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  • The bedroom is now in the middle of the house.

    We switched the bedroom with the office/studio. Now we have a smaller bedroom that’s dark in the early mornings and quiet at night, and a workspace that’s spacious and filled with light…

  • Repurposed breadbox (office corner).

    I found this old enamel and wood breadbox west of here in Montgomery, NY. It cleaned up nicely, and now it’s holding all of the various printer papers in our office. I’ve…

  • Happy New Year!

    The sun is out and reflecting off of the fresh layer of snow we got in Newburgh last night—it’s winter, it’s beautiful, and it’s the last day of the year. My mice…

  • Merry Christmas!

    This morning in our house—the decorations are subtle. No tree this year, just wee Jultomte and Julbok, with some floating silver glass balls in the fireplace. My grandmother’s Christmas plate from 1911…

  • A little work in the living room.

    Apologies for the lack of updates, it’s been so busy around here! We did manage to put a new rug down in the living room, though. After much deliberation and stalling, we…

  • Scavenged teak lamp.

    One of our nice weekend finds from Iron Fish in Beacon is this teak lamp. Evan rewired it so we don’t burn down the house (rewiring this type of lamp is very…

  • Scavenged chair upgrade.

    Last month, I got a great deal on bright blue Eames shell chair, but the swivel base was just too office-y for my taste. Over the weekend, I switched out the old…

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