When we bought our house in the wintry beginnings of 2006, the very first thing we did (well, after paying someone to take away all the junk that was behind by the…
HOUSE: Newburgh
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I decided to stain the fruit crates black. At first I thought I’d want to leave the wood bare or oil it, but after giving them a good cleaning and sanding, it…
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The vegan pecan pie I made for Thanksgiving was completely delicious. The recipe is definitely a keeper. Remember that overly-ambitious to-do list I drew up a couple of weeks ago? Yeah, well,…
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This is an overly-ambitious list of things I’d like to accomplish this weekend. I realize the wallpapering is probably not going to happen, but hey, I can hope. SATURDAY: • Stain the…
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Yay! The black wall in the bedroom is finally finished. I’m so glad I went ahead and painted the moldings black. The doorway on the left leads into a small fourth bedroom…
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We got the skinny roller for behind the radiator, and the wall is now fully painted. Painting the radiator itself is going to have to wait until spring, though, because it’s stupid-cold…
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Ed Ruscha // The Act of Letting a Person into Your Home, 1983 Edward Ruscha Catalogue Raisonné of Paintings Somehow, Evan and I managed to take three entire days off from work…
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I never understand what people are talking about when they ask about my supposed “energy” and ability to complete projects so quickly. It must be an illusion caused by the fact that…