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The pink room
if you have any experience with six-year-old girls, you may find that they have an all-consuming passion for pink. my daughter is no exception. her primary directive for her room was that it be pink. … more →
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the pink room
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zora naki wrote 2 weeks ago: if you have any experience with six-year-old girls, you may find that they have an all-consuming pas … more →
the big window
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zora naki wrote 1 month ago: the big window stretches from floor to ceiling on the landing of the stairs leading up to the second … more →
the ikea kitchen
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zora naki wrote 1 month ago: say what you will about IKEA, their kitchens have a decent reputation (Consumer Reports did an artic … more →
paint and (some) trim
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zora naki wrote 1 month ago: The drywalling is done (except for touch-ups) and the painter managed to spray two floors before goi … more →
the outside
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zora naki wrote 1 month ago: the vancouver rains have set in and i think we’ve run out of painting weather. looks like we … more →
plywood floor tiles
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zora naki wrote 1 month ago: The plywood tiles have been laid on the second floor and I am really pleased with how it turned out! … more →
house reno update
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zora naki wrote 1 month ago: i’ve been on a bit of a blogging hiatus, but a brief house update, as i condense 4 weeks of re … more →
design inspiration: round pendant lighting
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zora naki wrote 2 months ago: i like the circle, i can’t help it. And yet, it’s taken a long and hard search to find w … more →
gutters and building paper
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zora naki wrote 2 months ago: A quick update of where we’re at: the gutters are on, the building paper and the rain screen a … more →
wall seats
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zora naki wrote 3 months ago: I love this seat by henrybuilt – simple, teak, wall-mounted and suitable for indoor/outdoor/ba … more →
pocket door hardware
zora naki wrote 3 months ago: If you’re looking for pocket door hardware, don’t settle for the flimsy sets at your har … more →
we have (some) windows!
zora naki wrote 3 months ago: windows! delivered as promised today. glory be. the window people installed the six big ones (4 bedr … more →
we have soffitts
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zora naki wrote 3 months ago: we have soffitts! fir soffitts i am rather fond of, combining the old (original depth of 9″) a … more →
10 things i've learned during my home reno
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zora naki wrote 3 months ago: this is not an exhaustive list, but i’ve been taking notes and making gross generalizations. … more →
the skylights are in
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zora naki wrote 5 months ago: the two skylights in the living room are framed into a single box. they’ve replaced the rotted … more →
the sun tunnel
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zora naki wrote 5 months ago: we decided to add a sun tunnel as the roof was being framed. it’s basically a round skylight t … more →
the art of compromise
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zora naki wrote 5 months ago: we’re a month into the reno now (not counting the 10 months it took to get to the actual build … more →
we have trusses
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zora naki wrote 5 months ago: the trusses arrived on friday! we have the beginnings of a roof. there was a slight mix-up with the … more →
walls are going up
zora naki wrote 5 months ago: walls are being framed! you can see the size of the windows that will stretch across the back of the … more →
