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Summer is in full swing, As you know that means many things to do and many things to see! Amidst all the chaos we've managed to complete a dew more things! YAY Finally, After a year and a half, I've got the terrible ceiling fans replaced in the living room. It's been long overdue. The problem is i really wanted some Minka Aire Artemis fans, but i couldn't fathom spending the $500 per fan. So i

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Well it seems like forever since i've posted, or had the time to post… I really need to get back to monthly blog posts at MOST….we'll see how that goes.Summer is well upon us, Especially now that the 4th is this weekend! Before we know it it'll be fall and we'll wonder where the whole summer went. I don't know if everyone's schedule is like mine, but i seem to have something to go every single

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First I must apologize for the lack of recent posts, although I don’t have much to report. We've been on vacation enjoying nice weather and sun, been snowboarding and enjoying the snow, and we've been relaxing and enjoying ourselves...and sometimes that’s necessary.First off, What we've been up to: We had a chance to enjoy our first official vacation with my sister a few of my friends where we

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Not much to report as the year comes to a close. I just wanted to wish everyone a happy holiday season! Looking TALL!Well It's been one year, well since the middle of December, that I've been an owner of this wonderful home. It's hard to believe all the work that has been done and where we are now from when we started. Just gazing back at previous posts here really makes me realize all of the

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Starting to feel whole… As winter nears were gearing up, hunkering down, and wrapping some projects up. The main issue is that I have no workshop to continuously work throughout the winter. So with that said, We've been pressing to finish some things before the snow hits, Well mostly my father…He's been very busy here as of late, It's very much appreciated. Everything is really starting to come

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Well again busy times have been upon us. Winter and cold weather is coming soon, although I'm kind of ready for a change of season. That's what is nice about Wisconsin, you get a new type of climate every few months. Anyways with snow coming we've been focusing on things that need to happen before the snow fly's and the leaves fall, although that's already almost complete. The major completion is

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Well here we are again…. A few months later, Just on normal blog post schedule!Things have been coming along well. Most of the recent work was in preparation for our housewarming party. Since then we’ve been taking some time off to enjoy the summer, dip in the pool, and have some free time to just relax. After all it’s was well needed. So whit that said there has been a little progress but

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Monthly postings are less time consuming (overall) but also less informative. I'm hardly able to remember what I did yesterday, let alone a month ago! So I do apologizing for lack of details although this way you get more photos (~60 this time!) and less words. Onward with thus:Many, very many, projects are in full swing! With only a few weeks to the "official" housewarming party, things are

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Well here we are again, No I haven't forgotten or given up....just been very busy. I didn't think that I could have a larger post than the last but here we go, with a whopping 50 photos for your eyes.With spring comes new ambitions and lots of work, ohh yeah also rain. The rain is welcome although I can now find all the locations of the leaks throughout the roof. After some torrential downpours

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Well it's been a while since we talked, well since I wrote….but I'm here. It's been a crazy few weeks with lots of happenings, so in turn I present you with a huge update post for your reading/viewing pleasure. An internet connection also helps to post an update.Well let's start from the beginning. The weather a few weeks ago was fantastic for a few days so we decided to continue yard work

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Ugghhh....still here plugging along, slowly. This next week has many items set to be complete. Plumbing, Appliances, and some cabinet building starts.First I needed to clean and tidy up our storage area and assemble some free shelves I picked up. This room is pretty small but whatever size it is it'll be invaluable to hide the usual garage items that you just cant hide out of sight with a carport

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That's a victory in my book...and to be honest after all the time it took and all the details I absolutely love the final product! I choose the glossier option as the final finish and they just shine!!! Color and hue are exactly what I was looking for, and it just makes the house feel alive. Here are some additional photos of the process. First finish layer was a high-gloss to which the final

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What do you do when it's crunch time? You run...far far away, preferably somewhere warm! well that's what we did...we've been gone on vacation this last week but were back to the grind again now. Sun, Fun, and relaxation were all enjoyed by Dawn and I while visiting my grandfather in paradise. Upon coming back we stopped to do a little shopping and packed the car for the ride home. Dawn

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Well I must apologize, I’ve been delinquent in posts of late. Specifically for two reasons: There has not been much happening lately. My great uncle passed away. My great uncle was a very well lived gentleman. He enjoyed life and all of those around him. He lived in a modern style house also and I believe he is the one who sparked my interest in these types of homes. His house was always used for

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Edges are being cleaned.Work has been evolving on the floor front. We've got 99% of the floors ready to go. Were just touching up areas and cleaning things up. The new floors will be installed on Monday! I decided on the overlay option to seamlessly blend all the floors together. The color will be a red to match the type of color that exists and was original.We started to prep the floors for the

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Something else that needs to be considered with the location of the cabinet depth fridge...The current complete mess of piping in the house. Capped Pipes for old WasherThe location to where the cabinet depth fridge is going to be placed was originally designed for a washer. With this being said there are hot and cold lines ran in the rear of the area. These pipes have since been capped but they

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As Previously mentioned, Plans change....Sometimes for the better or sometimes to help you realize other options. It has been suggested that the space where the old washer was designed to fit be utilized for a refrigerator and open up the island to the brick wall.Well here we are at Kitchen plans 2.0. This design only really changes the location of the refrigerator to the north wall to expand the

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Lets start by a short trip back to the not so distant past: Here is the original kitchen...windowless, cramped, dark, cave like, and frankly very uninviting. Top all that off with carpet and you've got a very unappealing cookers kitchen. ohh and one more thing, currently the kitchen lacks the following: Oven, working range, Working sink, microwave, and most of all light. good news: we do have a

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Trust me she's smiling!Slow going on the floor front, although that's just fine (I've not helped much overall). Tireless hours spend hunched over with the "tool of the moment" in hand by our friends and family to get to where we are now. I'll be honest this is not my cup of tea per say. Dawn on the other hand mentioned that she's all for this type of meticulous, detailed work (although even that

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Work on the house continues...as it will for a while I guess.I'm planning a small addition to the kitchen that I'll post details about soon. I'm currently in the design/thinking/ and sketching stages...expect something soon. With another dump of snow lately and warm temps threatening ice-damns in the near future I recruited some help of my sister (Claire) and Dawn, ohh and Rio, to remove some of

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As anyone may know, this is a process. To get the house into living/working condition there are a few things that need to be completed first. Step 1 is the floors. As I have previously mentioned the house has a radiant heated red pigmented cement slab. The kitchen and bedrooms had carpet and both original bathrooms had linoleum that had been painted over. All other areas have the original slab

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Some have requested to see some plans to help digest the photos of the property. Here are some images of the original plans that I have. Complete spec sheet booklet with details of each project. Home Plans in order of pages Page 1: Plot Plan Page 2: Footings - Heating + Plumbing Page 3: Floorplan and Details Page 4: Sections Page 5: Millwork Details Page 6:

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As promised here are the photos of the property. These are mainly interior photos as there is 15+ inches of snow outside. This is the starting point...the "Before" images. Front view from driveway Front of property Rear view from pool Front entry Entry Livingroom Livingroom Windows Study Study from kitchen Fireplace in livingroom More

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Welcome to my new house and the beginning of my story. First off let me introduce myself to some who may not know me...My name is Ian Mullarney and I just purchased my first home! The subject is a Frank Lloyd Wright Usonian style home designed by a Swiss FLLW apprentice named Ernst E. Anderegg and built in roughly 1958. The story of how this happened is very long, tiring and, probably boring for

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