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  • Eleanor’s New Rocking Chair

    Now that the basement is finished (yay!), we were able to start moving the studio furniture down there, making room…
    April 6, 2011
  • Mid-Century Rocker Chair

    Remember the mid-century rocker chair from the fifth edition of my Making it Yours series? I loved it when I…
    March 17, 2011
  • MiY 5c: The Bedroom

    James and Eugenia, our fictional couple, have been moving the furniture around. We've already seen their mid-century rocker in two…
    July 13, 2010
  • Rockin’ Out

    Brandon and I went out to test rocking chairs and gliders this weekend, and we chose an upholstered glider with…
    January 26, 2009
  • New Living Room Details

    I'll post proper photos soon… it takes a bit of work to get the room ready to photograph and I've…
    January 21, 2009
  • Eames Rocker

    We may be buying an Eames rocker for the living room! Well, technically, it would be a "fiberglass shell chair"…
    November 25, 2008
  • Eleanor’s New Rocking Chair

    Now that the basement is finished (yay!), we were able to start moving the studio furniture down there, making room for Eleanor’s new bedroom. I…

    April 6, 201121 commentsEleanor's Room
  • Mid-Century Rocker Chair

    Remember the mid-century rocker chair from the fifth edition of my Making it Yours series? I loved it when I wrote about it last year,…

    March 17, 201144 commentsEleanor's Room
  • MiY 5c: The Bedroom

    James and Eugenia, our fictional couple, have been moving the furniture around. We’ve already seen their mid-century rocker in two versions of the living room…

    July 13, 201018 commentsMaking it Yours (MiY)
  • Rockin’ Out

    Brandon and I went out to test rocking chairs and gliders this weekend, and we chose an upholstered glider with a matching ottoman for the…

    January 26, 200931 commentsLiving Room, Nursery
  • New Living Room Details

    I’ll post proper photos soon… it takes a bit of work to get the room ready to photograph and I’ve been so very tired lately.

    January 21, 200940 commentsLiving Room
  • Eames Rocker

    We may be buying an Eames rocker for the living room! Well, technically, it would be a “fiberglass shell chair” from Modernica. It’s an Eames…

    November 25, 200868 commentsLiving Room
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