Renovation

We’re In!—Sort of…

Well, we’re in—more or less. We’ve still got a lot of stuff in boxes with no place to put it, as the reno is still in progress. We now (as … Read more…

My new office is just peachy!

I’ve been running around like a chicken…so sorry for the slow updates… I finished painting the upstairs bedroom that will be my new office. Here are shots of work-in-progress. I love this room. … Read more…

Demo is fun! Not!

I’m not fond of breaking things. So demo day (June 20th) is not my favorite time. The plus side is that my (I hesitate to call it mine) gross kitchen … Read more…

Scrape, sand, paint…repeat

I’m under the gun now to get as much of the painting done before the demo starts (maybe next week?) and I lose the kitchen sink. I first painted the … Read more…

Can it be fast and slow at the same time?

I’ve been meeting with a lot of different people in the last couple of weeks—a revolving door of tradespeople— contractors, the landscape maintenance guy, the floor refinisher, the gutter guy, … Read more…

Now the Work Begins

We got the keys last Friday! Yay! Since Monday we’ve been cutting back the overgrown jungle of a yard to discover the underlying landscape design that the previous owners left … Read more…

Sarah and the Clawfoot Tub

What do Sarah Richardson (Canadian interior designer extraordinaire) and Craigslist have in common? Well, for me it’s clawfoot tubs. If you saw Sarah’s House on HGTV a couple of years … Read more…