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Tuesday, June 28th, 2005
posted by K | filed under Travel | 3 Comments
I just finished reading (actually listening to … I like to “read” audiobooks during my commute) Palladian Days, by Sally and Carl Gable. I normally don’t enjoy non-fiction, but I wasn’t bored for a minute during this story of an American couple who buys a 450-year-old Italian villa for their summer home. My house is [...]
Monday, June 27th, 2005
posted by K | filed under Kitchen | 9 Comments
Saturday morning I woke up with a sudden, feverish need to work on the kitchen. In spite of the fact that D didn’t share that need, we got a lot done this weekend. Most of the stuff we did was finishing touches. On Saturday, we started the day by sanding the glue residue from the [...]
Thursday, June 23rd, 2005
posted by K | filed under Uncategorized | 7 Comments
Yesterday I went to Hobby Lobby for some fabric, but they’re having a good sale this week, so I had to pick up some other things, too. Like some new throw pillows (50 percent off) in the green and gold Sherwin Williams says coordinates with our red walls. We needed something to dress up our [...]
Monday, June 20th, 2005
posted by K | filed under Influences, Paint | 14 Comments
Red was the theme of this weekend. We both got slightly sunburned from our day at my parents’ pool, and we painted the living room Cajun Red. Thanks to Bungalow Addict for posting about the Sherwin Williams historical collection, which is divided into styles (arts and crafts, Victorian, suburban modern, colonial, etc.). Cajun red was [...]
Friday, June 17th, 2005
posted by K | filed under Commentary | 7 Comments
Last night we watched Stir of Echoes on DVD. A scary movie, right? But at the parts where I was supposed to be sitting in tense anticipation, I was saying, “Look at that awesome bathtub!” It was a good movie in its own right, but old house lovers should watch it just for the beautiful [...]
Tuesday, June 14th, 2005
posted by K | filed under Stripping | 4 Comments
The heat gun and I spent a lot of time together this weekend. After the all-day paintfest on Saturday, D wanted to retire to the couch and watch TV on Sunday. I, on the other hand, still felt restless. The only thing I really could do was work on stripping the entry hall paint, so [...]