Month: September 2009

{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… […]

Read More… from Our 70s Split Redo Part II: The Family Room

Washington 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 […]

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It’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 […]

Read More… from Simple Pleasures: Fire Pits & S’Mores

So, 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 […]

Read More… from Our 70s Split Redo Part I: The Living Room & Dining Room

Well, 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 […]

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(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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There are certain images, memories & pretty things that have just stuck in my head from childhood. And when things remind me of them, I get this cool feeling… My grandparents’ sofa in Hawaii… when I see fabrics that remind me of it, I just love them. My Grandma Maestranzi’s dining room chair fabric (STILL […]

Read More… from Inspired by the Weirdest Things

According to amishtables.com , “The pedestal table was originally designed for smaller rooms and to give an air of status. They were popular because of their functionality and almost all homes had one in some form. Just like today, they could be put to use in an elegant dining room or as a gaming table […]

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