Victorian House Renovation in Bloomingdale, DC
Ok, so our walls and floors aren’t that great, but do we really need to redo the kitchen? Especially if to do it right we need to do a gut. After all, right when we moved in, we made our kitchen work with some paint, fabric and craigslist purchases. It may not be the most comfortable or pretty, but really it works. for now.
And yet, the odds actually aren’t looking all too good.… Read the rest
Probably old news to most people, but Ruff and Ready is closing up shop on 14th Street. This one is by far my favorite old stuff junk unique finds store in the district.
photo: Washington Times
They have to be out by 31 August, though I am not sure if that means that 28 August, Sunday will be the last day. Typically the store is only open on weekends 11 am to 6 pm.… Read the rest
That’s a trick question, because the answer is yes. We are planning to do a complete gut of the kitchen – because its necessary (and maybe because we want to, a little bit too).
walls: Currently, the drywall on the right hand side of the kitchen (where all of the appliances are) is actually about 7 inches from the actual brick wall – half a foot! in an urban house! so obviously that’s coming down to make room for valuable floorspace.… Read the rest
Its getting down to six or seven weeks before Sergey and I are done with wedding time suck have a lovely ceremony and celebration with our families and friends. (The house hasn’t been totally neglected this summer – we are tackling a big ‘to do’ project, though its only thanks to Nikita, Sergey’s brother who is staying with us, and hired help – more on that later.)
VIB is getting a pretty sweet deal out of all this anyway.… Read the rest