The changing of the room formerly known as guest room to nursery also necessitates the change of the room formerly known as the office to the office/guestroom. Believe me when I tell you that this room, which could easily be mistaken for a hallway or closet, is NOT of adequate proportions to encompass both these […]

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Most of you know enough about us by now to know we are not patient people, Jeff even more so than I.  So much so that he frequently complains that this whole pregnancy thing is taking so damn long, can we please just have our baby already? He’s convinced that we have “forever” to get […]

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This weekend I finished the last project on The Porch of Projects, the Craigslist Vanity & Dresser. Both the dresser and vanity had a circle and diamond shaped groove in the top drawer that gave them the distinct look of nursery furniture. So my first order of business was to fill those with wood fill. […]

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We’ll start with the armoire/linen closet.. the first refugee from The Porch of Projects has been painted and relocated to its new home in the upstairs hall! First the before, with the much too faux navy blue crackle: Armoire before painting And now, the after: Linen Closet Armoire after Painting Sorry the picture is so […]

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So I posted this image before (from brocade home) as an inspiration for our tiny guestroom.. And here’s another “Virtual inspiration board” of ideas for that room: So when it came time to chose paint color, I went with “Chapel Spire” by Muralo (my favorite paint brand so far). It seemed to be a very […]

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It was love at first sight when I first spotted this Louis side table from Anthropologie:  But at $598 plus $75 shipping, it’s a little um, pricey.  My “cheap” version? This lovely circa 1930 shabby chic white end table I got at my favorite antique dealer in NYC for $125: At first glance, not so similar.  But they […]

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Approximate pallete (with healthy doses of black and white thrown in) Accent Color inspiration: A muted gold like in this Deer Print by Daniel St. George available at Little Paper Planes

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