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HOUSE: Newburgh

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    Wallpapered dressing room.

    Let’s see…I started talking about wallpapering this room in October 2007, got around to buying the paper in September 2008, and then FINALLY managed to actually go ahead with the task on…

  • Not quite historically accurate.

    The linen closet in our dressing room has been devoid of hardware since we bought the house, with the original drillings having been filled in and covered over long ago. I’d been…

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    More work in the office.

    We finally have a ceiling light in the office! This is the 15″ LERAN pendant from IKEA. I love how it looks against the wallpaper, and at night it casts beautiful shadows…

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    Rug & chair.

    Last night, during a marathon email session, I decided it was finally time to put a decent chair in the white office. The little black stool is fine for quick sits, but…

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    Garden plan!

    (click to see the garden in context) You guys are great! All of the comments on yesterday’s post gave me the confidence to pull together a new plan for the garden—something that…

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    Garden time: Let’s get serious!

    Okay, so it’s been quite some time since I mentioned the garden, I know. Winter was a good excuse for a few months, but now that it’s warming up (let’s pretend yesterday…

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    Rot and decay (AKA the roof and cornice).

    I apologize for the bad quality of these photos (they were taken with a cell phone by a contractor), but to be honest, a higher resolution isn’t going to do our poor…

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