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    We both need haircuts.

    This is the goofiest photo ever! We both look like we just spent a weekend eating buttered croissants and rubbing our heads with balloons.…

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    New plaster medallion.

    The original plaster medallions that surround the ceiling light fixtures are still intact in most of the rooms in our house, but the one in the bedroom was removed at some point…

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    Scavenged candleholders.

    A small but sweet little find! Silver-plated “Bead” candleholders, designed by Jens Quistgaard for Dansk. $5.00 at Goodwill, never used and in the original box. They have just the right amount of…

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    Post-turkey coma.

    Happy Thanksgiving! We’re all feeling very stuffed, sleepy, and thankful around here right now.…

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    The dining room.

    The dining room finally feels like a real room, like it belongs in this house and has a specific purpose and function. I like that our kitchen is a separate, distinct room…

  • Pumpkin Mushroom Soup.

    I made this recipe up as I went along last night, and it came out GREAT! So delicious, and so easy. It’s a little bit spicy, but in the most pleasant way.…

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    Dressing room, morning light.

    I finally found a spot for this fabric! Also, a tiny peek at our huge, newly-scavenged Heywood Wakefield dresser. I’ve just come around to HW furniture over the past couple of years,…

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    Peeking.

    Three loaves of Lena’s pumpkin cranberry bread are cooling in the kitchen (I already snuck a little piece; it’s amazing). The house smells like winter. What a busy, short weekend it has…

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