As promised, I’ve uploaded a bunch of pictures of the empty house to my flickr account!
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We’ve moved! And we were COLD!
We started moving on Thursday and finished yesterday. Of course the weekend we moved happened to be the COLDEST weekend of the year in Chicago. We happened to check the weather on Friday, and the forcast said “BRUTALLY COLD” through Tuesday. Right now it’s -9ºF (windchill has been around -35ºF).
Oh, and we did hire movers! We only used them for four hours on Friday, but it was worth it. They brought all of our books (about 50 boxes), plus the big stuff (couch, mattress, bookshelves, etc.). Thank you, Kolovitz Movers!
I snapped a gazillion photos while the house was empty. I’m on the old Mac right now, so as soon as I setup my computer I’ll upload everything to my flickr account.
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Tansu and Satula
I wrote a little haiku for today.
Beautiful fabric,
why are you so hard to find?
I just want curtains.
The above fabrics are both by Marimekko, and they’re both available (I think) on this Japanese website: http://www.icenter.co.jp/satula.htm. At least I know the names, numbers, and corresponding colorways for each of the fabrics (Tansu: 19926-21 and Satula: 19927-24).
I wonder if they can be ordered directly from Marimekko…
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Painting Walls with Picture Rail?
How do you paint a wall with picture rail? Do you paint the same wall color above and below? Or do you paint the wall color up to the picture rail and then paint the area above the same color as the ceiling?
And what about wallpaper? Only up to the picture rail?
I know… the Photoshopped wallpaper looks ridiculous (also – that’s NOT our dragon on the buffet). Which version looks better though?
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Dreaming of a new bedroom.
Our bed is falling apart. It hasn’t happened lately, but the mattress sometimes likes to just fall right down to the floor. *thump* It’s a little alarming! So… I would love to buy a new bed.
And a new mattress. And new sheets. And a new dresser. And some nightstands too please. Oh, and maybe a lighting fixture and some lamps?
Because really, why stop at just the bed when you can spend all of your money in one fell swoop? Hey, maybe we should change the yucky carpet in there too! Hmmm… probably not the best idea to go crazy in the bedroom when there are more pressing needs (hello, blue bathtub and toilet). But I can still list the things I want! Such as:
An upholstered bed
The Hoffman bed from Room & Board:
Or the Tate bed from Crate & Barrel:
A new mattress
Yep, that would be nice.New sheets
Oh, I’m not picky. I just haven’t found the perfect set yet. ;)A long dresser
The 6 drawer dresser from west elm:
Or the similar (but nicer) Calvin dresser from Room & Board:
Two new nightstands
I’d like these to be either very understated and simple (clean lines, medium/dark wood), or an interesting shape that’s been painted with a bold color (red, orange, teal). I’m hoping I can find an inexpensive set (thrift shop?) and then paint.New lighting
Perhaps if I find an extra $2798 I’ll get this sexy red chandelier from Design Within Reach:
(I’ll take that KWID wallpaper too, please.)
Hardwood floors
Oh, who am I kidding? I’d settle for non-yucky carpet. -
Hiring movers?
I’ve been calling around for estimates. $110-$160/hour (for 3 or 4 guys) plus a flat rate of $55-$79 depending on the company. I think it will be totally worth it, even if we only hired them to move our books… 30 boxes, and counting! We’ll probably have at least 50 by the time we’re done. And they’re going up to the second floor in the new house. Eep! I think my arms would fall off after moving all of those heavy boxes!