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Shed Dreams
MY SHED IS A VERY VERY VERY FINE SHED…no, not really. At the moment, it’s a stark cedar box, above, with a shed roof — as in shed water, I now realize — but it will be a very fine … Continue reading
Posted in HAMPTONS, LONG ISLAND, RENOVATION
Tagged design, French doors, guest house, shed, shed designs, studio
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Amagansett Flipper: Before & After
AN ITEM ON CURBED HAMPTONS, the real estate gossip site that is the Brownstoner of the East End, caught my attention this week: a 4BR, 4 bath Amagansett house on 3/4 acre, newly on the market for $2.2 million. It … Continue reading
Posted in LONG ISLAND, NORTH FORK, PROPERTIES FOR SALE, REAL ESTATE/INVESTING, RENOVATION
Tagged Amagansett, beach house, Berkshires, cabin, Cranberry Hole Road, Curbed Hamptons, East End, flipper, flipping, French doors, Katie Brown, Katie Brown Workshop, Meijer, Montauk Highway, renovation, William Corbin
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Walking and Stalking
UPDATE, April 2011: The photos that originally accompanied this post, which I took while looking over the moon gate of this cottage as described below, were accidentally deleted from my WordPress media library, along with the photos on several months’ … Continue reading
Posted in COTTAGE LIVING, GARDENS & GARDENING, HAMPTONS, LONG ISLAND
Tagged arbor, boxwoods, brick, cottage, courtyard, fence, French doors, gate, Maidstone Park, moon gate, parking pad, patio, pea gravel, shed
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Old Doors and Windows, Cheap
I’M UPSTATE THIS WEEKEND and made it my business to check out the architectural salvage warehouse operated by the Historic Albany Foundation. My plan is to replace the screens on my porch with glass to create a year-round sun room, … Continue reading
