The Beauty of the Bulb: Light bulb-exposing industrial lighting trend
I love my cfl’s for the sole purpose of saving energy costs, don’t get me wrong…but I hate the light quality that they produce. Therefore I’ve relegated them to use in our reading lights, lamps with patterned shades [to help disguise the light color], and any overhead lights with frosted glass shades. So with that...
A new project begins: The powder room
First let me explain something. My house has a full bath (upstairs) and an old servants “bathroom” downstairs that is actually only a closet with a toilet in it. NO SINK. And unfortunately there is no room to expand on either side (it’s blocked in by a stairwell and an exterior brick wall). Anyways, this...
Guest Room (in progress update)
Reminder. Here’s how it used to look. Here’s the new wall color. Note that the trim hasn’t been painted yet. (Although it’s not going to be terribly far from what it is now.) Also the ceiling has been re-done in this room. Woohoo!! Now it’s not super gross looking. I recognize that it appears basically...
Back in the saddle…positive attitude restored + closet update
After my semi-breakdown last evening, I went to work today and had a co-worker send me an instant message telling me that she hears I’m a “home renovator extraordinaire.” She said that if I had a minute or two, she’d love for me to come to her desk so that I could give her...
OMG…I’ve got renovation fatigue!
I don’t know quite what to say about the renovation work on my house these days. I’ve got a bathroom that’s still not finished, a guest room that needs wall repair and painting, front windows that need fixing, floors that need sealing, paint that needs removing, curtains that need sewing…and the list goes on. You...
New Windows: Some lessons are learned the HARD way
One of the reasons I wanted to move to a house that needed work was to teach myself some lessons. (Crazy, right?) Well, yesterday I definitely learned a couple. I like to think of myself as a very smart and capable person, therefore it was with great enthusiasm and energy that I decided to install...
Working hard…on lots of little projects
So these days I haven’t had much time for posting on ye olde blogge because I’ve been spending so much time [pardon me for this] obsessing on the house. One of the the things you always hear is to not start a NEW project without finishing the old one, however I don’t seem to bother...
The BIG kitchen reveal!
Well, it’s been quite a few months since I moved into the new house, and quite a bit of that time was spent obsessing over the kitchen during the renovation process. Gutting it down the bones, and building it back. Well, finally I give you the before and after photos!! Before: After: More photos after...
Thoughts on hanging a shelf (and not driving yourself crazy in the process)
I’m at the tail end of my kitchen renovation. It feels nice. Although the reason that it’s not 100% complete is because of those final little details that seem so hard to finish. One of my biggest headaches these past two weeks has been hanging a double decker kitchen shelf from Ikea. Who knew something...
Trying to keep my head above water
Okay…I realize that I’ve been slack. I haven’t posted anything here in weeks!! (How DARE I?) But the reason for that is that I’ve been trying to unpack boxes in the new house whilst traveling for work….and also preparing for the impending renovation that begins on the 14th. Did you hear me? THE 14th!!! Let the demolition...
