8OkKX_kDFzw8zkiBJ8gZr3DytaLbU/s320/60207_428975054435_715554435_5292829_3130106_n.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />So yay! We can cross that off our list.<br /><br />Next grand purchase I decided to make was new dishwasher and stove. We bought a new Electrolux from the dent aisle of <a href="http://www.percys.com/" target="_blank">Percy's</a> a while ago and the dishwasher didn't seem to be working up to par (and was full of mildew!), and the stove never worked 100%. And frankly, I wanted stainless. I walked around that store for what seemed like forever trying to convince myself that it was OK to NOT have matching appliances. But apparently I'm not very good at convincing myself of anything because I bought the matching Electrolux appliances. Oh, and you can't forget the stainless range hood either. Wow, that added up fast. Let's hope I can get it paid off before my one year zero interest ends (must mark the calendar!). Electrolux was also offering a 10% rebate. Must remember to send that in too.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgReeVCPWMbu9K9OFjUmhxe-ZHksnCjR3jNNY2XyjSKVnsSGbBn5YQNZHFBYUD_mmDSbd1QIcLLqF_eSUY5xGtO4xLk-dMQFof5FDcxiyUB6BdYZyPOjgEg2mmEVORakc7Ak4MSyP8eQEY/s1600/61537_430220799435_715554435_5321673_6842508_n.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520173838305455394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgReeVCPWMbu9K9OFjUmhxe-ZHksnCjR3jNNY2XyjSKVnsSGbBn5YQNZHFBYUD_mmDSbd1QIcLLqF_eSUY5xGtO4xLk-dMQFof5FDcxiyUB6BdYZyPOjgEg2mmEVORakc7Ak4MSyP8eQEY/s320/61537_430220799435_715554435_5321673_6842508_n.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjajEp31uge_Qj0UdsdD04L4oHQCFwnw98D6Y7axudaSLlq9CsErHee7CT_ZT60aHltlXEnpBOpiJ58zMrUaE6y5e-hGWQXOP8jO1xB_rFL8VLF7E17Ar5FSPiSiWyiDiwdZgwHoJq0Fdo/s1600/62006_430216889435_715554435_5321641_541811_n.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520173946458366050" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjajEp31uge_Qj0UdsdD04L4oHQCFwnw98D6Y7axudaSLlq9CsErHee7CT_ZT60aHltlXEnpBOpiJ58zMrUaE6y5e-hGWQXOP8jO1xB_rFL8VLF7E17Ar5FSPiSiWyiDiwdZgwHoJq0Fdo/s320/62006_430216889435_715554435_5321641_541811_n.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Aren't they pretty?<br /><br />So now that we have beautiful new appliances, and a portion of backsplash that is still left exposed behind the sink that we're unable to get a matching piece of granite for, and hideous old laminate all around the rest of it, the next and final expense and install to be had is a tile backsplash. I'll post when we get that done as well.<br /><br />And finally, just because, an awwwww moment ...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje0mKXPF0hcU-MhI7z504jx1PVfFBDRMHnK7nXm7jLDQ0bfqoU6o4fJbnLCTh4B42-lYXGECVPMSYC0w5JKuVf-Gk7CT3HQIIFp3pdl_LI6AkNoMGWoTVcujoHyBzEuDVUZmwjuH-08ow/s1600/62436_430252134435_715554435_5322062_4907952_n.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520175573296188034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje0mKXPF0hcU-MhI7z504jx1PVfFBDRMHnK7nXm7jLDQ0bfqoU6o4fJbnLCTh4B42-lYXGECVPMSYC0w5JKuVf-Gk7CT3HQIIFp3pdl_LI6AkNoMGWoTVcujoHyBzEuDVUZmwjuH-08ow/s320/62436_430252134435_715554435_5322062_4907952_n.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></p>Rachel Whispershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17648186444154357103noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4598235573996747739.post-72461505279005106482010-05-16T13:12:00.002-04:002010-05-16T13:14:31.060-04:00just posting these better photos of the renovated bathrooms... <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZw8nqi93OnlaUxfFGaFQDVNZfrdaom6sRcB1zPYswUd4MXeEuxwbQdVx2pq7RsjxrY5BSTJGUfLNExN4marqVTVN1JGG339EfK0tiDzjDkXAwDxovDjwhZBpBSUXkgY9DEtSNPdeBNI4/s1600/P1120673.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZw8nqi93OnlaUxfFGaFQDVNZfrdaom6sRcB1zPYswUd4MXeEuxwbQdVx2pq7RsjxrY5BSTJGUfLNExN4marqVTVN1JGG339EfK0tiDzjDkXAwDxovDjwhZBpBSUXkgY9DEtSNPdeBNI4/s320/P1120673.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471917312482039378" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7vQB0tTNnhW4XES9boYYopPLnrGtHxIP7mbg1CmTtngb1OJdIaFkc2ccURM8NRUBKRBqHrKuffBDKSCkA2TgGUGMt386TCRibJ3Om-PzcDAxIghuZIgSJLmAkbgCa5iYrOhMEsUiYVmo/s1600/P1120675.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7vQB0tTNnhW4XES9boYYopPLnrGtHxIP7mbg1CmTtngb1OJdIaFkc2ccURM8NRUBKRBqHrKuffBDKSCkA2TgGUGMt386TCRibJ3Om-PzcDAxIghuZIgSJLmAkbgCa5iYrOhMEsUiYVmo/s320/P1120675.