Archive for January, 2008
Great Balls Of Fire
I probably enter a Pier 1 about 2-3 times a year. It’s not that I don’t appreciate their aesthetic, it’s more like I forget they exist. But a few weeks ago when I swung through with a friend of mine, I laid eyes on the cutest little touch of texture: white ceramic honeycomb candle holders.
In [...]
You And Me, Baby
Our adorable You + Me poster arrived on Monday and I finally got around to framing it yesterday afternoon. It’s the perfect color (a steely, silvery, plum that looks great against our pale tan living room wall) and the perfect sentiment for us newlyweds. We love it. And as predicted, Burger looks just as cute [...]
Swing And A Hit
I am pleased to announce that our hunt for plug-in, swing-arm lamps for the bedroom has come to an exciting conclusion. Ok, maybe “exciting” isn’t the right word, but I tend to get a little thrill when I can check any project off my list.
After striking out at several places including Lowe’s (no swing-arms), [...]
Q: You Know What Sucks?
A: Painting a ceiling. The sheer equation of gravity + paint = nightmare. But add abnormally absorbent ceiling tiles that are bumpy and uneven to the mix. Sounds like something you’d like to do on a Friday night, right? Well for some deluded reason, it’s exactly how we spent our Friday evening. We’d been meaning [...]
Stairway To Heaven
We’d love to claim these before and afters as our own, but most of you know that our house is a one story ranch by now. Bummer.
Anyway, this is what the stairway at my best friend’s Washington DC townhouse looked like this morning:
And this afternoon:
Let’s give the girl a hand! Amazing transformation. I’m never one [...]
