January 16th, 2010
I love carbonated water. I’ll drink much more water if it’s the carbonated variety and we all know we’re supposed to drink lots of water. But even though we recycle, I hated all the liter bottles of Poland Spring Sparkling Water we went through.
So I was ecstatic when I received the Sodastream Penguin Starter Kit [...]
January 8th, 2009
Right before Thanksgiving, we finally had a working toilet in the basement, but no sink (hand sanitizer was provided). It worked out fine, but we wanted to have a functional sink by Christmas.
Around that same time Joanne over at The Box House blog offered up a vintage sink that she garbage-picked in her neighborhood but [...]
October 9th, 2008
When do you ever see a box, made out of solid wood, which was used to ship goods overseas, such as 48 7-oz. cans of tuna?
We found this a little while back in our basement.
Angola, sometimes known as Portuguese West Africa, was under Portuguese rule until 1975. They gained independence after a 15-year war, [...]
June 5th, 2008
We went to the Public Works facility in Morton Grove to pick up mulch provided at no charge to residents. The PO left a kiddie pool behind, so we threw that in the back of our VW Passat Wagon to contain the mulch along with a couple of shovels. As we started to shovel our [...]
May 6th, 2008
It was an action-packed weekend here at Bungalow Chronicles. After a family obligation Sunday afternoon, Pete and I drove out to The Natural Garden in St. Charles. It’s not the most convenient nursery to go to, and it took a solid hour’s drive, but they are one of the few nurseries in the area who [...]
April 25th, 2008
Yesterday we ordered 5 cubic yards of Grade 8 Limestone for the paths and patio foundation. According to calculations it will fill the patio and about half of the paths. The delivery truck can only handle 5 yards at a time because of the weight of the stone, but we planned to order a portion [...]
April 23rd, 2008
We spent the day Monday preparing the yard for our future patio and garden. We’re beat.
We rented a sod cutter from Home Depot, which was invaluable for this project. We also enlisted help from my stepbrother, who had used one of these before. It was easy to figure out and use anyway, but the manpower [...]
March 7th, 2008
If we have any sort of collection, I would have to say we have a clock collection. I’ve always loved clocks, even before I married my third-generation jeweler/watchmaker husband. Jewelry, I could care less about (and he’s very thankful for that!) — but give me an antique clock any day. When I was a little [...]
January 18th, 2008
Barely a week has gone by since I was pondering dining room table ideas. I said something about wanting to find “the perfect antique dining table”. Well, I must have put the Antique Dining Table Vibe out there, because not three days later we found it at an antique store in Michigan which specializes in [...]
November 23rd, 2007
Thanksgiving is over and we had a great time with family and friends. The turkey was perfect and the other dishes were also pretty tasty (and with the help of a new tablecloth, completely free of cat hair!).
To get ready for Thanksgiving, Pete and I wanted to have the basement fixed up as much [...]
October 21st, 2007
No, I Love Upstate, it’s not a Chesterfield, but nonetheless I found the perfect sofa for our bungalow. I had been casually searching for a while now, so I was thrilled when it was right there under my nose all along. I’ve always been a fan of Room and Board, and I was browsing their [...]
October 9th, 2007
Here’s a cool idea if you have a big empty wall, especially at the base of a stairway or in a room with vaulted ceilings:
BetterWall sells authentic street banners which advertised art exhibits in museums all over the country. A percentage of the banner sale goes back to that museum, and the banner doesn’t end [...]
September 6th, 2007
The third bedroom in our house is just off the kitchen near the back door. We thought it would be a perfect little family/media room, and I really like how it is turning out so far.
Originally I imagined the space as a TV/media/home office space, but it’s a small room and since I always use [...]
July 25th, 2007
The PO was recessed light crazy, especially in the basement. I would say there are about 20 lights in the basement, no lie. I like recessed lights, but it’s a little much. So I was intrigued when I read about the Recessed Light Conversion Kit from Worth Home Products. Their motto is something like, “If [...]