January 07, 2006
A sudden flash of . . . darkness?
I honestly thought that I'd blown a breaker when the light bulb died in the kitchen fixture of the place we're renting. There was a bright flash and a puff of smoke. I don't think that I've ever seen a light bulb die quite so . . . flamboyantly.
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December 10, 2005
Door refurbishment
When we removed the original back door from the mud room, we weren't really planning on doing anything with the old door. However, once I brought it inside to remove the hardware and, in the process, took a good look at it, I determined that it wasn't really in as bad of condition as we'd thought it was.
Thus, I've gained a new project . . . something that I really don't need or have time for, at least at the moment. However, the small amount of time that I've spent on stripping the door of paint has convinced me that I've definitely made the right decision. It's a solid core, 32" x 80" fir door that, despite its age, is in fairly good condition, aside from the usual nicks, dents, and minor cracks. We're now planning on using it in the laundry room, which had a badly damaged hollow core mahogany door . . . if it ever gets completely denuded of paint.
Before stripping
During stripping
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