Archive for March, 2008
America’s Next Top Model Home: Cycle 2
This weekend kicked off Richmond’s latest tour of new model homes. The “Dream Home Tour” is March’s answer to last October’s “Parade of Homes,” which we covered here last fall. This one was much smaller (60 homes vs. 158) but it still a great opportunity to check out the latest design ideas [...]
The Bathroom Blues
During our second house tour, you may have heard Sherry say that a bathroom renovation was next on our list. Well, that’s when a bunch of you responded with honesty and conviction, saying that we shouldn’t dare mess with our glorious vintage tile. Obviously, some clarification is in order. We completely agree that our tile’s [...]
We Got Benched
We’re pleased to announce that we’ve rearranged yet another room in our home (right after our video house tour of course- d’oh). This time it’s the living/dining room. See, we love that we were able to move our dining table into our jumbo living space right off of the new kitchen (the whole open [...]
Richmond Blows
This Saturday, 60 mph winds blew through Richmond. And boy did they carry some drama our way. First we returned home at around noon to discover that we were without power. Now it’s no big deal to be without tv, internet, and heat for a few hours, but learning that our “estimated power restoration time” [...]
Junk in the Trunk
A couple of weeks ago, This Young House reader (and former Richmonder) Jennifer W. tipped us off to a great local source for junk - er, architectural salvage. She described Caravati’s as a paradise for old windows, doors and other historic home goodies. With our curiosity sufficiently piqued, we paid Caravati’s a visit as soon [...]
We Need to Vent
Ever since we first posted about our vent-tastic Arietta hood back in October, it’s been one of the most asked about items in our home. Does it work? Does it really look that good? Is it too good to be true?
We had to dodge those questions for months while the hood just [...]
Monkey See, Monkey Do
Ok, so inspiration is like Perez Hilton… it’s everywhere. And I have a bunch of exciting “steal-this-idea” photos to share with you. First, check out this adorable wall mounted kitchen display shelf.
Guess what it is? A CD holder! Brilliant. So run to your local Staples or Office Depot and see what you can find. [...]