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471917191752928866" /></a>Rachel Whispershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17648186444154357103noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4598235573996747739.post-48372117657630129462010-05-14T10:32:00.009-04:002010-05-14T10:42:55.359-04:00Painting is DONE! <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDFi9jiCnFruL9ASdypCvUnmpogrvOg67qnvep7VxckZb1xG14fCJ0JxeXCrkB-5UnzLNUdYy1OxGX3xwEsGLrEvmSMvm6H6U-QcvmYXK48ksE-O5yRSQobnqtA3v2GOzy9MIbb_4YwFY/s1600/31522_387021544435_715554435_4202497_4921685_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDFi9jiCnFruL9ASdypCvUnmpogrvOg67qnvep7VxckZb1xG14fCJ0JxeXCrkB-5UnzLNUdYy1OxGX3xwEsGLrEvmSMvm6H6U-QcvmYXK48ksE-O5yRSQobnqtA3v2GOzy9MIbb_4YwFY/s320/31522_387021544435_715554435_4202497_4921685_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471133701503413618" /></a><br /><br />this is the view of our house from the street:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKNK-AAGoupW3doUI3hwEfjXnrRhH7YRHUmZRkMRCT4NdpSXS0yHXG-3Cnh6vXVEkfmhym6WAsizT1IEl0D_NRJsgvLo3nKeh6PzSo_bzw7NA9PykR9qMqpiIxiTF7q2Az8q6v9hKZHgo/s1600/31522_387021554435_715554435_4202498_993735_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKNK-AAGoupW3doUI3hwEfjXnrRhH7YRHUmZRkMRCT4NdpSXS0yHXG-3Cnh6vXVEkfmhym6WAsizT1IEl0D_NRJsgvLo3nKeh6PzSo_bzw7NA9PykR9qMqpiIxiTF7q2Az8q6v9hKZHgo/s320/31522_387021554435_715554435_4202498_993735_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471133784903930082" /></a><br /><br />gotta get the steps fixed now and do some landscaping... <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9i4ndgsgkxPXa9TfnxgMuPKcokAjlLw0wMLlvWmLNFFAgDTv2i39ja4mxoUWBElMBYeOdDLYjrmOcT6m6IV6ujvK0_zwPmeuXkZsyXPXGzIbxL8Flw-UuUuinyc_ZkWcssShRSeiNLjs/s1600/31522_387021559435_715554435_4202499_4506505_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9i4ndgsgkxPXa9TfnxgMuPKcokAjlLw0wMLlvWmLNFFAgDTv2i39ja4mxoUWBElMBYeOdDLYjrmOcT6m6IV6ujvK0_zwPmeuXkZsyXPXGzIbxL8Flw-UuUuinyc_ZkWcssShRSeiNLjs/s320/31522_387021559435_715554435_4202499_4506505_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471133949430728290" /></a><br /><br />I love the new awning windows above these side windows...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzA0ECDOqSLI4Rkkep8ZQLeCBysMMNmquCLjK5Y9XSYWPYNK4AxwMXQT0hjTNBK2wqSWW1B5_2et8sF79PpPwhSUw9nr1YvZwGCO2j-_pAFE2tx45cIdn81n_7_xbW7_UrG0vUYbWOJVM/s1600/31522_387021569435_715554435_4202500_6812719_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzA0ECDOqSLI4Rkkep8ZQLeCBysMMNmquCLjK5Y9XSYWPYNK4AxwMXQT0hjTNBK2wqSWW1B5_2et8sF79PpPwhSUw9nr1YvZwGCO2j-_pAFE2tx45cIdn81n_7_xbW7_UrG0vUYbWOJVM/s320/31522_387021569435_715554435_4202500_6812719_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471134089716988386" /></a><br /><br />I'm going to order these new light fixtures that will look awesome with our new front door... <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicpJw3yP7UzMeA4MxrnTYdGBcJfE5xVpUID3MF-1430tfrIKXREheJH7L74BqieIxizVlEDTKt9uOEbVytsAZaJw4oK51HmX-i5RwOhEapV7YCQC1gw4xalXCmgKw7_hiwG8fhJeM020c/s1600/cl8427z.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 248px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicpJw3yP7UzMeA4MxrnTYdGBcJfE5xVpUID3MF-1430tfrIKXREheJH7L74BqieIxizVlEDTKt9uOEbVytsAZaJw4oK51HmX-i5RwOhEapV7YCQC1gw4xalXCmgKw7_hiwG8fhJeM020c/s320/cl8427z.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471135128059399026" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij7CkkQYjgpFqYefSIbqrbUkT-kqSDstk_CFovEOWkFvgT6HqUep7NihE6948TLBosqWcrs519phgxZCMyC35BssX7eKyRoHzRXSZF-uKSw2OBxu8_lNiiEHj-vmSOuy003LdBapgN1vI/s1600/31522_387021584435_715554435_4202501_1855976_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij7CkkQYjgpFqYefSIbqrbUkT-kqSDstk_CFovEOWkFvgT6HqUep7NihE6948TLBosqWcrs519phgxZCMyC35BssX7eKyRoHzRXSZF-uKSw2OBxu8_lNiiEHj-vmSOuy003LdBapgN1vI/s320/31522_387021584435_715554435_4202501_1855976_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471134290954889442" /></a><br /><br />we'll also put them on either side of the garage as well as put in a post light at the end of the walkway... <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3sZaxnio7AREL-gs8biddQ0Ua4ydCcgDeH8WYFheezixt8UYDr3dsnxnIK-Kv0SoDsmpCRjVgCqL9M_S00Lbjq8Gtcxh9fW-u4OZdyoL1M0oeZ9VgN122ffL96mqKUUdjXuvzYb2wGgo/s1600/31522_387021594435_715554435_4202502_2821254_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3sZaxnio7AREL-gs8biddQ0Ua4ydCcgDeH8WYFheezixt8UYDr3dsnxnIK-Kv0SoDsmpCRjVgCqL9M_S00Lbjq8Gtcxh9fW-u4OZdyoL1M0oeZ9VgN122ffL96mqKUUdjXuvzYb2wGgo/s320/31522_387021594435_715554435_4202502_2821254_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471135257243946930" /></a><br /><br />from the back