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    New fence & new/old chairs.

    Look! It’s a fence! We knew we couldn’t do it ourselves, so we broke down and paid someone to come and install a fence for us. It makes a massive difference, despite…

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    Scavenged faux-Saarinen table.

    Even though we’ve driven by Hudson Valley Office Furniture in Newburgh dozens and dozens of times since we moved here, we never took the time to go in until last week. What…

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    Plumbing? In the bathroom? Really?

    Yes, really! The roughing-in work is FINALLY done on the upstairs bathroom. Everything incoming and outgoing has been replaced, so even though this photo doesn’t look beautiful, this is serious progress. This…

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    New bedspread.

    Every now and then IKEA comes along with a textile design that just knocks me out. Such is the case with the new blanket from the SOMMAR range, designed by Maria Vinka.…

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    Garden frustration.

    Following the wake-up call that was the landscaper’s quote on our original garden plan, I feel like I’ve hit a wall in terms of planning our outdoor space. Landscaping is expensive, hard…

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    All puppies, all the time.

    I know, all I have to talk about right now is FRITZ, FRITZ, FRITZ. It’s all-consuming! Things are going well. Bruno has left the “if I ignore him, maybe he’ll just disappear”…

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    Tick, tock…

    My friend Janet keeps complaining about having to see that tile photo day after day, so I figure I had better put something new here! That’s worth it, right? It’s my new…

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    Bathroom planning continues…

    The marble hexagon tiles for our bathroom are sitting in our hallway, waiting patiently for a floor to be installed in the bathroom so they can become a permanent part of the…

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