Wednesday, November 9, 2011
What's an Astragal Anyway?
Posted by Alex
It feels like it's been forever since we had a good progress-related post. With all of our chores, parties, vacations and work, we've not had a lot of time to get crackin' on the last few steps of the french doors. Well, today I'm glad to report that has all...
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Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Trick or Treating Llamas
Posted by Wendy
Theeeyyy'rreee baaaccck! That's right. We might be a bit late in getting them to you, but we took photos. The holiday-inspired llamas made their latest fashion statement in honor of Halloween. "Llamas?" you might ask? For anyone new to the blog, let me bring you up to speed. These llamas are...
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Toolbox Tuesday has been on a little bit of a hiatus over the last few weeks. We've been super busy and I didn't have anything it my repertoire of tools that particularly inspired me, but this week I'm getting back on the horse. Over the past several days I've been...
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Monday, November 7, 2011
Finding Design Inspiration 4,000 Miles from Home
Posted by Wendy
I think we've all been there. We have a room or a great space in our home that just begs for some extra TLC. But sometimes getting the ball rolling with an idea or inspiration that works for the space can seem like the hardest part of a renovation project....
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Over the last few weeks the number of amazing historic houses in the Old Town Alexandria real estate market has exploded. You can probably give most of the credit to the nicer weather, and the fact the housing market in our area really hasn't softened all that much. What does...
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Thursday, November 3, 2011
Quick Kitchen Counter Update - With Textured Spray Paint
Posted by Alex
Even though this post is pretty old, we still get a lot of people looking at how to spray paint their counters. It's true, we did it, and we loved how it looked for many years. However, after about nine years we decided it was time to retire the spray...
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Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Remembering Oliver
Posted by Alex
On a daily basis there are few interactions that make Wendy and I smile as much as our time with our pets. We don't have any human children, so our four legged babies whose lives are our responsibility are truly our pride and joy. If you look at our crew...
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Tuesday, November 1, 2011
A Halloween and October Wrapup
Posted by Alex
WOW!!!! Where-o-where did October go? It seems like we blinked and it had passed us. I think this may have been the busiest October we've ever experienced. One thing is for sure, I don't think a spare moment was lost in the shuffle.Wendy and I took advantage of Halloween in...
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