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Hamptons Pre-novation: End of Phase 1
GREETINGS FROM THE LAND of rhododendrons. They’re pink, it turns out, the stand of old rhodies at the eastern Long Island property I bought in March — hot, gaudy pink, immensely cheering on a foggy 57-degree morning. I’ve been living … Continue reading
Posted in HAMPTONS, LONG ISLAND, RENOVATION
Tagged arborist, awning windows, carpenter ants, cottage, East Hampton, great room, painted plywood floor, prenovation, renovation, rhododendrons, termites, window locks
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Hamptons Reno: Paint, Tile, Elbow Grease
Beach plums in bloom STEAMING TOWARD A MOVE-IN DATE of this Friday at my new/old house in East Hampton, N.Y. Yes, I know it doesn’t look move-in ready, and the fact is, I still don’t have water. But that’s my … Continue reading
Approved! The Latest on Springs
BACK IN DECEMBER, I started this blog with a post about my search for the ‘perfect’ beach (or country) cottage, and took you along on some of my house-hunting forays to the North Fork and Hudson Valley. In January, I … Continue reading
Posted in GARDENS & GARDENING, LONG ISLAND
Tagged arborist, boiler inspection, burning bush, cedar-shingled, contract, cottage, deer, East Hampton, ferns, forsythia, interest rate, juniper, LONG ISLAND, mortgage, plumber, real estate broker, rhododendrons, rose of sharon, South Fork, specimen conifers, Springs, town land, woods
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