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How to Cut Glass

Maintenance, Video, Window RestorationSeptember 17, 20201KViews 0Likes 4Comments

While work on my daughter's bedroom renovation feels like it is going excruciating slow, we are making progress. The window in this room is my most complex window restoration to date. Mostly, that is due to the fancy window lite pattern on the upper sash. I thought I would write a quick post to explain…

Year-of-the-Window Check-in

Window RestorationAugust 19, 2020291Views 0Likes 6Comments

I mistakenly almost titled this post as a mid-year check-in. Then, I realized that August is already half over. In the same way that my pandemic brain now registers the first four days of every week as Monday, the last three months have all felt like June. June is mid-year, and that's where I stopped…

Midsummer Updates

Living & Decor, Podcast, Respectful Renovation, Window RestorationJuly 15, 2020387Views 0Likes 14Comments

So far, 2020 has turned out nothing like I expected. Early in the year, I planned the #yearofthewindow, began daydreaming about Season Four of True Tales From Old Houses, considered training for another marathon, and looked forward to a trip to Sweden in August. I also had window work planned in the Hudson River Valley,…

Repairing Plaster: A Hybrid Approach

MaintenanceJune 23, 202028KViews 1Like 12Comments

In 2014, when we moved into the house, the walls in the boys' rooms were a mess, and fixing plaster cracks was pretty much our very first DIY job here. Then, we did have a wee cave-in of the ceiling in the living room in 2015, but overall, we hit the old house lottery in…

Painting a Window Sash

Maintenance, Video, Window RestorationMay 15, 20204KViews 0Likes 7Comments

Lately, I have been enjoying vlogging. For all of the window restoration tutorials, it feels like a video is the best way to describe how to complete the work. I know that watching DIY videos isn't everyone's cup of tea, so I'll include the basic steps below as well. Painting a window sash isn't complicated,…

How To Restore A Window Jamb

Maintenance, Video, Window RestorationApril 29, 20201KViews 0Likes 7Comments

I finally have a new window restoration video to share. Producing video content takes such a long time--all the grooming! So much for working while wearing pajamas. Anyway, my latest video is about how to restore a window jamb. There is so much information available about restoring sashes that it is easy to overlook the…