Teaching window restoration is a funny business. Just when I feel like I'm making strides toward reaching my entire audience, I start getting questions that remind me that it's time to start all over. That's because new readers are jumping in all the time. Recently, I asked a question on Instagram. In essence, the question…
Three weeks ago, a couple of days into self-isolation, there was a funny meme going around about how we should all stop mopping and shining our floors because that was a "day 15 of quarantine task." It was too soon for such a painstaking chore. Now that about twenty days have passed, it does feel…
Here at BHH, our cleaning tools have lived in three different places. When we first moved in, we kept them in the kitchen in that weird cupboard by the stove.
Whoa! What a blast from the past. Remember that kitchen? When we remodeled, I was adamant about not leaving cleaning supplies unrelated to the…
I know almost everyone is into pretty rooms, but I have a confession. I am drawn to functional and well-organized spaces whether they are beautiful or not. Now that I wrote it down, I realize that this is probably the least surprising confession you may have ever heard from me. I just think that tidy…
Few rooms in Blake Hill House elicit stronger comments than the Jungle Bathroom. People either love it or hate it. When Andy and I bought BHH, we inherited the decor. Dorothy, the previous owner, was a fearless decorator. Although we have been making changes in nearly all of the rooms here, neither Andy nor I…
I promised the reveal today, and I almost did not make my deadline. Photography is a nightmare in these teeny tiny spaces. (Note to self: Get rich and hire a professional photographer for all of your projects.)Â
In the beginning, I wasn't sure where I was going with this overhaul. After all, on a smaller scale,…