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HOUSE: Newburgh

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    Weekend scavenging finds.

    Today we went to pick up a pretty credenza we found on Craigslist (you can see a detail photo of the woven front here) for a great price. It’s in just about…

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    Bathroom tiles and paint.

    We are making such good progress in the bathroom. It’s very exciting! Sure, the tub and sink are still out being reglazed (after 4 weeks…), but I can look past that and…

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    Wood floors, painted white.

    The floors on the second story of my house are old, but they are not original to the house. They are narrow-plank oak, and were laid over the original wide-plank pine, most…

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    Remember the bathroom?

    Well, we’re still working on it. But look! Yes, yes, there are walls now! The Plaster Fairy came to visit us, and he did an amazing job (that sheetrock panel on the…

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    Little things/weekend.

    There are peonies in the dressing room… The sky was clear and blue—for a few hours… The radiators look beautiful after being sandblasted and powdercoated… And the pups are at least sitting…

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    Goodwill scavenges.

    Sometimes the Goodwill amazes me—a while back, I got these great candleholders at the one in Vail’s Gate. This time, I found this cute Missoni pillow and two sweet little mid-century ceramic…

  • Garden progress.

    Evan and I spent three solid days (minus some well-timed thunderstorm downtime) working in the garden, and the results are really satisfying. It’s actually starting to look like something out there! Considering…

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    Plants on the front porch.

    Black false shamrock (black velvet clover) in pots close to the house, away from the blazing sun. I love these. I’m going to plant more of them in the window boxes at…

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