So this is the sofa I got on Craigslist (remember hearing about it from the rug post?). I’ll tell you a bit about this room. It’s above the kitchen. I think that originally (the house was built in 1860 or thereabouts), it was a servants’ room — it’s up the back stairs. We have used… Read More »
Getting used to being thrifty.
Ah, you know, I really sometimes struggle with posting something here as an illustration of what I’m talking about, because I don’t want you to think that I think of myself as a “good example.” For one thing, I know perfectly well that gazillions of you are a hundred times more whatever it is than… Read More »
Before and After: Third floor bedrooms.
When everyone was home, we had all our bedrooms in full use, including what is now the rec room. Seven bedrooms! {We actually have eight, because there are three on the third floor, but one of was used as a kitchen for a little apartment organized by the previous owner — for some Vietnamese boat… Read More »
Before and After: Third floor stairs and hall.
In May we started a project on our third floor that was a long time in coming. You know that parable in the Bible about the man who builds a tower without really thinking through what it will cost? Yeah, well, that might be us and this house. In our defense, we sort of needed… Read More »
Thrifted treasures and tips.
I come from a long line of ladies who like to wander around dusty shops and barns, find old broken-down things, dust them off, and put them into service. While my friends’ parents were going on shopping trips to Bloomingdale’s, I was with my mom, poking around junk shops. I didn’t necessarily know it at… Read More »