The last twelve months have flown by, hardly time to post to the blog what with all the twitter twaddle and facebook folies to constantly u...

I've posted nothing about this room since the sneak peek of the rug last year. I'm still on the fence about that, it's warm and...

Linky black links on a beige background. Soft and warm. Cat approved.

Happy Thanksgiving! This year I am thankful that I beat my neighbor to the finish in the great ground floor renovation: New kitchen; redone ...

Well Antique Brass, really. The new sconces arrived - after a lot of thought I finally went with the Jonathan Adler Parker Half-round...

Since we deconstructed i.e. ripped out the bar in the den I've been searching for the perfect cocktail cart for our house. We also repu...

spoken by the Guy as he sat in the renovated (except for the baseboards!) and temporarily* redecorated den watching the Tour de France... ...

In anticipation of the arrival of new shades for two bedrooms I stained and sealed the triangular window frame , touched up one bedroom wal...

Because re-doing the kitchen and mud-room wasn't stressful enough I decided to replace the 1970s dining room deep-pile, formerly cream, ...

I edged the blue sofa out and replaced it with the crimson Steelcase chairs the Awesome Designer picked up for me. You would not believe ho...

In an effort to ensure maximal viewing pleasure we executed a nifty TV table hack from a spare shelf in the corner unit and three legs left...

Some people have tons of patience and some like to poke and push to get results. Guess which one I am? Modernemama: Honey, notice anything d...

In the interests of marital harmony I compromised and allowed Steven to bring the reclining chair and footstool from the den into my office....

We spent New Year's Day in a fruitless frenzy trying to take down the old media centre/bar in the den. This was my fault. I thought beca...

Since I can't find any inspiration for the master bathroom, I thought I would put it out of my mind for a while and tackle the den. Afte...

The roman shades saga continues: On Monday last week I received the replacement roman shades from smithandnoble. After the last experience I...