yard... <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcadvN_mc-d6lQNKML8wRmYkfIx50Hs99x_s17VI1s86RcF0hYs_3bpnlJMMtcFw5dTtvng7qyRm_2JTDEcsz-yt12qm7hxBZc66vdSnR-5b5XsN-QqbL4et-Fz9muvh6PYxIF8vtMuQM/s1600/31522_387021599435_715554435_4202503_4331493_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcadvN_mc-d6lQNKML8wRmYkfIx50Hs99x_s17VI1s86RcF0hYs_3bpnlJMMtcFw5dTtvng7qyRm_2JTDEcsz-yt12qm7hxBZc66vdSnR-5b5XsN-QqbL4et-Fz9muvh6PYxIF8vtMuQM/s320/31522_387021599435_715554435_4202503_4331493_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471135363435860754" /></a><br /><br />I love love LOVE it!Rachel Whispershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17648186444154357103noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4598235573996747739.post-76504852884019801682010-05-11T19:36:00.000-04:002010-05-11T19:39:23.676-04:00New paint - so far! We love it. within the next couple of days, front door will be painted a dark red, as will the garage doors: <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW1uSzVO-U7QmC2Qe1wl7rY9RzusYnisINwEV9gAAbTHGzSvvcNWkrxXQHknQy62xNJE0YcFHjS5QKiCsIWlhtF1ywIVs9CqAcahMqj-WeU70VKLb2lxfQH179lm6hOcAsch1sRochi9g/s1600/P1070661.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW1uSzVO-U7QmC2Qe1wl7rY9RzusYnisINwEV9gAAbTHGzSvvcNWkrxXQHknQy62xNJE0YcFHjS5QKiCsIWlhtF1ywIVs9CqAcahMqj-WeU70VKLb2lxfQH179lm6hOcAsch1sRochi9g/s320/P1070661.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470160635966727778" /></a><br /><br />It was gloomy when I took the pic, when it's sunny, it looks more green, but the color is a dark, smoky green. <br /><br />Before pics here: <a href="http://myredraisedranch.blogspot.com/2009/12/update-windows-are-done.html">http://myredraisedranch.blogspot.com/2009/12/update-windows-are-done.html</a>Rachel Whispershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17648186444154357103noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4598235573996747739.post-80837444799356884752010-05-02T18:53:00.007-04:002010-05-02T19:01:07.675-04:00my husband hangs his artwork... <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZuvyWUSDILztUGayxSfVxgISZGjdBhjx9U5YD1bTyX5l-Pl75Ux7ex-ef33lKTJ5255KmmlEGjeJ-7vOuIAqGrlFc3pqik8tEVETTDGGwawEdpsz3lwbKvZazH1GeSDJuMP-9pWBLalQ/s1600/PC290656.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-9Tw9U_fk_wyK690kEp1o2-EZtvENMTajteRlAg5sV99HiMuaU72Z076QWYzCe20UQhJcEvmsM-VC7fcpvVbizfFIf-W4ItuCU3Ekfp_UQ_A907SFAnGKhhOzxIw-ziDh78a1-cOap4A/s320/PC290660.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466810618927161634" /></a>Rachel Whispershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17648186444154357103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4598235573996747739.post-76909187218123747292010-04-21T10:27:00.005-04:002010-04-21T10:32:30.367-04:00time for a before and after!Our basement bath/laundry remodel if finally complete. <br /><br />Here's the before - just a dumpy laundry room:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDbnMonZljF8hjZchsoeaexFyjR_48ZbhYGTjU5koktDVd-oTTBgTs33-t3md6rGiMxTj-pZGUr2ONoEbz5T2oLr8ukXfyk1TGOIiBw7cVFfzhaMdBfC4ufowdp8Vy_mGhxghqbVHrBZM/s1600/P8290588.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDbnMonZljF8hjZchsoeaexFyjR_48ZbhYGTjU5koktDVd-oTTBgTs33-t3md6rGiMxTj-pZGUr2ONoEbz5T2oLr8ukXfyk1TGOIiBw7cVFfzhaMdBfC4ufowdp8Vy_mGhxghqbVHrBZM/s320/P8290588.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462597435769700322" /></a><br /><br />And now... Tada! (and meet Willie, who is fascinated with his own shadow)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheJ-aMFH-KOExN49xcXDsCxzaaQ5XPLph-9xzA9olN4PISKwlZEgRlUQpoZtWR0qXZ6SYcaphV5M_UO8rsSyfpB1PgfrZ_3G7TCRQrc0e0c8DJc9Iq7_fd9UwIaIifpljpahrpHRdlLrw/s1600/0421000928.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheJ-aMFH-KOExN49xcXDsCxzaaQ5XPLph-9xzA9olN4PISKwlZEgRlUQpoZtWR0qXZ6SYcaphV5M_UO8rsSyfpB1PgfrZ_3G7TCRQrc0e0c8DJc9Iq7_fd9UwIaIifpljpahrpHRdlLrw/s320/0421000928.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462597992344932034" /></a><br /><br />The motorcycle cabinet pulls...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK9DTkAPJqVGoNBPymrf9spSGJfyS6LrsFqNAHxCJFQH-AUvQfmiMUFzb4iaXb8O68COrtD6tYr7kStAvo15Kr68U2wOhN7bfY-pAGDhMVagnJL-xq831QvvhhvyKN-phEbgbbicgEd1Y/s1600/0421000927.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK9DTkAPJqVGoNBPymrf9spSGJfyS6LrsFqNAHxCJFQH-AUvQfmiMUFzb4iaXb8O68COrtD6tYr7kStAvo15Kr68U2wOhN7bfY-pAGDhMVagnJL-xq831QvvhhvyKN-phEbgbbicgEd1Y/s320/0421000927.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462598144854683842" /></a><br /><br />Diamond plate wainscoting and the new black 'throne'<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9dimf8QVp4tNNBte8ElPI1qXlSR-NOlsE3jep3yHo1vyS8tE0-tA1cXyciHiYAfhqLt3_u9vs3haXasGrjlQFg2SFKSJNcrZk1R0WOwOTPEAglL6RX5JtuFQH75hRfrRqpX5wp482P2E/s1600/0421000926a.