How to Flip a House in 90 Days: Construction Continues

As we covered approximately 2000 feet of molding and 20 six-panel composite doors, it was was necessary to employ several tricks to keep our sanity.

Painting Tips That May Prevent Insanity

Since we had removed the baseboard moldings where we were going to install the hardwood floor, we were able to paint the walls with little taping. Before re-installing the unpainted moldings, we cut 6 inch strips of poly sheeting and tucked that behind th » READ MORE

November 22, 2006

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Marilyn Frank of F2 - Add Light, Form, Color, Context to your Home

This is Part II of the Marilyn Frank/F2 interview.  Part I is here.  In this part, Marilyn tells us how to incorporate her design ideals into interior design. 

Judging from the picture on your profile, your apartment also seems to capture what you're going for in your work: light, form, color and context. How about 4 tips for other Curbliers to help them make their places better? One for light, for form, for color, and for context?

Light--

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November 21, 2006

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Our happy art gallery hallway

My husband and I live in a 450 sq. ft. 100 year old apartment. It's full of character and I love our kitchen, but it's our hallway that makes our apartment so liveable and so full of charm. We have high ceilings and we've installed bookshelves to go around the top perimter of the entire space. My husband who is a part-time library assistant has made sure everything is easy to find...plus, he's tall so his height is an advantage when grasping for » READ MORE

November 21, 2006

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How to Flip a House in 90 Days: Let the Construction Begin

With the cabinetry ordered and the house gutted, we started construction. Well, one of us did, as walls needed to be framed in the unfinished basement. While that was attended to, three of us started the never ending painting process.

But before brush touched pigment, we removed all light switches, registers, doors (except the one remaining for the functioning bathroom, for obvious reasons) and baseboard moldings, where we intended to ins » READ MORE

November 21, 2006

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Moss Graffiti

What more beautiful combination of color and texture exists in nature than the bright chlorophyll-green of soft, spongy moss?  What an striking contrast as it creeps between slabs of pavement and rocks, over bricks and tree bark of an urban environment.  If you're looking to make a statement with public art (sans the vandalism of graffiti) or add a soft green mat to your backyard garden path, mix up this moss cocktail, and simply paint it on with » READ MORE

November 20, 2006

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Picture Wall (IKEA frames)

This was this past weekend's project... though obviously it's not quite finished yet (no photos in the frames).  But it's been on the to-do list for a while, so it's nice to finally see it up.

We've always liked the Picture Wall system, but at $350 for a 3' x 5' section (when we knew we could do it for less), it's no wonder we stalled on the project for a while.

So after two visits to IKEA (two different IKEAs, actually... ALWAYS CALL FIRST FOR AV » READ MORE

November 20, 2006

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How to Flip a House in 90 Days: Getting Started to Demolition

Find the money to buy a depressed property in a great location, and then work your behind off.

In our case, we exercised a line a credit against the equity in our home to come up with the funds. That only provide for half of what we needed, so we found a guy with cash who was as crazy as we were with whom to partner. We hired a lawyer to draw up an LLC to protect us, financially.

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November 20, 2006

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The Fix Its: DIY Magnetic Flower Vases

Alicia found these great magnetic flower vases that amaze your dinner guests by balancing implausibly on the table-top. Unfortunately, the price tag was also implausible ($42 dollars!).

 

So, in true Curbly fashion, we decided to do it ourselves. Here's the video, details and links are below.

Like this video?

For those of you who want to try this at home, here's what we ended up buying, and some tips to get you started » READ MORE

November 19, 2006

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Chalkboard Wall

This is the easiest project ever:

 empty wall + 1 can chalkboard paint = instant conversation piece

 It took about 30 minutes to get the wall covered and it only cost $20.

November 19, 2006

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My retro happy place...

This is my happy place.

With two children, it's not always this tidy so I really enjoy these moments when it is. I love stoking up the fire, making a big bowl of popcorn and snuggling on the couch watching movies with my hubby and children. I equally love it when I have moments to myself when I can make a cup of tea and catch up on my favorite mags.

Surrounded by my thriftstore treasures, happy pops of color, cozy pillows and best of all my family » READ MORE

November 19, 2006

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