Pink Wing Chair

Posted on | March 31, 2011 | 12 Comments

I want this chair for my den but I know it’s probably $$$ and it’s not available stateside. But maybe I could find a vintage piece and upholester it in a rosy pink?

Beagle Chair from Howe London.

Another favorite pink chair from Canvas. The lines a little more modern. The shade equally lustworthy.

Pimlico Chair from Canvas.

Category: furniture

I’m A Real Homeowner: Backed Up Pipes, Again.

Posted on | March 29, 2011 | 18 Comments

We’re officially real homeowners. Raw has sewage backed up into the house, at least three times now? Who’s counting, really? This time it wasn’t because the pipes were frozen; it was the damn roots! How many times do we have to clean these freaking things out?

After my post in January, I got a lot of e-mails from neighbors explaining they have their pipes cleaned out every spring and fall due to root problems. They explained because our neighborhood is built on bedrock the roots have nowhere to go. At the coffee shop Monday morning, I swapped pipe war stories and used their bathroom. It seems we are not alone. So maybe this is the house initiating us or should I say, hazing us? You won’t break us!

This time we asked to have a camera sent down the pipes to find out what were really dealing with. Above the actual video of our pipes, edited by Greg—I know gross. But it’s worth a watch just to hear my pipe guy explain the problem in a great Mass accent. We have major roots where the our line meets the city connection. He couldn’t cut through the roots from my side so we were told to call the Marblehead Sewer Department. ASAP made a mark in the street where we have the problem; which is a couple feet from the manhole cover. Stay tuned…

Category: house renovation

Peek: Green Paint on Molding

Posted on | March 28, 2011 | 28 Comments

Over the weekend I painted my test wall and started painting the molding Verte De Terre. I had a minor freak out Saturday night that the molding color was too green. The scene was a bit dramatic followed by me scouring all my inspiration books and convincing myself I should I have picked, French Gray, because every room I adore used it. The reason why I didn’t go with French Gray was because I was afraid it would be too gray and not enough green.

Morning came and I came down the stairs and viola; I loved it again. I’m seriously crazy, right? After spending so many months brainstorming paint colors I felt like I failed when at first I didn’t like the color in the dark. I know, totally silly. I’m back to painting and here’s a peek from Monday morning.

The painting is slow going. The walls have been painted James White, love. I filled the gaps and crumbling plaster in the corners using Plaster of Paris, which worked out great. I’m painting the molding detail with a toothbrush and then dry brushing over the top. I’m trying to be super careful not to gunk it up after we spent so many months removing paint and sanding. Stay tuned for more…

Category: house renovation

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