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9dimf8QVp4tNNBte8ElPI1qXlSR-NOlsE3jep3yHo1vyS8tE0-tA1cXyciHiYAfhqLt3_u9vs3haXasGrjlQFg2SFKSJNcrZk1R0WOwOTPEAglL6RX5JtuFQH75hRfrRqpX5wp482P2E/s320/0421000926a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462598274124538114" /></a><br /><br />I've gotta take better pics with a real camera. Stupid phone.Rachel Whispershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17648186444154357103noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4598235573996747739.post-45031505474955534722010-04-13T19:31:00.003-04:002010-04-13T19:35:16.809-04:00I'm addicted.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUYP9O5HBxG5gp2Wgglg9RMLZStiuydP5bmxOfzzUS9VsmXz92X9PPgqA_o681-FA87l9y7IKc4eorKZrfMtQWoeN5hzlKcab9qgatsQUwtjFK8y4nFHC1zJhWre_aqN96wmkw1n_ikXc/s1600/SherwinWilliams10.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUYP9O5HBxG5gp2Wgglg9RMLZStiuydP5bmxOfzzUS9VsmXz92X9PPgqA_o681-FA87l9y7IKc4eorKZrfMtQWoeN5hzlKcab9qgatsQUwtjFK8y4nFHC1zJhWre_aqN96wmkw1n_ikXc/s320/SherwinWilliams10.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459768866444822418" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbWGquKaiEx6ImRK2bYBE8LYFRjxFMGlxyOH9pvNDWvdK7FPWw9Qb5jQH_26__u3aKiODkuywvTbuPX1UrrkJsjErEMJ6KzwAoBt0CLqPob2fmRLJLOZl7fGRXUsnn_FbVcKB5WTSZKRU/s1600/SherwinWilliams9.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbWGquKaiEx6ImRK2bYBE8LYFRjxFMGlxyOH9pvNDWvdK7FPWw9Qb5jQH_26__u3aKiODkuywvTbuPX1UrrkJsjErEMJ6KzwAoBt0CLqPob2fmRLJLOZl7fGRXUsnn_FbVcKB5WTSZKRU/s320/SherwinWilliams9.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459768963030329170" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvzGqmPGR74QAHF_6LVUdkfAKhqjUFMZS6QBLOSfTEyIkxLYLgfG7qOB_XysoSHI21PjL_lGd9m1_MvmRZ2lppSOJMtwmofG9grJ2GxREnh052pq0i-GphCnYOZn0aAJBnqE79St9uUKE/s1600/SherwinWilliams4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvzGqmPGR74QAHF_6LVUdkfAKhqjUFMZS6QBLOSfTEyIkxLYLgfG7qOB_XysoSHI21PjL_lGd9m1_MvmRZ2lppSOJMtwmofG9grJ2GxREnh052pq0i-GphCnYOZn0aAJBnqE79St9uUKE/s320/SherwinWilliams4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459769383795856834" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1IMbWr3__1yBMEo6IQQhssUNr08t3CarvpbeuHvhbLDANa_bPXgTtImdbsTu0mki1X3Ht47Nv41HtzqGIDQc-YqE0YtH0D0BEIDkYZoKtHaVJCtTkwckM3E7-F2GGEk_7QeDhFKwHYAU/s1600/SherwinWilliams11.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1IMbWr3__1yBMEo6IQQhssUNr08t3CarvpbeuHvhbLDANa_bPXgTtImdbsTu0mki1X3Ht47Nv41HtzqGIDQc-YqE0YtH0D0BEIDkYZoKtHaVJCtTkwckM3E7-F2GGEk_7QeDhFKwHYAU/s320/SherwinWilliams11.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459769685664853266" /></a><br /><br />now if I only pull myself away from this long enough to LEAVE THE OFFICE AND GO HOME! I'm only yelling at myself.Rachel Whispershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17648186444154357103noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4598235573996747739.post-58106448825065168742010-04-13T19:13:00.002-04:002010-04-13T21:01:52.516-04:00<a href="http://www.sherwin-williams.com/">http://www.sherwin-williams.com/</a> is hella cool<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqr96M8PPsg3aOoOtaGpQ7FsJtorcwC4e0p5oMCI4x9vXrVeDV0zoTlT31TPjFo4EJyTTPHOKDF_EllmaUSEKNJbN7XfUjMv-gCpJzerci1QYmWMzkMD8qdBJBHHY632LK1aG7gA80rmM/s1600/SherwinWilliams8.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqr96M8PPsg3aOoOtaGpQ7FsJtorcwC4e0p5oMCI4x9vXrVeDV0zoTlT31TPjFo4EJyTTPHOKDF_EllmaUSEKNJbN7XfUjMv-gCpJzerci1QYmWMzkMD8qdBJBHHY632LK1aG7gA80rmM/s320/SherwinWilliams8.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459764264453669922" /></a>Rachel Whispershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17648186444154357103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4598235573996747739.post-44078013084792055192010-04-13T15:11:00.002-04:002010-04-13T15:20:21.787-04:00long overdue updateI haven't updated in a while. Not much to share until this week. The 3rd bath - the 'mantown' bath - should be completed this week, well at least the major stuff. Gotta get hubby to put on cabinet doors after the plumber has done his thing and then we're all set. We're doing diamond plate 'wainscoting' and it's coming out really cool. I can't wait to take pictures. My husband has crazy ideas for painting the trim some crazy, tacky colors and I told him if he touched the trim, I'd kick his butt. He argues that it needs to stand out more - dood, I got you diamond freakin' plate wainscoting, motorcycle shaped cabinet pulls and a black toilet, that's not enough? Don't forget the red hot LG washer and dryer too!