Category Archives: the house

Milo’s New Room

Posted on August 1, 2011 by

Last weekend, I finally (finally!) finished working on Milo’s bedroom: I am in love with the color. After Milo said that he wanted a green room, I selected about 10 shades of green, and he chose this one, Benjamin Moore’s … Continue reading →

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Going Grassless

Posted on April 18, 2010 by

After a lot of hemming and hawing, Matthew and I have decided that we’re going to get rid of the grass in our front yard, and if it goes well and we like the result, we might get rid of … Continue reading →

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New Curtains

Posted on January 22, 2010 by

Here’s the dilemma of taking photos of your new curtains: it’s winter in Portland, so if you want to take an indoor photo with natural sunlight, you have to throw open all the curtains to let in what little sunshine … Continue reading →

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How to Tidy Any Room in 10 Minutes

Posted on January 10, 2010 by

I am the queen of the quick tidy-up. I have to be, because my default nature is to be sloppy. When I am cooking or doing a craft or DIY project, I create disaster zones. In my 20s, I was … Continue reading →

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Kitchen Painted! World Outlook Changed!

Posted on January 8, 2010 by

Every time that I paint a room, I am surprised all over again how drastically it changes how the room looks and thus how I feel about my living space. This past week, I set out to paint our kitchen … Continue reading →

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Making it Through That Year Almost Killed Me

Posted on January 6, 2010 by

2009 was just pretty much the worst, am I right? I don’t remember discussing this while it was actually happening, but that now seems to be the general consensus among my friends and acquaintances. We’re glad it’s over, and even … Continue reading →

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The Nooks

Posted on August 31, 2009 by

Our biggest design challenge since buying this house has turned out not to be furniture, wall color, curtains, or any of the common challenges we were expecting, but… nooks. There are three, and I don’t have the slightest clue what … Continue reading →

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Settling In

Posted on August 30, 2009 by

We’ve been in the house for a month now, have thrown the housewarming party, have assembled the IKEA, and are just finally to the point where we’re not spending every single spare moment of free time (which isn’t already dedicated … Continue reading →

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