This is the newel post for my stairs, but it almost didn’t make it into my house. It’s old… really old, and originally was part of a fence. I wanted a very unique newel post, and I thought about many options, including an antique newel post from an old plantation, but in the end, […]
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Tile for the New House
I was feeling pretty good about my selections for the new house, maybe a little too good, because as some point I realized I hadn’t picked out the tile. Do you know how many different kinds of tile they make? A LOT! I didn’t want to spend hours and hours looking at hundreds of […]
Reclaimed Hardwood Floors – New House Update
I’m excited to say that our new flooring has been installed. And by new, I mean it is new to us, but the wood used isn’t new at all. There are lots of hundred year old houses in our new neighborhood. Many are being restored, but when a house is deemed not worth saving, […]
Granite for the New Kitchen
Caroline and I have been working hard selecting granite for my new house. At least that’s what I tell Mr. CH. What we really did was go to one of my builder’s houses, click here, to see his granite, lunched in a fabulous restaurant, and then stopped by the granite place. These kitchen photos […]
Antique Corbels – New House Update
Building this new house is such an exciting ride for me. I go to the antique shop or salvage yard, grab a few things, hand them over to an artist, and *BOOM* I’ve got an awesome architectural wow piece in my home. These corbels are from a hundred year old house. The top board is who knows […]
New House Update – Sheetrock City
Oh yes, things are moving right along with our new house. See the door and the window leaning against the wall? Well this is just part of construction. I wanted an 8 ft door for the front of the house, but they put in a standard 6 ft door instead. They changed it out no […]
Ladder Love
I love old ladders, but who knew they would add so much visual impact to my wall? Once upon a time the wall looked like this. It was… okay, but a little plain. Then I wondered what it would look like if I were to hang my vintage ladder on the wall. It looked […]
Third time’s a Charm
Please tell me I’m not the only one. And when I say “the only one” I mean the only one who moves things about here and there, constantly tweaking. See the lamps above? They came from the bedroom below. Of course I painted them with my homemade chalky paint, so the green didn’t fight with […]