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Follow along we take a run down 100 year old brooklyn limestone and turn into our home. Renovation, restoration and decoration.
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Candelier, light my way.
I don't know why but I like saying that word. Or in this case, a non word. Candelier, Candelier, Candelier.I toyed with the idea of taking a proper vintage chandelier and then ripping the guts out to use it for this purpose. In my minds eye, it would...
Bird Watching
A few weeks ago, we made a small purchase that is having a big impact on our backyard. We picked up this Cedar birdfeeder at Kmart.For the first week or so, it sat full of seed and completely untouched. We wondered why it was being ignored by Brookly...
Be Seated Outside
Moving right along with sprucing up our newly finished deck (see this post for more info), we now have chairs.Ever since I got the marble bistro table months ago, I had been keeping a glad eye out for chairs that worked with it but weren't too expens...
Deck ready to be Decked Out!
I'm happy to report that the deck is done!Last I left off, I had posted a montage of the progress made in one week. The photos were all taken from my office window. Then the monsoon that was June descended and the operation got covered in a tarp at l...
Deck Check
Note to self - do not schedule deck building in the middle of wettest weather ever! Thankfully our contractors aren't afraid of a little water and spent a good deal of time under a big plastic tarp but it still took a bit longer than expected.Here is...
Out in the Open
If you're wondering what I was alluding to here, I'm sure most of you figured out that we were putting up a deck in the backyard. Yes, the door-to-nowhere that has graced our dining room for the past 2 years is now a door to a little deck.I'll be pos...
Black thumb challenge
Generally, I'm pretty confident about my abilities in the 'crafty' (shudder - I hate that word! Can we come up with something better to mean the same thing??) or domestic domains. But when it comes to any sort of gardening, I fail miserably. I seem t...
Back in the saddle!
After the poor eBay choice I made last week, my online scouting confidence was definitely under minded. We'll I'm back on the horse, so to speak, with this beauty.I've been on the look out for a marble topped french bistro table (at a reasonable pric...
