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before & after renos
hall light
dining room light
hall doors
front entry
green shag, with appropriate kitty
red brick fireplace, dark paneling which extended over the windows as valences
hall light
ding room light
front entry
hall doors
silver carpet made out of pop bottles
dark grey curtains with silver sheers
fireplace, made from rubber tires, & SCREEN
dining room with new cabinet
The wall pics are inherited from Husbands folks.
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Permalink Reply by Ruth Anthony-Gardner on -
Looks good, but how can a fireplace be made of rubber tires?
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Permalink Reply by Patricia on -
That's the recycling they've developed. It's exactly like real brick but about half the weight & completely fireproof.
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Permalink Reply by Patricia on
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They are also cut to fit with a wet saw, & being so random with different depths in it's construction, it has to be constantly leveled during install. They look like brick, feel like brick so unless you're told, you'd never know it was made of recycled materials. The hearth stones are the only flat part about them.
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Permalink Reply by Joan Denoo on -
Very nice! A labor of love.
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Permalink Reply by Steph S. on -
Oh Patricia I love the remodeling.
And of course the cat -- such a beautiful cat you have.
Lovely - just wonderful work.
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Permalink Reply by Chris Breman on
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Congrats that it's finished at last! And it looks great!
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Permalink Reply by The Flying Atheist on -
Patricia, I really like the color scheme....silver and grey....very modern. OK, you have to explain the rug made from pop bottles, please!! Never heard of that. Sounds like this was a very environmentally friendly renovation. I love the fireplace. How awesome it is to reuse materials for totally unrelated purposes.
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Permalink Reply by Patricia on
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FA,
Recycling has become a big thing & lots of oddball stuff is getting made into many products. No idea how it's done though. Everything has turned out so well, with the exception of the 4 month bs we got with the fireplace, but now it's finally done properly, it's beautiful. Was kind of shocked when told it was recycled rubber tires, but it's great stuff. Looks like real brick but not as heavy & of course the charcoal/greyish color went with the whole scheme here. Walls are very light grey on one side & one shade of darker grey on the opposite side. All new baseboards & crown mouldings as well so everything looks completely different. Next will be the external siding, new front & back doors, & the windows replaced, in the spring.
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Permalink Reply by The Flying Atheist on
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Is the fireplace one, large molded piece of rubber, or is it made of of individual 'bricks?'
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