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Bedroom 2: “Fresco” Room 2008-10-22 08:15:30 Bedroom 2 — “Fresco
” Room
Time to show you another bedroom in the original empty state when we closed on the house. Located in the front of the house facing the street, we informally call this room the “fresco room” because it has an original handpainted ceiling. Like all the bedrooms in this house, it is quite large.
In [...] Read more:Bedroom
Deco Coffee Table 2008-10-21 08:11:24 Deco CoffeeTable
In a prior post I was praising Craigslist and my newly discovered experience (and acquisitions) through it. In fact I mentioned a white deco coffee table we picked up for $10. At the time I decided to not post images of it because it is pretty hideous in its present condition. However I [...]
The Weekend Half-Empty 2008-10-20 08:36:03 The weekend was a disappointment. On the positive side, I did finish scraping the porch, though in much colder temperatures. Luckily the sun did shine and there was a little warmth.
On to the belt sander. Now this was my first eye-opening disappointment – the fact the belt sander is way more work than anticipated. So while [...] Read more:Empty
, Weekend
Nothing says ‘I love you’ like … 2008-10-16 10:29:52 Belt Sander
…a new power tool!
That’s right, a clean new red belt sander, fresh out of the box — courtesy of Llewellyn. The porch floor is about ready for a light sanding. I still have a small segment of the floor to scrape (you can see it in the image to the right of the sander).
I [...] Read more:Nothing
Craigslist Rochester 2008-10-15 10:13:11 Glass Lights
Llewellyn and I have rapidly become fans of Craigslist Rochester
. A couple weeks ago we purchased a vintage kidney shaped desk and chair, plus some new items acquired on Sunday (which happened to be the perfect day for a drive).
First we stopped in West Irondequoit and purchased a coffee table for $10. The piece [...]
Penn Yan Postcards 2008-11-14 07:30:00 Framed Penn Yan Postcards
Finally we are making some progress with hanging things on the wall. It has taken a while, and thinking about it, we really did need to wait to see the rooms come together — for us it has become the last decorating touch that gives a room as sense of uniformity and completion.
The frame [...]
Heating the Carriage House 2008-11-13 10:45:54 View of Carriage House
There has been little talk of the 1879 carriage house, though I may have mentioned it early on in this blog. It has been used as office space for various businesses since the 1980’s, most notably by a lawyer and financial planner. The interior has been completely renovated and is business-ready — [...] Read more:Heating
Craigslist Chairs 2008-11-12 12:22:48 Craigslist Acquired Chairs
We have been looking for pairs of easy chairs for placement in guest rooms. We need four pairs of chairs: they have to work in the room aesthetically, not cost a fortune, and must be comfortable. They also need to be sturdy and in decent condition.
This is not such an easy task. In [...]
Twelve Guys on a Roof 2008-11-11 08:28:01 Twelve Guys on a Roof
Monday morning we woke to the sounds of hammering and falling debris as twelve guys removed two layers of roof in preparation for a new replacement. The tool of choice seemed to be the pitchfork.
In the short video clip to the right, it is our driveway the supervisors [...] Read more:Twelve
Romanesco Cauliflower 2008-11-10 09:29:11 Romanesco Cauliflower
This past weekend we tried Romanesco cauliflower for the first time. Julia and Guy – Llewellyn’s sister and her husband – drove north for a visit and picked it up en route. It is a odd looking vegetable and quite interesting to look at — we enjoyed the fractal design element of it. As it turns out Romanesco is [...]
Blue Mirrored Table 2008-12-06 10:25:32 Llewellyn & Table
in the Library
We have been looking for some end tables with blue mirrored glass to go with the vintage mohair living room furniture we purchased last October. I remember when that sort of thing was plentiful enough to be picked up for relatively small sums, but those days are long gone. I have [...] Read more:Mirrored
Quiet Season 2008-12-05 12:22:40 Shortbread Cookies
November was definitely a busy time for us here. First, we hosted the election night party for the local democratic organization. Prep was stressful in that we had a lot of cartons and projects in the to-be-finished state we rushed to complete or store away out of sight. It was a great party, met some [...] Read more:Quiet
, Season
Theme of the Day: Sewing 2008-12-04 11:24:33 Bag of Linens
At the local thrift store yesterday, it was bag of linens for $6 day. I don’t mean just a plastic grocery store bag, but in fact a 13 gallon garbage pail sized bag. I was surprised to see there were some available choices in terms of linens. In my plastic bag was a machined [...] Read more:Sewing
, Theme
Sewing 2008-12-03 11:29:52 Edging Recovered from Old Curtains
On Monday I ordered a sewing machine through Amazon. Contrary to my original plan of actually visiting stores and trying machines before buying, instead I opted for online research only. Llew helped me with the research and though he encouraged me to go with whatever brand name I wanted and a [...] Read more:Sewing
Another Bird for the B & B 2008-12-02 08:45:07 Hand Carved Wooden Bird
Lots of decorative birds appear in this house. There are birds in the wallpaper in three rooms, plus the halls both up and downstairs. There are birds in some of the hardware too, specifically hummingbirds on doorknobs. Plus there are a few birds on the hand-painted ceiling in one of the guest [...]
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