After a long and exhausting day of pre-production for me, the love muffin and I made a deal last night.  I would come home from work, we’d head over to PF Chang for a much-needed Friday night dinner and cocktail, and we’d pick up the painting supplies we needed while we were in the neighborhood.

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I can’t believe it’s Friday already… So glad, but it also reminds me, I have so much to do this weekend and so little time!!!  

Here’s the situation: This is pretty much the only weekend I’ll have to move forward on anything before the new year. I’ve got a decent sized 2-day location shoot […]

What can I say, other than I absolutely love them?  I don’t know what it is…  The sleek lines or the understated luxury maybe.  Whatever it is, you can bet that my final redone living room will include at least one of these, and it’ll probably be my favorite item in the room.  For those […]

Big news from renovation headquarters!

I came home from work for lunch today and was happy that the love muffin was there as well. Happy not only to share a little bite to eat with him, but also to show him some color swatches that I’ve been trying to get him to look at in […]

The countdown has begun!  We’re officially 6 days away from “P Day” (painting day).  Who knew painting prep was so involved?

First, we had the nasty job of removing some old wallpaper last week. It was completely yellow and discolored, poorly applied and paper-thin.  We sprayed on some Dif wallpaper stripper (the non-toxic kind… we […]

Let’s talk goals!   I think the pie-in-the-sky goal for both of us is to turn the house into something that we love so much, we’d want to stay for years to come. We’re both pretty attached to our neighborhood and our neighbors, and since the love muffin bought the house at the perfect time, […]

How exciting - my first post on my very own blog!

Welcome to the adventure that my boyfriend and I are just embarking on… the renovation of our early 1970’s ranch home.  I decided to blog this experience for a few different reasons: I’m hoping it’ll keep me motivated and on track, I’d like to offer […]