Archive for April, 2008
The Red Coats
In this case, the fifth time was the charm. As in 5 coats later our front door looked fabulous, darling. In fact, the color is Valspar’s Fabulous Red and let’s just say the name isn’t an over-promise. Although if I were gonna do it all over again, I definitely would have primed over the existing [...]
Some Baaaad Scallops
Since you see the front of our house all the time in the blog header, you may be surprised to learn that it’s due for a major overhaul. Sure it looks sweet from afar (especially when all those azaleas are in bloom) but the sad truth is that up close it’s definitely less than picture [...]
If This Were Your Bookcase…
…what color would you paint it?
We adopted this snore of a bookshelf in Manhattan about three years ago and it’s one of about ten pieces that made the move to Richmond with us in a minivan. We’ve always treated it like an “until we get something better” piece because there’s nothing terribly special about [...]
Kristy’s Design Dilemma
We have yet another design dilemma on our hands, and this time it’s a small kitchen, which is practically our specialty! Here’s what Kristy wrote:
I’m a big fan of your blog and an even bigger fan of your kitchen. My husband, toddler and I have been living in our place about a year. We live [...]
Fruit Of The Earth
Ever drive down a hill in your neighborhood and think to yourself, “wow, this slope would be perfect for cradling fruit?”
Yeah, me neither.
But thinking that wouldn’t seem as crazy now that Fluidforms offers customized bowls designed to match the topography of a selected spot on the globe. It’s easy: just go to their website, [...]
Ashley’s Design Dilemma
Time to tackle another room submitted by a reader, this time from a former-Virginian named Ashley. Now living a stone’s throw away from us in Maryland, Ashley submitted the following question along with her own first stab at a mood board:
I need help with my dining room. I’ve tried to put together a [...]
Crafty McCrafterson
We’ve virtually pillaged the world wide web to bring all of you clever people a fun- and hopefully inspiring- bevy of doable DIY ideas.
This first one totally makes my day. It’s actually a lamp offered up for 145 beans at Shades of Light, but I love the I-can-make-that feeling that it immediately sparked.
Why not buy [...]
