{If you missed Part 1: The Living Room & Dining Room, you can check it out here.} The lower level family room in our house started out as this part-lineoleum, part-carpet plus stage-and-fence fugly room. The images above & below are of our realtors & my mom… wondering what in the world we were thinking… […]
September 30, 2009Washington Post Blogwatch October 1, 2009 I have (or have had) almost all of these rugs somewhere in my home with the exception of sisal. And there’s definitely a time & place for each of them, depending upon the maintenance, kid, pet & softness factors. Here’s a quick overview of my thoughts & experiences with […]
September 29, 2009It’s Fall & we finally have a backyard to hang out in!! A couple of nights ago we decided to break out the firepit (given to us by our friends, Amy & Greg) and do S’Mores. It was so beautiful to just sit out in the brisk night with sweats on & to warm our […]
September 25, 2009So, we finally (mostly) finished our house! And I wanted to share some (ok, a lot) of pictures with you! Here’s a recap for people who haven’t been reading as long…. When we bought this house, some people thought we were crazy. If you’ve been reading along since the house-hunting posts (back in Feb-March) then […]
September 23, 2009Well, the weekend’s finally here & I’m just so excited!!! Eddie & Jaithan are in town & I can’t wait to meet some of you tomorrow at the flea market!!!! Tonight, Michele from My Notting Hill is having a cocktail party for E & J and I just can’t wait to actually meet some of […]
September 19, 2009So, I always have this struggle within me when doing my own home: Do I want minimal or do I want that “curiosity shop” feeling?? I’m hoping writing this post & checking out some pics will help me get to a decision. The minimal I’m talking about isn’t necessarily modern, but an open, airy look. […]
September 16, 2009Like most people, we have a TON of books. Since we moved into our new house last May, they’ve been in boxes in our downstairs hallway… NOT PRETTY. or organized. or easy. So, yesterday, we headed over to Ikea and purchased this bad boy for our living room: To go in this spot: We’ll still […]
September 15, 2009(That’s being sung to the tune of “Breaking up is hard to do!”) Dave installed the breakfast nook wallpaper last night… AFTER mowing the lawn, accompanying me & providing the man-power on a Home Depot trip to buy shrubs/ trees and 3 huge bails of hay and finally, digging holes for 2 tree-shrubs (don’t know […]
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