Shiny Stainless Goodness
The old appliances had served us well but were starting to show signs of age. The microwave had a broken handle and was so old dinosaurs would have wanted an upgrade. The stove required a computer science degree to turn on the oven, and even then the broil was hit and miss. And the dishwasher, oh it worked just fine…. and then sometimes it just didn’t. Go figure! So a trip to The Brick it was and Zach, manager extraordinaire hooked us up with a trio of shiny stainless replacements. Once they arrived on Monday we worked tirelessly to get them set up and installed as...
Read MoreBathroom Renovations Complete
The hard part of our first major renovation for 2010 has been completed! The old and leaking tiles surrounding the main floor bathtub and shower have been replaced with fresh, clean new tiling. This solved the musty smell that some of our guests may remember from this bathroom and also added a very nice touch of class. We call the new color and design scheme ‘rustic spa’, created by inserting a natural stone border into large rectangular pure-white tiles. The weekend we will repaint the bathroom a soothing tan to match the stonework and bring this project to a close.
Read MoreGood nights sleep… now for 12
William L. Murphy applied for a patent for the Murphy bed on April 1, 1916 and was granted Design Patent D49,273 on June 27, 1916. Murphy started the Murphy Wall Bed Company and began production in San Francisco. In January 1990 the company changed its name to the “Murphy Bed Co. Inc.” These beds make appearances in movies, as they lend themselves to slapstick humor in which people are trapped when the bed folds into the upright position, carrying the person on the bed inside. For example, in Stanley Kramer’s comedy It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, the ...
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