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board and batten walls…

When the board and batten walls were installed the last time in my basement it happened so quickly that I never had time to take some pictures of all the steps involved. My contractor did the work but I snuck down a couple times to get those pictures. This process of fake board and batten…

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vinyl plank flooring in the basement…

This week I’ll be showing you what we did to redo our basement. Once deconstruction was complete there were no huge decisions to make. We had done our basement so recently that we just wanted it right back to what it was. For the floors this meant going with vinyl plank flooring. I went with TrafficMaster Allure…

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winter versus spring project list…

I have a couple projects on my list that should have already been accomplished by now, my kitchen table being at the top of that list. When our basement flooded at the end of the summer my list went out the window. I now find myself ready to get back to the items that I wanted…

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Four-Sided Glass Pendant Light from World Market…

I’ve been eyeing the Eldridge Pendant from Ballard Designs for a while. I love everything about it from the clean lines, to the antique bronze finish, to the clear glass shade. It has a simple design that makes quite the statement piece and would be a great addition to my kitchen. It is a bit pricey so…

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a pretty site… the finished basement…

Isn’t this the prettiest site ever…     After almost six months of floods, water damage, mold, asbestos removal and countless other thrilling items (I’m not even including dealing with insurance!) we are done! I’ll have lots more information to come about how we brought it all back. It looks exactly the same for the…

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Three.

Three years ago today I started No. 29 Design. I had toyed with starting a blog for a long time but it wasn’t until a sleepless night that I finally took the plunge. My oldest daughter, Anna, is the reason I started this blog when I did. I mention my three children but I actually…

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my new office corner…

With no dedicated office in our home I found myself working at the dining room table on a daily basis. This worked out great although there was just no room for all my things. Supplies, tools, paperwork, etc were all out in the open until I came up with a solution. I decided on a…

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the late 1800’s are back in style…

While visiting family over the holiday break we fit in a tour of the Vanderbilt Mansion in Hype Park, New York. I apologize in advance for the bad quality iPhone photos! Built in the late 1800’s as the spring and fall “cottage” it has nothing cottage-like about it. I had a couple favorite items but…

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