<br /><br />::shakes head:: <br /><br />Also trying to decide on colors to paint the exterior of the house. Something in the style of craftsman - earth tones - but WHAT!?!!? I'm usually pretty good at figuring out interior colors, but I am struggling with exterior. The painters are already booked, but we don't yet have a start-date, but I know I'm running out of time on this decision. The challenge is, I picked out windows with a dark bronze finish, so the colors have to complement that color too. <br /><br />I will follow up with bath pics any day now...Rachel Whispershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17648186444154357103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4598235573996747739.post-30079848279092245312010-01-02T14:33:00.003-05:002010-01-03T11:59:09.716-05:00I caught this raised ranch makeover on HGTV today - amazing job! I want to know how much this cost:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.hgtv.com/videos/split-level-goes-craftsman/42571.html">http://www.hgtv.com/videos/split-level-goes-craftsman/42571.html</a>Rachel Whispershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17648186444154357103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4598235573996747739.post-9930812704799569962009-12-26T14:55:00.010-05:002009-12-26T15:21:15.402-05:00Update! Windows are done!Here is before: <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiaCSnD8NPcyEcnDVkabisHU7KyG1IZrEgRotQ5aLxF2lnIc6o-TN5vnB916PIsEPyxqKcNt9SI4CjWYFNrwIe5gaSJ6mCeEt8iL77fCpAucBRjJoV8aIrxIjZ2nWK5hnzz3FiaAR-C38/s1600-h/1205080955.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiaCSnD8NPcyEcnDVkabisHU7KyG1IZrEgRotQ5aLxF2lnIc6o-TN5vnB916PIsEPyxqKcNt9SI4CjWYFNrwIe5gaSJ6mCeEt8iL77fCpAucBRjJoV8aIrxIjZ2nWK5hnzz3FiaAR-C38/s320/1205080955.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419637208230390130" /></a><br /><br />And now! <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK7pzy5n5evr7LrwqhetarDxHz1uKDMR06eaNJtsjX8YqiZIQ46zQmCRvL7432lJBQbOJ8kiAsAwkThmDwQpGLXGDfd9mH0DMPkf03pUig2E0MusAfoGIRHN9ITatP6_bTspFCm64mvWs/s1600-h/1226091123a.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK7pzy5n5evr7LrwqhetarDxHz1uKDMR06eaNJtsjX8YqiZIQ46zQmCRvL7432lJBQbOJ8kiAsAwkThmDwQpGLXGDfd9mH0DMPkf03pUig2E0MusAfoGIRHN9ITatP6_bTspFCm64mvWs/s320/1226091123a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419636800477333234" /></a><br /><br />Our beautiful new front door and window from the outside. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYaxK_uh6XfEudIYhf5xkfAeDhQ9q2WpGjNJD3HAyH9Rks9kX7vUxDRDOJGTkRKnBSj0uhhfv_Ra01ubJz-JrmX5qjCw0o7h63C5XVISVDX3N5p5kdbhyK9fazpp2RSP5YmwwpDnBCAWc/s1600-h/1226091123.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYaxK_uh6XfEudIYhf5xkfAeDhQ9q2WpGjNJD3HAyH9Rks9kX7vUxDRDOJGTkRKnBSj0uhhfv_Ra01ubJz-JrmX5qjCw0o7h63C5XVISVDX3N5p5kdbhyK9fazpp2RSP5YmwwpDnBCAWc/s320/1226091123.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419636661380906082" /></a><br /><br />Our beautiful new front door and window from the inside.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeryW6FDUSsZ27jIc0P62KjbaFysFC8CnST6usmHYNpqJ7HckCD-om91vybpzg6sOWFXCyurCtEiDCIAbjlZ_WZ2h94aS0XgTpd7f9inQjv5zShh99-LKSu_QxAaIhZzHjIXTsqIXeCbA/s1600-h/1225091612.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeryW6FDUSsZ27jIc0P62KjbaFysFC8CnST6usmHYNpqJ7HckCD-om91vybpzg6sOWFXCyurCtEiDCIAbjlZ_WZ2h94aS0XgTpd7f9inQjv5zShh99-LKSu_QxAaIhZzHjIXTsqIXeCbA/s320/1225091612.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419636410795650882" /></a><br /><br />I am currently getting estimates on exterior and interior painting. I guess we have to wait til spring to get the exterior painted. The orangey-red's got to go, but then I'll have to change the name of this blog!<br /><br />More photos for ya:<br /><br />I had them put in awning windows above the side windows of the home - lets in so much more light, adds more character and looks beautiful (that's my computer monitor glowing with blogger.com there):<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyI8XRD8hML_eY-0Cnb2hzSV1W3W3ztoblnDanB7xv8S5j5UZW33nZSKTeozryf1_IK-POxh6sMIvu8-Ek1Shre3uHxhEkOKJdmrgJW1N0VSuQhwVDoK4WorfL4MlG1Ic_EOoBGnh5_nk/s1600-h/1226091503.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyI8XRD8hML_eY-0Cnb2hzSV1W3W3ztoblnDanB7xv8S5j5UZW33nZSKTeozryf1_IK-POxh6sMIvu8-Ek1Shre3uHxhEkOKJdmrgJW1N0VSuQhwVDoK4WorfL4MlG1Ic_EOoBGnh5_nk/s320/1226091503.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419639920580294642" /></a><br /><br />detail:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRB1ktIgDEP7oVJsSkyUD2rJB8jCho9xyil0TyYiNO2zjW38K2kb-8Obo9AiUNUgSoOqeLbhhOW0vmWpl_HARoVrltjFLXIgwFLjH20MadmtDO9KJWUAhhuXCFd0GXFxcwt_GOUh-IFTs/s1600-h/1226091502.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRB1ktIgDEP7oVJsSkyUD2rJB8jCho9xyil0TyYiNO2zjW38K2kb-8Obo9AiUNUgSoOqeLbhhOW0vmWpl_HARoVrltjFLXIgwFLjH20MadmtDO9KJWUAhhuXCFd0GXFxcwt_GOUh-IFTs/s320/1226091502.