July 30th, 2010
From the amount of time I sometimes hold onto things, you might think I’m a hoarder but that isn’t the case at all. We frequently purge “stuff”, but it seems like we rarely need to throw something in the trash.
If it’s clothing or small household items, we’ll donate them to Amvets, Salvation Army, or [...]
July 23rd, 2010
It’s hot and humid, and while we thankfully have central air conditioning, we certainly don’t want to work on any projects outside. So recently we’ve been turning our efforts to the basement, which had become rather disorganized ever since our attic remodel last summer (it’s been a year since the contractor finished up with us—that [...]
September 30th, 2008
I am officially crossing the basement off my list!
Come on downstairs.
Yes, the stairs themselves leave a lot to be desired, especially since the last two steps have been patched in (see my post on cat pee to read why). When we re-do the stairs to the second floor (located directly above these), we’re hoping [...]
September 13th, 2008
I received some fantastic suggestions for our kitchen layout — a very big “thank you” to my readers!
Here is the proposed basic layout again.
Some of the suggestions were along the lines of what I was thinking as well, such as Cheryl’s suggestion to “wait and see” about the island. I would still love to have [...]
July 25th, 2008
Earlier this week I showed off our outdoor water feature, the Giant Bubbling Urn.
You may have noticed the decorative “stones” in the bowl at the top of the urn and, since the colors match the urn so well, thought that the stones came with the urn.
This was actually Pete’s brilliant idea.
These are what are known [...]
April 2nd, 2008
Like Humphrey House and the other residents of Oak Park, we are also fortunate here in Morton Grove to have a recycling program that accepts virtually everything without our having to sort it all: office papers, newspapers, cardboard, chipboard, virtually all plastics including grocery bags, styrofoam containers, glass, cans (including the lid) — even aluminum [...]
November 14th, 2007
We had another productive weekend on the basement project. I painted the window trim as well as the red ceiling stripes, and it is looking fantastic. I love being able to use up paint, and I had a quart of paint called “British Red” from long ago that I thought would be perfect for the [...]
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 [...]