home design

Right now my living room is in disarray because of the leak in the ceiling, and because I finally sent my rug off to the cleaner. I thought I’d post a few photos of the room in its lovely, pre-rainy season days. Still life with animated dog. Favorite chair, with a pillow rearranged by Jake. […]

I finally set up my new-to-me Blu Dot shelves (thank you, Scott and Tim for carrying them up the stairs). Having this much concentrated space for all my books made me aware of just how many chick-lit novels I have. *Blush.* Guess I’ll be making a Goodwill run soon. With the reupholstered chairs and new

I bought a set of four chairs from a neighbor’s yard sale over a year ago. The seats had been covered in a horrible 80s-era tapestry fabric. When I removed the fabric, I found stained, white canvas underneath. The canvas was a definite improvement over the tapestry, but no amount of cleaning could remove the

I have to admit – I love furniture. If I had endless amounts of money to blow, I’d spend it on expensive home furnishings. No IKEA for me – I’d go straight to Jackson Square, then fill in the blanks with items from the flea market, Room and Board, and DWR. I don’t hate IKEA;
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