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419640239916881522" /></a><br /><br />The master bath is also finally complete - the custom glass installed (but I forgot to buy a squeegee while at bed bath beyond today - dangit!):<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwsmWcI7Fl09EMJU_4A_BiR0pD9gTa21OSPChpf5FIJDax-RagIGgX5xkKslR05uC7NM849Vv0qShjdW-or3Zn2E1-HdMC3Y4_5Knma4m8s-jF4j5mHGTwkey_hCBnXOONKAb6iqLedJw/s1600-h/1226091505.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwsmWcI7Fl09EMJU_4A_BiR0pD9gTa21OSPChpf5FIJDax-RagIGgX5xkKslR05uC7NM849Vv0qShjdW-or3Zn2E1-HdMC3Y4_5Knma4m8s-jF4j5mHGTwkey_hCBnXOONKAb6iqLedJw/s320/1226091505.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419640451656735490" /></a><br /><br />The window installed, tile complete - though we realized we're missing the shelves for the linen cabinet. Must call on that.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0MaAQjDzhZMOYAdh-e75FgZZG91S1ZKSHoh36aP_SgiC9dmutTvaiRvUPpOoEke7oQfOFQttxsQCxGXF3z79efWdZid-Z1R6IewtE6SvEgi-zPcEIazJChEiY3SSzQ4UvWjSbmkWI6tU/s1600-h/1226091506.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0MaAQjDzhZMOYAdh-e75FgZZG91S1ZKSHoh36aP_SgiC9dmutTvaiRvUPpOoEke7oQfOFQttxsQCxGXF3z79efWdZid-Z1R6IewtE6SvEgi-zPcEIazJChEiY3SSzQ4UvWjSbmkWI6tU/s320/1226091506.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419640849836567314" /></a><br /><br />Next on the list besides painting is the downstairs bath. That's haulted because of the holidays but hopefully they can continue work soon.<br /><br />The house is still in shambles.<br /><br />Oh, and we're also still planning to shop other estimates for the portico. I'm hoping we can get that done in the spring too.Rachel Whispershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17648186444154357103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4598235573996747739.post-6737717607537859472009-12-18T13:54:00.002-05:002009-12-18T13:57:25.641-05:00Our beautiful new front door is in! Now I have to find some new hardware for it. The custom window for above it goes in next week - finally! <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtFkfcg7TZotk4uCgBYcTRrrtpRXpUpLoipcot-6MUBwQQtmHogye1v9SnLerYCBsWG-bh6-fhZRKkKhCJQv_y-B51Nd1VKYHuypLMe_RCnEem3WmaVAqU31olbnPBQJPPh5XixFAHGbg/s1600-h/1217090908.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtFkfcg7TZotk4uCgBYcTRrrtpRXpUpLoipcot-6MUBwQQtmHogye1v9SnLerYCBsWG-bh6-fhZRKkKhCJQv_y-B51Nd1VKYHuypLMe_RCnEem3WmaVAqU31olbnPBQJPPh5XixFAHGbg/s320/1217090908.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416651683795108930" /></a><br /><br />I've got to take more photos of the finished bathrooms. Digging has started on the lower level bathroom too so now there's a big pile of dirt in our laundry room. If we leave the door open, the cat gets into it. As long as he doesn't think it's his new litter box!Rachel Whispershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17648186444154357103noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4598235573996747739.post-81472881788234021542009-12-04T15:12:00.001-05:002009-12-04T15:14:02.113-05:00I forgot to add: to top off all the fun, I fractured my radius bone (basically broke my wrist) while attempting to roller skate 2 weeks ago. <br /><br />I got no business rollerskating at my age. :-(Rachel Whispershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17648186444154357103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4598235573996747739.post-89660805689060461542009-12-04T14:51:00.003-05:002009-12-04T14:59:01.589-05:00so let's see...where are we at?<br /><br />- all windows and sliding doors are now installed. they cannot install the new front door until the *new* custom window is ready. apparently it's being made by hand? i hope it comes in soon otherwise they can't install it until after christmas. <br /><br />- all the interior and exterior trim should be done next week. <br /><br />- bathroom #1 was waiting on the window to be trimmed before the wall tile could be completed. it's now trimmed but the tile is still in the works, depending on how much progress the carpenter made today. <br /><br />- BUT we were also waiting on the custom glass for the shower in bathroom #1, which was supposed to be installed today until they realized that one of the pieces was wrong. :-(<br /><br />- bathroom #2 is not complete because the plumber had to order additional parts for both the tub and the shower piece. ::whines:: but at least we have 2 working toilets now.<br /><br />- bathroom #3 gets started tomorrow! but i need to find that tree where money grows, anybody know where that is?