I’m not sure it’s right to even call it a construction update, since no construction has technically begun, but it’s all related, right? Here’s the background: If you’re new to the blog the deal is that we are about to embark on a partial renovation of our house. We’ll (and I don’t literally mean “we” […]
I’ve been walking past driftwood my whole life. I couldn’t begin to add up how many walks on the shore of Lake Michigan I’ve taken over the course of my life, but an average of two per week since I was about 5 equals about … well, a lot. And until about four years ago […]
You have to admit that the ugly black wrought iron railing by our front door is a bit depressing. It was green before I painted it black and I think that might have been even more depressing. Maybe someday we’ll change that railing out for something more attractive (although how you’d do that I have […]
One of the inspiration photos I’ve collected from Houzz. I liked the white (but not too white) walls and the slim band of accent tile that goes all the way around the room. I especially like the one vertical band, which I think helps add some height to the room. Sometimes I wonder if I […]
I use the word reveal with hesitation because I’ve seen full on kitchen re-dos and this isn’t one of those … it just took about as much time as one. It started in October with the hunt for a table, and I found it at the Restoration Hardware outlet last October. Then came the banquette. […]
So, I know I promised to reveal our partial kitchen makeover soon, but a bit of wrench has been thrown in that plan. Remember how the sneak peek looked a couple weeks ago? Allow me to refresh your memory. Here it is: I wanted to get a nice set of pictures to show you the […]
W ith the table finally the right length (but not yet finished), it was time to turn my attention to the area on the other side of the door, aka, the dumping ground. As I’ve mentioned before, we have no proper entryways into our house and neither door to the outside has a closet within […]
