Archive for October, 2007
The Waiting Game
So, it looks like our new hardwood floors are actually a two day job. I guess “After” photos will have to wait another day. But Burger reports everything’s looking good so far from where he’s standing.
Cheeky Chic
It doesn’t take much to excite me, but this shower curtain from Catherine David Designs just about put me over the edge. The price tag is a bit hefty ($75) but it would no doubt elicit enough compliments to make it well worth it.
I love the idea of hanging it at ceiling height (as opposed [...]
Bringing Sexy Back
The last couple weeks we’ve had paint on the brain. And this weekend we finally got paint on the walls…and our hands, clothes, hair, etc.
We had 3 reasons for the painting extravaganza:
Flow: All the widened doorways make the house feel more open and connected, but our old schizophenic paint scheme (which included celedon, [...]
Too Legit To Quit
Guess who secured www.thisyounghouse.com? None other than my brilliant hubby. Feel free to update your bookmark to that address (or not), as it’ll take you to the same place as the longer, wordpressier url. It’s definitely easier to remember so start spreadin the word.
Not funny.
That’s what I said when a tree branch across the street fell and took out our power yesterday, a mere two minutes before Richard-the-mason and his crew arrived. Luckily, widening a brick wall is mostly manual work - and chipping out bricks and cinder blocks isn’t contingent upon electricity. When the power hummed back on [...]
Girl in a Bubble - Part 2
“Im in a bubble again. This time of the masons making.”
That’s the text message I got from Sherry yesterday, announcing the surprise arrival of Richard-the-mason. We weren’t expecting him until today, but were psyched to see him and his crew show up early to start the brick doorway job.
And man is it a [...]
Downgrade
The verdict is in: our house is a mess. And we have to admit that we sometimes yearn for the old days when shelves housed decorative items like photos and vases instead of cereal boxes and light bulbs. In clearing out our entire kitchen for the renovation we’ve been forced to find creative places for [...]
