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Walk pics

Posted by Liz Saturday Sep 6, 2008

Some nice garden and house images from our walk when we had a friend in town last weekend. This is touring the Oak Park historic district and the Frank Lloyd Wright houses.

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Rehabber's Rehab is tale of Liz Lee and Thor Martin's DIY adventures on their one story stucco bungalow in Oak Park Illinois, along with brother Matt Martin, and of a greystone two-flat in Chicago. Some how we are getting things done with the help of Janis and Randy Martin, Pat and Emily Lee and other friends and family.

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Back Yard

2%

15%

Kitchen

70%

Bathroom

55%

Sunroom

65%

85%

95%

90%

10%

Office

90%

Laundry Room

15%

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