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HOUSE: Newburgh

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    Locks + socks.

    I said I would finish repairing/painting the three living room windows during my vacation, and…I did! Late last night I finished stripping the last of the many coats of paint off of…

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    Vacation looks like this.

    Well, it looks like this for at least another 30 minutes. Then I really have to get up and get busy. As I’ve mentioned, I usually spend my vacation time working on…

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    My downstairs bathroom.

    When we finished renovating our downstairs bathroom back in April, I did a “reveal” over at Decor8 detailing all of the real-life costs associated with this kind of project. Unfortunately, there was…

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    Thinking about a new kitchen.

    Don’t get me wrong, I love my kitchen. It’s very cute, and it has served us well for the past 3 1/2 years. There are times (okay, pretty much every day), though,…

  • Yay! Black trim!

    First of all, thank you so much for all of the birthday wishes yesterday. They are much appreciated. I had a very nice, low-key birthday (just how I like it). Evan gave…

  • New porch ceiling!

    Look! We have a new porch ceiling! And a new porch light! Yes, I know the light is very traditional, and it’s really a bit too “faux-old” for my taste—but it does…

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    Hella Jongerius for IKEA PS.

    Hella Jongerius has created a line of beautiful wall-hangings for the 2009 IKEA PS collection. Here’s Pelle, the rabbit, hanging in my upstairs hallway. Also available are Gullspira (the goat) and Mikkel…

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    Guest bedroom.

    That’s the STICKA blanket from IKEA’s 2009 PS collection (which I blogged about back in January), designed by Kazuyo Nomura. The entire collection is FINALLY available in US stores! The blanket is…

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