<br /><br />- im farming for bids now on house painters though it's not something i can do until all the window work is done. i just want to get an idea of how much that's going to burn my pocket too. <br /><br />so it's coming along! but not fast enough. :-\Rachel Whispershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17648186444154357103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4598235573996747739.post-52683067582469363782009-11-27T15:13:00.006-05:002009-11-27T15:21:34.604-05:00bathroom #2 almost completedlooking beautiful!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNX0a91Elv2mVYuWLbV2e3C68gKH2KabT4D8y1OrtU5mjHg7-0l5eS-zBGMOQU56u0Qb-o97Ijcn-rKB6J8nZ-O8x_W1ALg__q_CVIkCu3B0-_F4YPRYjcyoCANkUIBfQmvPZj0d2ucfg/s1600/1127091511.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNX0a91Elv2mVYuWLbV2e3C68gKH2KabT4D8y1OrtU5mjHg7-0l5eS-zBGMOQU56u0Qb-o97Ijcn-rKB6J8nZ-O8x_W1ALg__q_CVIkCu3B0-_F4YPRYjcyoCANkUIBfQmvPZj0d2ucfg/s320/1127091511.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408879333739455794" /></a><br /><br />floor detail<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRkhWFXoMJuWv7P_0BvHv419Zc-yT7snIt3u7dvDGbVua1_pdRzc5kD_BJs2_70SqYT6chDZhXR1hDMoET85QYRT9H2B3scSLAoO4BVQq13kcEKpVprwynLqX7I7iBbdVJsnRcAcw6OFo/s1600/1127091510.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRkhWFXoMJuWv7P_0BvHv419Zc-yT7snIt3u7dvDGbVua1_pdRzc5kD_BJs2_70SqYT6chDZhXR1hDMoET85QYRT9H2B3scSLAoO4BVQq13kcEKpVprwynLqX7I7iBbdVJsnRcAcw6OFo/s320/1127091510.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408879418023483618" /></a><br /><br />shower/bath detail<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG02FcpF-iu7Ypa2t9VRay4m0-QMMfUXlMI5oueCkXJdyd6_crgCJTi6crNAN1h_DT45wea_ypFyhv5JeoY8Fu_U3rOCHk1jgrU4ZRgAn9cdvlIGVhPPcgkjTuHz5xfead47GmZIgPdrM/s1600/1127091508a.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG02FcpF-iu7Ypa2t9VRay4m0-QMMfUXlMI5oueCkXJdyd6_crgCJTi6crNAN1h_DT45wea_ypFyhv5JeoY8Fu_U3rOCHk1jgrU4ZRgAn9cdvlIGVhPPcgkjTuHz5xfead47GmZIgPdrM/s320/1127091508a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408879548716684578" /></a><br /><br /><br />quartz detail<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioHjfhgosMq1VvfFf8Q4PbSJ1W7Se5QLvDcniKOcVTot3AWMtH3m8vCA1QlJnrBzY3lLyuxT6lKOlTT9dZnJm8FA4Htx647NMI-WSAshYQtxjSqnt0s1Fl9gtref33OzHtYGeEY9mAwjo/s1600/1127091509.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioHjfhgosMq1VvfFf8Q4PbSJ1W7Se5QLvDcniKOcVTot3AWMtH3m8vCA1QlJnrBzY3lLyuxT6lKOlTT9dZnJm8FA4Htx647NMI-WSAshYQtxjSqnt0s1Fl9gtref33OzHtYGeEY9mAwjo/s320/1127091509.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408879727826061842" /></a><br /><br />matching vanity light<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiXPOjWBBlocE10FroJdTXHzV3Nh7EWtTkH1AJF_vS83wXoUuc1H-mr89GB9i3dItGtsClSRbURmi-3o0JaqwBjhTA0aIUheD8FCWR5H-lVHs7wUPH6UPIdo_0wJ-O5qEqXI69U9OwiF4/s1600/1127091519.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiXPOjWBBlocE10FroJdTXHzV3Nh7EWtTkH1AJF_vS83wXoUuc1H-mr89GB9i3dItGtsClSRbURmi-3o0JaqwBjhTA0aIUheD8FCWR5H-lVHs7wUPH6UPIdo_0wJ-O5qEqXI69U9OwiF4/s320/1127091519.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408880983622384114" /></a>Rachel Whispershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17648186444154357103noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4598235573996747739.post-49198930436237069532009-11-19T09:40:00.002-05:002009-11-19T09:44:04.699-05:00Guess what arrived bright and early this cold morning!?!? Windows and doors! Yay! They start Monday - yay! I'm running out of money - not so yay! They only screwed up one window - the most expensive one. The custom arched window for over the front door. It didn't come with the bronze finish, instead it was white. It's going back to the factory.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYgQOuEA89MSXZ28s5vaO6hLo1eZjkYAww2a3fJVgMZFCxP6z2JWLf_32Hyfb6N39UgkBC7n7KMEkJUhajYen_TS9zBlCqUokjpzBMii-AZpylxQv8SnRBjbp2yAX2w_8d84411OB7jIo/s1600/1119090731.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYgQOuEA89MSXZ28s5vaO6hLo1eZjkYAww2a3fJVgMZFCxP6z2JWLf_32Hyfb6N39UgkBC7n7KMEkJUhajYen_TS9zBlCqUokjpzBMii-AZpylxQv8SnRBjbp2yAX2w_8d84411OB7jIo/s320/1119090731.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405825070906777426" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB5pkHuIYpx3c0mlOjqSvDq_3WNiPg3cum0Ev8xaSFOy076rgc97wg5L_3wBbO21VqV_xvT1NwtWRuXEVOJvYVeGYXgelcuW8GN2aigxpMdexL1Po4_cU5dEEmwBmfOt5NuaQKeM8j6ew/s1600/1119090733.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB5pkHuIYpx3c0mlOjqSvDq_3WNiPg3cum0Ev8xaSFOy076rgc97wg5L_3wBbO21VqV_xvT1NwtWRuXEVOJvYVeGYXgelcuW8GN2aigxpMdexL1Po4_cU5dEEmwBmfOt5NuaQKeM8j6ew/s320/1119090733.