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HOUSE: Newburgh

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    Living room corner.

    This is my favorite corner of the house right now. The bird illustration was done by my father, I’m guessing about 45 years ago. To the left of it is a shadowbox…

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    Elfa shelving!

    Yay! The Elfa shelving in the dining room is finally up and fully loaded with books. Sorry for the grainy photos, our dining room doesn’t get a lot of light and my…

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    Weekend agenda.

    I couldn’t stand looking at that horrible bathroom photo anymore. Here’s some Bruno cuteness instead. Weekend house checklist: → Pull up remaining floorboards in bathroom → Hang Elfa shelving in dining room…

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    Yeah, about that bathroom…

    Yes, the renovation of the 2nd-floor bathroom is still going on, sort of. We kind of wound up taking this past week off from thinking about it, because last Friday our plumber…

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    “Wells” sofa from Room & Board.

    Photo © Room & Board Hmmm. Another contender in SofaQuest 2007? We went to the store and sat in it last night, and it is really super comfy. I worry about the…

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    New chairs.

    We bought these lovely Danish chairs at Iron Fish across the river in Beacon over the weekend. The teak wood is really in perfect condition, with a nicer grain than any other…

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    Blooming.

    All at once, the purple aster in the front garden is in bloom! Fall is definitely coming. The days are already getting shorter, and I need a coat when I leave the…

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    The! Hallway! Is! White! So! Relieved!

    When painting walls, my gut usually tells me that everything in my living space should be white. I love white, it’s my favorite color (along with black, gray, green, yellow, red, pink,…

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