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blackrams
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OCT 20, 10:31 AM
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Very nice.
My current home had a huge amount of wasted space. So when we renovated it, I decided to take advantage of that space and now have more that triple the storage space the home previously had. It's not fixed up nearly as nice as what yours's is but, it (for us) is simply storage space and not somewhere one would be doing anything.
Again, nice job. When you have some free time, come on over to MS and I'll put you up while you fix up my "storage" space. 
Rams
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82-T/A [At Work]
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OCT 20, 10:34 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by cliffw:
Thanks Todd. My creative blood was flowing much before your post. Now I have creative high blood pressure. I was set on a stone theme for my garage when I saw a display backdrop for BBQ pits. I am going to stay with that although now the imagination runs wild. |
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Yeah, there's all kinds too that are just as cheap. I was going for the rustic poor looking medieval type of stone ... figured that was more Harry Potter looking, but there's much better ones that'll fit the style you're looking for. Literally all you need is a flat surface and a razor.
| quote | Originally posted by maryjane:
Of all the things one can do to a house, before peel and stick came along...I hat(ed) putting up wallpaper more than anything else. That friggin paste and getting the pattern all aligned without wrinkles and of course, it always seemed to be (to me) ugly floral patterns way back when. Paper got thin in later years and would tear at the slightest tug. Then of course, there was the border that just HAD to go with it up at the top.... |
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Hahaha... I've never installed wallpaper, but I have always bought older homes that needed renovation, and every single one of them had been ~20 years since the last renovation, and they all had wallpaper. I've tried everything... the roller spiky thing, a steamer, laundry detergent... etc. Sometimes... the only way to get it off is to literally just tear out the drywall and start over from studs... it was crazy. After doing that to three houses, I'm not sure I can mentally handle another home with wallpaper!!!
| quote | Originally posted by blackrams:My current home had a huge amount of wasted space. So when we renovated it, I decided to take advantage of that space and now have more that triple the storage space the home previously had. It's not fixed up nearly as nice as what yours's is but, it (for us) is simply storage space and not somewhere one would be doing anything.
Again, nice job. When you have some free time, come on over to MS and I'll put you up while you fix up my "storage" space.
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Hahah... I wonder why some of these homes literally have large areas that are just drywalled off that have no access. It's not something I'm used to seeing, but I guess it has to do with the designs and getting them approved. Like this other space I plan to tear into in a couple of weeks. It's the size of a walk-in closet... all that's in there is some electrical wires going to the attic and an HVAC conduit... They could have pushed all of that properly into the corner, and literally built a really big closet... but I guess they figured it was better to have a flat wall than built-ins or a larger closet. Just weird...
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maryjane
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OCT 21, 09:03 AM
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| quote | | Hahah... I wonder why some of these homes literally have large areas that are just drywalled off that have no access. It's not something I'm used to seeing, but I guess it has to do with the designs and getting them approved. Like this other space I plan to tear into in a couple of weeks. It's the size of a walk-in closet... all that's in there is some electrical wires going to the attic and an HVAC conduit... They could have pushed all of that properly into the corner, and literally built a really big closet... but I guess they figured it was better to have a flat wall than built-ins or a larger closet. Just weird... |
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Where else would you hide the bodies?
'safe rooms' are a 'thing' some places. Nope. We'll fight it out, win or lose, but not cower in the dark like an old woman[This message has been edited by maryjane (edited 10-21-2023).]
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82-T/A [At Work]
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OCT 21, 01:42 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by maryjane:
Where else would you hide the bodies?
'safe rooms' are a 'thing' some places. Nope. We'll fight it out, win or lose, but not cower in the dark like an old woman
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I've never been a "gun" person, if that even is a "type" of person. My daughter has a Ruger 1020 or whatever it's called... bright pink and shoots .22 bullets with a magazine that I think holds 10? She also has a composite bow, with a ton of arrows... oddly enough, my daughter has all the weapons in the house... which is funny because the only reason why "I" don't have a weapon in the house is because I was always fearful that my daughter would accidentally get it... and somewhere along the line she ended up with multiple weapons that I gave her.
The idea of having a loaded shot gun in my bedroom seems weird, even though I had an M5 and a Beretta in my sleeping quarters for almost 7 months and didn't think twice about it. I think I'm allowing myself to fall prey to the media hype. It's literally just a tool...
But yeah, I'd never want to be the one that hides... and I don't think I would either. I'm too stupid to stop and think about the consequences of my actions.
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blackrams
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OCT 22, 10:36 AM
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