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July 3, 2010

Home improvement project, one week in

On the plus side, a week of home improvement has left my home with new carpeting, new flooring, new paint and this extremely cool bedroom for my toddler.

On the other hand, this is the state of my living room:

So yeah -- not done yet.

My project is of monumental importance to me, but it's hardly impressive in the grand scheme of home-improvement tales. Do-it-yourself efforts are always more interesting.

I can think of two ongoing, local examples being detailed in blogs: Project Rowhouse (mentioned in this space when the partners living there got on HGTV) and young-adult author Mary Miltner's blog (where she notes the joys of fixing up a home whose previous owner thought comic books were good wallpaper).

Seen other blogs with personal tales of home improvement? Please share.

Posted by Jamie Smith Hopkins at 7:00 AM | Permalink | Comments (4)
Categories: Renovation/rehab

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Very nice. Can't wait to see the rest of it when you finish.

Posted by: Frank Rizzo | July 4, 2010 2:15 PM

Thanks, Frank!

Posted by: Jamie Smith Hopkins | July 4, 2010 10:26 PM

While looking at renovation blogs (I just bought a house and I can see my future) I came across:

http://houselove.org/intro.php

Wow! I've been in that house, in the early 90s when it was a frat. I'm amazed at the transformation.

Also:
http://www.colonialrevivalrestoration.com/

Check out the bathroom demolition. That takes dedication.

Posted by: Amy | July 6, 2010 11:26 AM

Thanks for the links, Amy -- great finds. (And good luck with your home.)

Posted by: Jamie Smith Hopkins | July 6, 2010 11:28 AM

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Jamie Smith Hopkins, a Baltimore Sun reporter since 1999, writes about the regional economy. Her reporting on the housing market has won national and local awards. Hopkins is a Columbia native and has lived in Maryland all her life, save for 10 months spent covering schools in Ames, Iowa.
She trained to become a wonk by spending large chunks of time as a geek and an insufferable know-it-all.
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