
Before (I forgot to take a picture before I disassembled it): After: Inspired by Eddie Ross’s spray painted mirror I bought this mirror at our local salvation army for 2.99 – although I liked the white I disliked the plastic [...]

Before (I forgot to take a picture before I disassembled it): After: Inspired by Eddie Ross’s spray painted mirror I bought this mirror at our local salvation army for 2.99 – although I liked the white I disliked the plastic [...]

image via Shelter from D. Micheal Collins (portico from the side) image from Ken Vona

image from unknown image from Elle Decor image from Better Homes and Gardens image from premiere and only issue of Living Room Magazine Making the simple and short step up into a welcoming and inviting entrance

These columns are the perfect combo of restrained and elegant – the little flare makes the vertical column flow seamlessly into the horizontal line… The renovation uses square columns and I must admit they do not impart the same spirit. [...]
Here is just another renovation blog. Here is the story – I grew up on a farm in upstate NY and when I am in city I invariably miss the country. So my siblings and I often end up back [...]
This is just a little ‘illustration’ I did of the house facade in Photoshop to help me envision what the house would look like without the extended enclosed porch. I just couldn’t help but post it along with the floor [...]
Our house seems to be a hodgepodge of Greek Revival styles. It has the accentuated pediment of the earlier Greek Revival New England design but has the layout and window placement of the later ‘Midwestern Greek Revival farmhouse’. I don’t [...]
My father bought me this book this summer when we were out looking for furniture at the local antique /used furniture shops in the area. To Grandfathers House we Go – A Roadside Tour of American Homes By Harry Devlin [...]