Retro Renovation Flickr Pool
A Brooklyn couple spent weekends from October to May
renovating and decorating their 700 sq. foot cottage
with thrift-store and Craigslist finds.
I. Love. This. Woman.
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03 July 2009 @ 07:24 pm
Retro Renovation Flickr Pool
A Brooklyn couple spent weekends from October to May
renovating and decorating their 700 sq. foot cottage
with thrift-store and Craigslist finds.
I. Love. This. Woman.
03 July 2009 @ 03:53 pm
Kitchen image inspiration:
Loving everything except the chandelier & braided rug.
Cute and thrifty.
03 July 2009 @ 11:15 am
"Biscuit"
Pencil. Pen. Pastels.
(some coaching and suggestions from Gramma Sally, but Anna drew this image herself using an illustration from an I Can Read "BISCUIT" book as inspiration)
Back from Bryan and Shelly's (K's step-sister) wedding in Germantown, Ohio.
Nice break, but now it's crunch time -- if all goes well, plan is to move into the new house in less than 3 weeks!
23 June 2009 @ 07:00 pm
23 June 2009 @ 12:33 pm
16 June 2009 @ 11:51 pm
Anna. Nicholas. Jack. Andrew. Mateo.
Sick-at-heart over the loss of Creative Suite CS3, but making due with Picnick, a free online photo editor.
16 June 2009 @ 10:46 pm
16 June 2009 @ 01:22 pm
School is done.
We've also passed the last hurdle, house-selling-wise; buyer's loan was contingent upon our house appraising at or above listing price, which it did! Hooray!
Now for the hard part. Anna and I are heading to West Hartford in an hour or so. Realtor will pick us up, and we'll meet K. there to check out two FSBOs (for sale by owner); one is totally renovated and at the upper limits of our Mortgage Comfort Zone, and the other is a 1920's colonial we're suspecting will need lots of updating, but both are in primo neighborhoods within easy walking distance of the town center!
Either way, we'll be making a decision tonight, and placing a bid by tomorrow.
16 June 2009 @ 10:29 am
16 June 2009 @ 10:15 am
16 June 2009 @ 09:24 am
I don't have photoshop anymore.
I DONT HAVE PHOTOSHOP ANYMORE!
Um... yeah... our Creative Suite was, ahem, a "borrowed" version.
Woe, woe, woe.
This is tragic.
I DONT HAVE PHOTOSHOP ANYMORE!
Um... yeah... our Creative Suite was, ahem, a "borrowed" version.
Woe, woe, woe.
This is tragic.
15 June 2009 @ 12:01 pm
Oh, I am so in!
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12 June 2009 @ 07:40 pm
furnishings
books & mags
inspiration
12 June 2009 @ 04:23 pm
05 June 2009 @ 07:04 am
And... we're under contract!
Number of days on the market: 5
Number of showings before first bid: 3
Offer: full asking price
Home Inspection: we passed w/ flying colors
Amazing!
23 May 2009 @ 09:30 am
We've chosen a realtor.
He's already emailed a preliminary CMA, but will be meeting us here tomorrow for a thorough look-see.
Today is going to be un-fun; MASSIVE clean-up ahead.
Also? We have a fluttering pest problem.
Anna says, "We need the Moth Whisperer!"
He's already emailed a preliminary CMA, but will be meeting us here tomorrow for a thorough look-see.
Today is going to be un-fun; MASSIVE clean-up ahead.
Also? We have a fluttering pest problem.
Anna says, "We need the Moth Whisperer!"
20 May 2009 @ 09:15 pm
Anna's Kindergarten graduation ceremony is in just a few short weeks, and I've spent the past 2 nights searching online for the perfect dress, trying hard to find something for under $50.00...
I am love, love, loving many dresses by Biscotti, and absolutely everything by the impossibly-expensive-and-oh-so-untouchab
Ah, if only money wasn't a factor. But it is. Always.
( current contenders (including eBay finds) after the cut )