Thursday, October 13, 2011
The Great House Numbers Debate
Posted by Alex
As you may be aware, we've been hard at work on our vestibule update for some time now. Stripping, salvaging, sanding, plastering, trimming, caulking, painting, glazing, restoring, and everything else-ing. We've put tons of time into all of the little details to make sure the project looks great, is historically...
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Monday, October 10, 2011
Open Housing, A Bachelor's Circa 1800 Townhome
Posted by Alex
After a fairly lengthly hiatus on our weekly open house features, one came up in the listings this weekend that Wendy and I have been wanting to see for some time. It's been open a time or two over the past two months, but we've been so busy or had...
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Friday, September 30, 2011
Estate Sale Finds - A Bargain with Some Sadness
Posted by Alex
Wendy and I have long been fans of estate sales. After all, it was a Cleveland estate sale where Wendy's mom found an old painted wooden chair that ultimately became the catalyst for our many renovation projects. (Yes, Wendy and I have been working on projects since we were seniors...
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After you're done reading about the famous Hollensbury Spite House below, be sure to check out our post about Old Town Alexandria's three other Spite Houses. Did you know there were four? If you read our post two weeks ago about the largest historic home in Old Town Alexandria, yes the...
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Friday, September 23, 2011
70th Annual Old Town Alexandria Historic Homes Tour
Posted by Alex
If you're looking for something to do this weekend, we have just the thing for you. Saturday, September 24, marks the 70th annual Old Town tour of homes. This great home tour tradition in the historic district of Alexandria is sponsored by The Twig, an Old Town thrift shop that...
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