We’ve been talking about biting the bullet and investing in 2-3 area rugs to protect our hardwood floors. After all the hard work, we’d hate to see them destroyed by our own dirty sneakers. Though I’d love to get some gorgeous high-end Persian rugs, they’re not in the budget – and not a smart investment […]

If (unlike us) you’re ready to start preparing your house for fall, This Old House has a very comprehensive Fall Inspection checklist. If you hit every item on this list, you’re bound to find enough to keep you busy till the snow flies. Get it now:Fall Inspection Checklist As for us, we’re just hoping to […]

One of our readers pointed us to their site, Central Roost, and I can’t get over it’s coolness – in fact, it’s filling a niche I’d been thinking about a lot lately. Photos – lots and lots of photos – of people’s houses. Tagged and taxonomized by house type, size, and style. Perfect for getting […]

I’m addicted to image searching; Google used to be my drug of choice, but Flickr is fast replacing it. I’m a very visual person, so when I want to see kitchen sinks I refuse to wade through paragraphs of marketing-speak to get to the product shot. Lately, I’ve taken to searching Flickr using keywords like […]

While Googling “cupola interior” the other day (what don’t I Google?), I came across a lovely little site called Roedde House: A Window to the Past. It’s an educational tour of a fully restored late-Victorian Queen Anne Revival in Vancouver, B.C. Though the site appears to be written for children, there’s plenty of good stuff […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

When we gutted the hallway, we found some gorgeous wallpaper samples. It was badly damaged and falling to pieces, but I did manage to get some good photos of it before we decimated things. Here, you can see how it was applied – it may have gone all the way up the wall at some […]

This Friday we’re headed out to “New England’s largest antique show” in Brimfield, Massachusetts. It’s a MASSIVE outdoor show (5000+ dealers) that takes over the small city 3 times a year. This is our first trip out there, and should prove to be interesting. We’ll be bringing the camera, and you can expect a post-mortem […]