An ALIEN!!!!!!!!
SCENE: My kitchen window. PLOT: Alien on one side of glass. New Kitty on other side, and with malicious intent.
Continue ReadingBefore. After.
My online vintage lighting store. My two favorite lighting companies are Lightolier and Lion Electric. The former is well known and highly regarded for its quality and extraordinary designs – and high prices! But Lion Electric actually surpassed Lightolier in each respect. Their designs were nothing less than mind-boggling and their fixtures commanded a…
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This corner seems never-ending and I will be SO grateful to relocate!
Continue ReadingRevisiting…the Carriage House
After purchasing the Cross House and its carriage house in 2014, both structures received work. With the latter, it mostly involved tearing out obviously non-original alterations. At the time, I was only dimly aware of who architect Charles Squires was, and had been told that he did not design the carriage house. Indeed, I had…
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This corner has seemed endless due to the massive amount of work of, basically, wholly rebuilding it. At first, I simply thought it needed some missing shingles replaced! I should not however have been surprised. Everything under this second-floor level was 100% rebuilt in 2014, and I mean everything: all the…
Continue ReadingA Man Named Pete
This is a political post. If you don’t like politics, don’t scroll down… When you have some time, you may enjoy watching this video (below). It’s from Sunday, when Pete Buttigieg officially launched his 2020 presidential…
Continue ReadingRoss Is Gonna Do WHAT?
In 2017, I painted the porch ceiling of the 1894 Cross House. And the color choice was…unexpected. And this is how things have been since. But…but…Ross wasn’t entirely satisfied. And, as y’all know by now, that can lead to, ah, changes. I loved how unexpected the color was. It was a shock…
Continue ReadingWanna Meet the Bo Mystery Light?
I have good news. And more good news! This post offers a two for one! You get to finally meet the Bo mystery light! You get to see — drum roll, please — the painted-at-last stairhall niche! Yes! Can you even believe it! Last year I began the restoration of the stairhall niche. This…
Continue ReadingBook Covers!!!!!!!!
In 2001, and 2004, I had two books published. I’m really proud of this. I so enjoyed researching and writing books that I continued to write away, and over the next few years wrote several more books, and had ideas for several more. Nine new books total. In 2006, my lighting business began and, all…
Continue ReadingKenny…Inches Along
Several readers were not happy, thinking that the original finish would never have been so, ah, blond. So, I did a post about the myth that All Old Houses Had Dark Trim. It’s a good post; you might enjoy reading it. Kenny and I discussed how…
Continue ReadingInching Along. SQUEE!
I painted the walls a greenish taupe, which is close to what the kitchen seems to have been painted originally. The frieze is a lighter color. Between the two, I will reinstate the lost picture rail. The colors are meant to be temporary, which means that I did not obsess over them! If…
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So, by next week I should have the wall painted (a kinda greenish taupe), have the gold picture rail installed in the original location (about 20-inches below the ceiling) and the frieze painted (pale taupe). The trim will all go back. I am debating if I should paint it (it was painted originally…
Continue ReadingAntiques Galore!
The other day I posted about a settee which David brought to my attention. The settee was period-correct for the 1894 Cross House, and budget-correct (meaning not too fancy/simple for the Cross House). The settee was also close by, inexpensive (because the seller knew it would need to be reupholstered), and my friend Carl picked…
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