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  • Victorian Kitchen

    Cooking on Vintage and Antique Stoves?

    I'm sure some of you have (or have cooked on) vintage stoves. Care to share your experiences? When I think…
    August 13, 2013
  • Garden Path

    Clear to Close!

    Finally! Late last week, we got the clear to close from our mortgage lender. New house, here we come! Brandon…
    August 12, 2013
  • Eye Spy: Modern Glasses Inspired Room

    Honor Roll

    That whole moving thing threw me off, and I missed last week's Honor Roll post. Normally I'd split things 50/50…
    August 9, 2013
  • Industrial-ish, Victorian-ish

    Industrial-ish, Victorian-ish

    Some of this might be ugly-pretty. Is there a better term for this? I'm thinking of my leaf plates here.…
    August 8, 2013
  • Vintage Oak Dresser

    A New (Old) Dresser

    A lot of our furniture will work well in the new house (my crazy floral chair is going to be…
    August 7, 2013
  • Living Room, Making it Lovely

    Empty

    Our first house, as we bought it (2007): And the house, as we left it (2013): Goodbye, house.
    August 6, 2013
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  • Victorian Kitchen

    Cooking on Vintage and Antique Stoves?

    I’m sure some of you have (or have cooked on) vintage stoves. Care to share your experiences? When I think of vintage stoves, I think…

    August 13, 2013112 commentsKitchen, The Victorian House
  • Garden Path

    Clear to Close!

    Finally! Late last week, we got the clear to close from our mortgage lender. New house, here we come! Brandon and I wanted a conventional,…

    August 12, 201333 commentsBusiness, My Life, The Victorian House
  • Eye Spy: Modern Glasses Inspired Room

    Honor Roll

    That whole moving thing threw me off, and I missed last week’s Honor Roll post. Normally I’d split things 50/50 with stuff I’d found and…

    August 9, 201312 commentsHonor Roll
  • Industrial-ish, Victorian-ish

    Industrial-ish, Victorian-ish

    Some of this might be ugly-pretty. Is there a better term for this? I’m thinking of my leaf plates here. I bought them years ago…

    August 8, 201328 commentsDecorating
  • Vintage Oak Dresser

    A New (Old) Dresser

    A lot of our furniture will work well in the new house (my crazy floral chair is going to be so good there), but I…

    August 7, 201336 commentsDecorating
  • Living Room, Making it Lovely

    Empty

    Our first house, as we bought it (2007): And the house, as we left it (2013): Goodbye, house.

    August 6, 201356 commentsAugust's Room, Basement, Bathrooms, Bedroom, Brandon's Office, Dining Room, Eleanor's Room, Kitchen, Laundry Room, Library, Living Room, Nursery, Office, Play Room, Stairway, Studio, The First House
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