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• 3 Untold DIY Projects from 2015

  

  2015 was a quiet year on the blog, but it wasn’t due to there being a lack of projects for us to get our hands on. I’m disappointed in myself that I didn’t writ... Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• Take 3: A Final(?) Attempt at a Classy Furniture Makeover

  

  Standing in line at the Home Depot, hand basket filled with paint thinner and sand paper, I realize that I may very well be insane, for I was gearing up to... Read more

  Posted on 20 September 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• Do This Now: DIY Wall Hooks Made from Fallen Branches

  

  Had to share this super creative, cute, and cost-effective storage solution from the Finnish design website Dekolehti.The project is so incredibly simple to pul... Read more

  Posted on 08 August 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• Freedom Streets and Lobster Meats

  It was Heath who selected Boston and its neighbors to the north for our annual pilgrimage to Anywhere But Texas. A student of history and obsessive collector... Read more

  Posted on 22 July 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• Rainbow Fueled Photography

  

  For everyone I love and everyone they love. The spectrum of colors and experiences that make this world so lovely to live in. Read more

  Posted on 27 June 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• Shifting Landscapes

  

  Traipsing across the parking lot of the Home Depot this afternoon, I was confronted with a harsh, and deeply unpleasant reality. Read more

  Posted on 19 May 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• Raindrops on Roses (and Other Things)

  

  Couldn’t help it this morning, I had to take a few snaps of the rain on our abundant supply of garden blooms. Stay tuned for some more garden updates in the ver... Read more

  Posted on 05 April 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• Flooring for the Kitchen–a Diy Dilemma

  

  Our DIY kitchen renovation is unquestionably the largest project we’ve undertaken since buying the house, but I can’t rightly call it finished. There remains on... Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• The Office Gets a Face Lift

  

  I have found there are some things in life that, try as I might, are more-or-less inevitable. It goes without saying that at some point throughout the year I... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• Preservation Vs. Rejuvenation: Questions About Updating Older Homes

  

  Over the weekend, I was *THRILLED* to find that Apartment Therapy featured our DIY kitchen renovation on their blog.I’ve never hid the fact that AT is a huge... Read more

  Posted on 10 November 2014 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• REDEMPTION! A Dresser “recovers” from a Botched Paint Job.

  

  A few weeks ago I wrote about the tragic saga of the dresser that turned into a chicken. Today, I’m happy to report that the dresser makeover that went... Read more

  Posted on 06 November 2014 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• D-I-(wh)Y Did I Do That? Or How to Destroy a Perfectly Good Dresser

  

  About a year ago I picked up a free chest of drawers that were in good shape, of a nice size and functional but not exactly the sweetest piece of eye candy.... Read more

  Posted on 18 October 2014 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• Berlin: Teil Zwei

  

  If there is one thing Berlin has plenty of, it’s patios. I like this. I don’t think there is any scenario in which I take umbrage with there being... Read more

  Posted on 21 September 2014 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• Foto Friday: There’s a Yankee in the Doodle House (how Dandy!)

  

  It’s Picture Day today at the middle school where Heath teaches. With this in mind, I’m resurrecting Foto Friday this week because everyone deserves to see the... Read more

  Posted on 12 September 2014 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• Carpet Diem

  

  I’m going to interrupt your regularly scheduled international blog series to focus on some domestic affairs: my living room.A few weeks ago Apartment Therapy... Read more

  Posted on 12 September 2014 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• Austria in Pictures

  

  Prater I was very excited when I found these mini bottles at a market in Vienna for a euro a piece!The Natural History MuseumVienna by dayVienna by Read more

  Posted on 08 September 2014 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• Three Days in Prague (Or “our Hoo-haa in Praha” If You’re Heath)

  

  Prague is a fairy tale of a city, if not an idiosyncratic one.First, I’d categorize Prague as perhaps the most claustrophobia-inducing city in all of Europe,... Read more

  Posted on 08 September 2014 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• Berlin: Teil Eins

  

  Berlin is teaming with street-front patios, confusing traffic signs, gratuitous graffiti and swiftly moving bike paths. Of course, I knew virtually none of... Read more

  Posted on 02 September 2014 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• Bon Voyage

  

  It’s no secret it has been all quiet on the doodle house front as of late. Today, I’m happy to announce it is in part because most of our DIY dollars have been... Read more

  Posted on 31 July 2014 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• Shelf Life

  

  It’s funny how there are some plans you stew and stew over before putting them into action, while others seem to be executed nearly immediately. Read more

  Posted on 01 June 2014 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN