Irene Tschetter Dec 17, 2008
They found great joy in traveling, refurbishing furniture, and the many adventures their life away from the farm brought to them. Music was a very important part of her life. (Freeman Courier, SD)
Lights, furniture, art & home trends Dec 4, 2008
Nearby, around the corner from Piazza Strozzi, workmen were toiling at restoring and refurbishing the enormous Palazzo Tornabuoni, composed of three-story 13th century towers the Medicis consolidated as a single palace behind a unified Renaissance faade during the 15th century. Inside, the top two floors, decorated with extraordinary and historically significant frescoes for the nobles who lived there, are being converted into palatial fractional-ownership condominiums scheduled to open midyear... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Reviving a grande dame: Blue Stores Hotel gets a makeover Oct 29, 2008
Wednesday 29 October, 2008. The 200 plus-year-old building at the nexus of Route 9 and county Route 8 housed a thriving local brunch and buffet business and bar until 2005. (Hillsdale Independent, NY)
Experienced shoppers find the right price at yard sales Oct 11, 2008
With a little refurbishing, the chair will look like new. Cecilia Johnson, who held a sale this past weekend, said yard sales give her some extra spending cash since her husband went on disability. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Valley events Oct 8, 2008
Phoneraiser is a company that specializes in recycling and refurbishing used technology. Donations will help protect the environment and unwanted cell phones and inkjet cartridges will be recycled in accordance with EPA regulations or refurbished and reused. (Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald, NC)
Around the towns Jun 29, 2008
The borough Department of Public Works has an old Welcome to Dunmore sign that needs refurbishing, but if it is beyond repair, Frank said he will create a new one. Knowing this is the town I live in, I wanted it to look nice, he said. (Scranton Times, PA)
An arts-and-crafts odyssey Jun 17, 2008
"We just redid the bathroom again last year." Next up: refurbishing the dining room floor. The two say their proudest moments come when people visit the home and think everything is original. (Globe and Mail)
Lufthansa's labor of love: restoring old junkers Jun 17, 2008
Then they'll ship that to Maine and rewire it directly to cables and hydraulic pumps that other engineers are refurbishing. While the cockpit will glow with modern electronics, the passenger cabin will evoke a bygone era. (AZCentral -- Business)
This collectible antique gasoline pump on the... Mar 20, 2008
The couple stays out of debt by buying used items and refurbishing them for everyday use. There is no television in the house to clutter the airwaves. (Big Bear Grizzly, CA)
Find delight at the old feed mill Dec 29, 2007
Gail and Larry now live in the other part of the mill and spend their time restoring and refurbishing bits and pieces they pick up along the way. Their home is a showroom of their collectables. (Camdenton Lake Sun Leader, MO)
These Old Homes Dec 4, 2007
Tuesday, December 04, 2007. Published Monday, December 3, 2007 10:55 AM CST. (Monmouth Daily Review Atlas, IL)
Light rail doesn't derail plans Nov 13, 2007
" CityScape is a unique venture for RED Development, a company that typically builds suburban retail centers. In addition to a host of financial institutions, law firms and real-estate companies, RED has lined up P.F. Chang's and AJ's Fine Foods for the project - a first for downtown. Some heavy hitters in Arizona business also are betting on light rail's economic impact. "The most valuable land in Phoenix is one to two blocks from light rail," says Dale Jensen, part owner of the Phoenix Suns... (AZCentral -- Business)
Getting the scoop on ice cream Sep 22, 2007
Gerard then spent a year single-handedly renovating and refurbishing its interior. To preserve the building's integrity, he incorporated a nostalgic look by using tile flooring and a brass tin ceiling, and by decorating its walls with antiques and family heirlooms. (Stratford Star, CT)
Harlan tops on new family's list Sep 22, 2007
Mike is currently refurbishing the 1920s house and adding a breakfast patio. The retired couple, who built their previous home on an acreage, love this house's woodwork. (Harlan Tribune, IA)
Google's Lenoir operation grows, and grumbles do, too Sep 21, 2007
Entrepreneurs have been refurbishing century-old buildings and opening stores. Since the beginning of the year, an ice cream shop -- owned by Arnold's children -- has opened, and a bookstore/wine cellar/coffee shop opened three weeks ago. (News & Observer)
Body could be that of missing Fremonter Jul 18, 2007
He was supposed to be emptying into a storage unit, then refurbishing the house prior to the fire and had already filled five large Dumpsters. He had already removed the front porch because it was eady to fall over and many items from inside. (Fremont Tribune, NE)
Orangeburg's own 'Rainbow Row' - alley transformed with mural Jul 18, 2007
The lot currently houses two long-vacant buildings - one at 1048 Broughton Street which was a discount/thrift store and the other a storage and furniture refurbishing store. The buildings have boarded-up windows, cracking exteriors, decaying wood, peeling paint and overgrown grass along their foundations. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
A labor of love Jun 22, 2007
Not long after closing on the property, they embarked on a remodeling and refurbishing project that became a passion, and at times, seemed to take on a life of its own. The house had a charm that is often found in homes built around the turn of the century that appeals to many. (Camdenton Lake Sun Leader, MO)
Happiness in Hazel Mar 30, 2007
Lovett, a grain hauler for a local farming business, is putting his carpentry skills to work in renovating and refurbishing the almost 100-year-old building into both a home and a business for his family. The couple now live on Enix Drive in Murray, but hope to soon move into a 1,750-square foot loft apartment overlooking the store. (Murray Ledger & Times, KY)
Sound Beach Seagrave fire engine gets toy treatment Feb 25, 2007
Clifford Frost, a former deputy chief who joined the department in 1947, coordinated the refurbishing of the truck, which took about six years. The Seagrave now appears several times a year during the Old Greenwich Memorial Day Parade, an Easter egg hunt, to deliver gifts at Christmastime and out-of-town parades. (Greenwich Time)
Sale: That's what's new, pussycat Feb 4, 2007
Falcon Lair, the 1924 Benedict Canyon home of early screen star Rudolph Valentino, will soon undergo a two-year refurbishing and restoration. The 4,700-square-foot, Spanish-style house, on 4 acres, was sold a few weeks ago to an Orange County family for close to its $5. (Los Angeles Times)
Starry-eyed crowd attends Jones Observatory reopening Jan 25, 2007
A $280,000 makeover included sandblasting and repainting its dome, replacing the roof, refurbishing the front door and laying new brickwork. The observatory was originally built in 1936 by Mr. Clarence T. Jones, an avid amateur astronomer and architect. (The University Echo, TN)
Couple transforms old barn into new home Jan 16, 2007
The idea for refurbishing rather than buying or building anew happened in 2005 when the home Remski, 48, and Jewett, 46, were renting down the street was sold by the owner ... The couple managed to avoid typical horror stories that come with home refurbishing projects and are still working on some of the details, but for the most part they can just sit back and enjoy their home. (Stamford Advocate)
