Before Us
March 19, 2009
Above is our home in 2001. Photograph was taken by the Cook County Tax Assessor’s Office.
Two owners ago: the lush tree in front passed away from disease + the evergreen bushes have been replaced with other landscaping.
Monthly Archive March, 2009
It's not easy (trying) to be green.
March 13, 2009
To say it more accurately, Adam and I try to be ecologically concious members of the community but sometimes we just aren’t. I was reminded of this when Sarah from A Girl’s Guide to Greenovating a Chicago Townhouse asked about our refinished wood floors.
Although there are a lot of new low-VOC or no-VOC wood floor [...]
Jackhammering + Cement Hauling
Above I am breaking up the concrete sidewalk with a jackhammer – just kidding!
Excavation and pouring of cement is a grueling laborious effort and I don’t envy the crew who is doing the work for us. Sam at Urban Construction, Inc. is handling the job for us. He doesn’t have a website so here [...]
The Salt Chair + Geisha
March 12, 2009
From here.
I like how it looks wrapped in kraft paper and string.
Rebuilding Exchange + Our New Salvaged Lights
March 7, 2009
Beautiful doors of all shapes, sizes and aged with character are labeled by project locations for easy coordination.
Today in the rain Adam and I trucked down to 47th and Kedzie to visit the newly opened Rebuilding Exchange. We were pleased to meet Megan, who chose to leave Salvage One in order to devote her time [...]