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The sound of music (and the taste of wine)

It was a sunny August day last summer, on our way home from a week in rainy-Allegany when Dan and I decided to stop at one of many antique shops along the side of the road. It was there that we stumbled upon our next project, an old Victrola phonograph cabinet. Of course, we couldn’t… Continue reading The sound of music (and the taste of wine)

Our First Month

Little bit of this, little bit of that 

Whoever said “it’s going to get worse before it gets better” was not wrong. The good thing is, this is the week where the dust settles as we wrapped up knocking down walls. So with a few more weeks of work, we’ll be able to start putting everything back together again. Eventually we’ll go through… Continue reading Little bit of this, little bit of that 

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Checker Table War

What’s better than a good old fashioned game of checkers? How about a checkerboard table competition, brought to you by yours truly. On one of our random Saturday trips, we came across a checkerboard end table selling for $200. It looked awesome, but we knew we could make something similar for next to nothing. We… Continue reading Checker Table War

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A place to hang our hat

While working on the trunk in my parent’s garage, Dan came across an old coat rack hiding in the corner and thought it’d be a good way for us to test wood stripper and stain. After giving it more thought, he figured it had potential (and was free), and would be another good project for… Continue reading A place to hang our hat