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405824976832359442" /></a>Rachel Whispershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17648186444154357103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4598235573996747739.post-91457915506048756452009-11-16T13:53:00.002-05:002009-11-16T13:58:01.208-05:00wow. window update.The windows are being delivered on Thursday. The actual work finally commences on Monday. What a relief. I watched too many episodes of Holmes on Homes this weekend and was getting a little worried I'd need to give the guy a call. ;-)Rachel Whispershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17648186444154357103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4598235573996747739.post-49140741778793772002009-11-07T14:29:00.006-05:002009-11-07T14:42:36.239-05:00bathroom #1 almost doneThe master bath renovations are near completion and i couldn't be happier with how it's coming out. It's gorgeous, if I do say so myself. Josh the plumber finished up installing all the new Kohler oil rubbed bronze hardware today as well as hookedup the toilet and sink. We can't finish up tiling the walls until the new window is installed. And it'll be a couple of weeks before the custom glass enclosure is also installed. In the meantime we can toss up a temporary rod and curtain though so we can use it while they get started on bath #2.<br /><br />By the way, my garage looks like a Kohler warehouse. <br /><br />The before pictures and inspiration are here: <a href="http://myredraisedranch.blogspot.com/2009/09/bath-renos.html">http://myredraisedranch.blogspot.com/2009/09/bath-renos.html</a><br /><br />The gorgeous new bath with travertine, river rock, and quartz countertops ... <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtEZZAXpvpaP4EeXXmfVZLfsXQT7CfQbwJMOS2yt2eVixzRjogiwePURutBooV8xLH6BqipOIGLEsYljsZCXkK36A7nQVfKVqt-X-QDnFc0Tz6BvomGFWGAQa4rx6H97EJQb2QsxFdlbE/s1600-h/1107091348.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtEZZAXpvpaP4EeXXmfVZLfsXQT7CfQbwJMOS2yt2eVixzRjogiwePURutBooV8xLH6BqipOIGLEsYljsZCXkK36A7nQVfKVqt-X-QDnFc0Tz6BvomGFWGAQa4rx6H97EJQb2QsxFdlbE/s320/1107091348.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401446373327723074" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyKi9-QrUxHiCGwFPes_wXSL6u8bQLloAbQj96FszrJlut7kjO0ZwIazT3XwFkSY2BCirwFIiiCVyNMlNxEMigarNOIiPXV2MusAwT619afxZUhzkjUdzBvzv1pgmZ1SBMi9CK6HhJ2Lw/s1600-h/1107091352.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyKi9-QrUxHiCGwFPes_wXSL6u8bQLloAbQj96FszrJlut7kjO0ZwIazT3XwFkSY2BCirwFIiiCVyNMlNxEMigarNOIiPXV2MusAwT619afxZUhzkjUdzBvzv1pgmZ1SBMi9CK6HhJ2Lw/s320/1107091352.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401446316601866914" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwbXxTWTPWJdyfMXiX8ceFxpFsWLGsrJjN4VL4PFR9l_IvOCag45FJDX_hY9twFT2Twc5LdLGWv3WG_pElApb_25VYF1jl2O81wEZm-9_lRL-x3YSx31_RHXSSMI0gdyHhdSTVN0ZBtn4/s1600-h/1107091344.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwbXxTWTPWJdyfMXiX8ceFxpFsWLGsrJjN4VL4PFR9l_IvOCag45FJDX_hY9twFT2Twc5LdLGWv3WG_pElApb_25VYF1jl2O81wEZm-9_lRL-x3YSx31_RHXSSMI0gdyHhdSTVN0ZBtn4/s320/1107091344.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401446241460865346" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp-0wkcxKNmcfsD_0_E5aE7V1JeYCoiCiv-Z8WEewjTOOT5XKjSrOiJwRXeZoTojEI5_sZlobBk-dbSe26S_dKHSM5AsRz2cwnx5pSol2XNiOeOMXLoMlC7IH7ZZJLAxQvZ7GiSXnJtFw/s1600-h/1107091345.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp-0wkcxKNmcfsD_0_E5aE7V1JeYCoiCiv-Z8WEewjTOOT5XKjSrOiJwRXeZoTojEI5_sZlobBk-dbSe26S_dKHSM5AsRz2cwnx5pSol2XNiOeOMXLoMlC7IH7ZZJLAxQvZ7GiSXnJtFw/s320/1107091345.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401446181928843346" /></a><br /><br />I made another big purchase today: a new stainless steel Electrolux fridge. I got it from Percy's in Worcester from their 'dinged' aisle. most of the dings and scratches are on the sides where you wont even see them and you can hardly see the slight scratches on the front. So I got a $2800 fridge for $1300. Sweet! <br /><br />Window replacement work starts in a week or 2. Let's get this sh!t done already! I figured we'd be all done with that by now but it kept getting delayed for some reason. Grrr! <br /><br />I'll address the portico plans at another time. Let's just say that I've reconsidered it because the numbers I was given were WAY out of wack. Must come up with a new plan. <br /><br />TTFN!Rachel Whispershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17648186444154357103noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4598235573996747739.post-85800515714257537392009-10-27T11:02:00.000-04:002009-10-27T11:03:31.348-04:00so. um. woah. sticker shock. I need to come up with more money.Rachel Whispershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17648186444154357103noreply@blogger.com0