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terryswaler

 
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I live in Upstate NY (Rochester) and live in a 1930's bungalow that I'm restoring.   It's amazing and I love choosing colors and decorating for as little $$ and as much effort as humanly possible (at least it seems that way most days!).

I also keep a blog in which I whine about the process <grin> and post a lot of pictures about things I'm doing and making.

http://ideagirl.wordpress.com

And I keep my pics on flickr. 

I love color.  My entranceway is red and orange and my living room is kermit green!  It's so fun to mix things up and play with new arrangements of objects.  I think of my house as living inside a piece of art -- and you can keep creating it as you go.  That's fun.  (Plus things get really clean when you move stuff around a lot <laughing>)

My current project is the kitchen.  It's gutted and we are close to getting the floor tile in -- so I'm psyched!

 

 

 

 

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Has this conversation happened to you too? (Or is it only me...?)

By terryswaler Tammy_self_016_medium

…. Him:  (proudly) I touched up the spots I missed this morning. Her:  Good.  Now we don’t have to deal with it tonight! Him:  Hmmm.  How come I can see where I touched up? Her:  Must be the lights shining funny. Him:  Pause.  Oh boy. Her:  Fear striking.  What? Him:  I used the primer paint.  Not the ceiling paint.  I’m going to have to re-do the ceiling. Her:  Silence.  Raised eyebrows. Her thinking:  “idiot” Her:  that was dumb!  (she’s so supportive) Him:  Silence. Kitchen renovation progressing...Slowly.Feel free to leave me encouraging comments!  (laughing)  »MORE

April 12, 2007
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Kitchen Revelation...I mean...Renovation

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Last year (yep.  Not a typo) my SO gutted our kitchen.  We are definite DIY'ers and this challenge, although overwhelming, was something we knew we could do.You know how life sometimes takes sudden twists and turns when you least expect it?  What?  That hasn't happened to you?  <laughing>Our kitchen is still in a state of disrepair and we have few $$ to finish it. What will we do?  What will we do?Contrive:I found an entire set of kitchen cabinets (with sliding drawers, countertop, island, used double oven and corner lazy susan cabinet) on Craiglist for $1100.  They're sitting in storage.  I... »MORE

March 02, 2007
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terryswaler

April 19, 2007

Awww...

I've always been your friend -- just the "read your posts and really like them kind"  (grin) 

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DIY Maven

April 19, 2007
Thanks for the friendship!! ;)
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badbadivy

March 26, 2007
Anytime, I really like the "bones" of your kitchen and I think you've got some great ideas happening there!
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DIY Maven

February 01, 2007
Thanks so much for the product review of the paint-preview software! I'm glad when something--so reasonably priced--actually works.
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erinloechner

January 30, 2007

WHOA. Your review on your blog was SO helpful! Maybe you should post your awesome tips here, as well?! I know a ton of Curbliers would benefit from your wealth of info!!!

Thanks for sharing this!!!

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