After 3+ years, the front entry is finally finished. Every single item is marked off the to-do list, and it feels wonderful to write that. The front entry is one of those rooms in BHH that remained a relatively low priority for a long time. It's not even a room; It's a hall, but in…
When the ball dropped on 2022, I wasn't ready to think about plans for BHH at all. In the last quarter of 2021, I was recovering from the whiplash of "Let's refinance and stay here ten years or more" to "We're moving to Utah"--four words I never thought I would say. Add in all the…
I am an optimistic person by nature. Even on the heels of one of the rockiest years of our shared lives, I can't help but greet 2021 with hope and enthusiasm. Pain and trauma are real for so many, and oh, how I wish the "better days switch" flipped right along with the calendar pages.…
Yes, I am still plugging away at the front entry makeover, and installing flexible shoe molding was my latest task. As a quick reminder, last fall, I partnered with Spoonflower. They provided all of the beautiful William Morris reproduction wallpaper for this room, and Andy and I hung it together with the nailbiting twist that…
Although I haven't mentioned the front entry in a month or two, I have been doing plenty of work behind the scenes. The wallpaper I chose from Spoonflower continues to make us happy, but the busy pattern is testing my developing ability to select decor. Rather than rushing any decisions, I have been taking my…
With the launch of Season 3 of True Tales From Old Houses and coordinating the newsletter for The Year of the Window, everything around here has been a little chaotic during week one of 2020. Informally, Andy and I have been thinking about the BHH budget this year. Thankfully, the house does not need anything…