My brother Cody moved out this weekend; he has been living in our upstairs “apartment” since December. It was fun to have him up there; he was so quiet we hardly noticed him. He and I rarely crossed paths because of our opposite work schedules, but we made time for Sunday dinners. We also watched […]

As promised, I’m posting photos of the beautiful bungalow that the garage will one day match. The owners are restoration enthusiasts and have excellent taste, as you can tell from their color scheme. They were once the owners of my FAVORITE italianate in our neighborhood, pictured in this old post (first house shown). They have […]

While this isn’t in keeping with our house’s original wallpaper, I can’t help but love the “Frames” pattern from Graham and Brown: It’s “interactive”, meaning you’re invited to color, paint, add photos, and go nuts with it. How much fun is that?? I think this is the perfect wallpaper for one “feature” wall in my […]

I know many of you have bungalows, so I thought I would share Teague’s latest construction project – a garage for a beautiful bungalow he repainted last year. We don’t have a garage, so when I saw the latest pics of his work I was amazed at what the man can do, and also disappointed […]

My sister-in-law sent me the link to this one from NoiseBot, and it’s available in a rainbow of colors. Loving it. How often do you come across caulk-related t-shirts?? Actually, according to my quick Google search, more often than you might think….. Like this one from Vintage Tees: Or my personal favorite, this vulgar beauty […]

We haven’t made much progress on the house in the past two weeks, which doesn’t mean I haven’t been scheming and planning what our next 10 projects will be. The roof will come first; we’re hoping to start that in late August since every weekend from now until then is at least partially booked, and […]

While walking through the halls of Crouse College yesterday en route to a meeting at work, I was struck by a piece of art I must have seen dozens of times. I had to bring my camera back today to snap the frame, because the top embellishment looks very similar to to the decorative elements […]

This is a plea for expert opinions from all you smarty-pants wood strippers out there… A coworker of mine is wondering how best to remove stain from woodwork in his house. Everything I’ve stripped has involved paint, shellac, or a combination of both, so my favorite route has always been the heat gun (if I […]

Introducing the newest member of our antique collection, our purdy little sofa thing. We got (I think) a very fair deal on it. The show was winding down, and many of the dealers were looking to get rid of builky items such as this. It’s not in perfect condition – the back needs regluing and […]

…with money to spare! Considering how many cool, unique, and fairly priced antiques we wandered past this weekend, I am truly amazed that we left Massachusetts with money left for tolls. We had a great weekend and definitely enjoyed our trip. We rolled into town Friday afternoon, pitched our tent at the Village Green, and […]