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  • Six Months

    As of today, we have been in our new home for six months! We closed on the house and moved…
    August 1, 2007
  • A Change of Plans

    The bathroom is further along, but I'm afraid I've deviated a bit from the original plan! I hated the lights…
    July 29, 2007
  • Oops, Wrong Color.

    I painted the bathroom a few days ago. It looks much more blue than I thought it would. Oops. Here's…
    July 24, 2007
  • Elsewhere: Julieta’s Kitchen

    Julieta asked how I would finish her (already lovely) kitchen in the comments of my last post. I do already…
    July 23, 2007
  • Bigger Than a Breadbox?

    No, exactly the same size! Ba dum bum.There was a breadbox in the kitchen at the family lake house, and…
    July 23, 2007
  • A Mustard Pot?

    A few years ago, my mother-in-law (thanks, Helen!) gave me a little stainless steel set that I believe was her…
    July 17, 2007
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  • Six Months

    As of today, we have been in our new home for six months! We closed on the house and moved in on February 1, during…

    August 1, 200723 commentsLiving Room
  • A Change of Plans

    The bathroom is further along, but I’m afraid I’ve deviated a bit from the original plan! I hated the lights above the medicine cabinet, so…

    July 29, 200728 commentsBathrooms
  • Oops, Wrong Color.

    I painted the bathroom a few days ago. It looks much more blue than I thought it would. Oops. Here’s what the bathroom looks like…

    July 24, 200730 commentsBathrooms, Painting
  • Elsewhere: Julieta’s Kitchen

    Julieta asked how I would finish her (already lovely) kitchen in the comments of my last post. I do already have an idea of her…

    July 23, 200721 commentsElsewhere
  • Bigger Than a Breadbox?

    No, exactly the same size! Ba dum bum.There was a breadbox in the kitchen at the family lake house, and I really liked it. When…

    July 23, 200716 commentsElsewhere, Kitchen
  • A Mustard Pot?

    A few years ago, my mother-in-law (thanks, Helen!) gave me a little stainless steel set that I believe was her mother’s. It had a little…

    July 17, 200712 commentsKitchen
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