1970s swag lamp recycle
When I was a child, we had a close family friend build an addition on my parents’ house as her summer residence. She had been a New York model in her younger days, and at…
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When I was a child, we had a close family friend build an addition on my parents’ house as her summer residence. She had been a New York model in her younger days, and at…
View PostOvernight it seemed like fall arrived here in the mountains with crisp, cool air and Carolina blue skies. I am enjoying it so much and am loving bringing the outside in. I am sticking with…
View PostI love houseplants — real ones, and I have noticed that different varieties seem to go in and out of “style” over the years. I still love my ivy, from the Christopher Lowell Show 1990s,…
View PostFinally we finished the renovations in the bedroom just in time for Anne Gridley and Gary Graves to photograph it and the rest of the house last Thursday and Friday. If you have followed our…
View PostThings are finally progressing around here…from this six years ago: …to this last spring: And now to this: Yes, I still call it progress. Other people call it crazy. But the most exciting thing is…
View PostI have always thought the little details are what make things special. When trying to achieve true vintage style, the details are really important. When I found the stack of perfectly preserved solid wood doors…
View PostThe calendar says “spring” even if it was 20 degrees last night here in the North Carolina mountains. As soon as trees and shrubbery start flowering and blooming, I love bringing cuttings into the house.…
View PostI keep saying the smallest projects always turn out to have the biggest issues. Let me just repeat that. We had made so much progress on the master bath closet and were in the process…
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