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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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    Breakfast.

    Millet Cinnamon Bread from Sami’s Bakery, coffee with soy milk, place mat from Chilewich. Evan is sitting across the table, looking dapper. I have shiny black nails and a giant, green ring.…

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    Draft python.

    Do you ever forget that you know how to make stuff? Like, with your hands? My first impulse when I need something that’s sewn is to look on Etsy, so I suggested…

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    Damaged goods = love.

    I’m a sucker for a bargain, and the DWR Annex in Secaucus (almost) never fails to disappoint. This Saarinen side table looks totally fine, right? From this angle, too! I can’t see…

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    Closet office.

    Our little apartment has three closets, all quite generously-sized. Since we don’t have lots of clothes or need excessive amounts of storage space, we decided to turn the largest of them into…

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    Rainy morning.

    As you can see, I am upholding the grand NYC rental apartment tradition of painting over wires and cables. The bed is the now-discontinued green wool GRIMEN from IKEA. Also from IKEA…

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    Sconce makeover.

    You know those brass-and-glass sconces that always wind up in apartments? The ones with a cluster of grapes etched into the frosted, fluted shade? Like these. Gross, right? Well, there are four…

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