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Closet

20Jul08

Today i remodeled the closet. I went to Lowes bought some wood and started to cut shelves and the supports beams. Since the walls are not angled i though it was a better idea to have two smaller shelves on each beam. Painted the closet grey and painted the shelves white. When the wood is [...]

We got a call from the installation company that they had an opening on Wednesday and Thurday to install Central Air in the house!
First day they installed the air handler and vents inside the house

Also the actuall Central Air Unit the Trans XL 19 was place outside with connecting pipes [...]

Central Air

29Jun08

Yesterday we signed a contract for installing central air through the Home Depot (simular to a dutch Gamma). We based our decision on Home Depot’s “no payments for 12 months” option. Which means we don’t have to pay for the installation in full for the next year, without penalties. Our other guy had a [...]

With so many rooms its hard to find colors for the house. I would like to see a continuation of colors and design throughout the house. Im thinking earthy tones with one accent color for each room. The house is wooden floors throughout so i would take a beige, brown as the main color and [...]

Old houses come with old wooden floors and staircases. Today i looked for an easy solutions to repair squeaky floors and stairs.  On the website “This Old House” i found some interesting solutions. I will start with some graphite powder for the bedrooms and shims, glue and nails for the first floor and stairs.