Master Bedroom Redux

I was telling you in my last post how we had a couple first time visitors come over to the house over the holiday weekend. Maybe it was the fact that it was two house tours in one day, but it just really started to bother me that I feel I have to apologize for […]

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Weekend Plans – Make a Damn Decision!

Here’s where my mind has been the past few days…follow if you dare! (Or just want to get really dizzy.) Battle of the Blinds  I don’t know if you remember that I decided I wanted roller shades as undertreatments in the living room because they have a smaller profile when in the “up” state. Well […]

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It’s all about the curtains..

As I mentioned in my earlier post today, we actually DID get quite a bit of work done this weekend (even if I have no pics yet to show for it) for a couple of reasons: 1) My lovely little sister Roxanne is coming to visit the house from LA for the first time tomorrow […]

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In Search of the Perfect Antique White

Yesterday the floor guy put the final coat of poly on, officially marking the end of the floor drama! We also finished painting the master bedroom, Benjamin Moore Silver Sage, a lovely color and the first one in the whole house that I actually liked right away: I’m happy to report that the floor guy’s […]

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Seeing the floor through the tar..

So I think I mentioned in my post about our final walkthrough before closing how exuberant we were do learn that there were original hardwood floors under the ratty and disgusting carpet that covered the entire upstairs: Our excitement was a bit short lived. It wasn’t until we ripped up the old carpet that we […]

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