every bite tells a story, every dish is delish
Posted in Inside, Let's Shop, New Old House on Mar 25th, 2008
When we decided to include a sit-down bar in kitchen, we should have known it would trigger a passionately competitive internet search for the right bar stools.
Found!
By Greg. Grrrr.
Not too tall, not too short, real wood, comfy bistro lines. These are restaurant stools and they were Greg’s choice. Though I liked them [...]
I know - I’ve sung the praises of our funny, edgy, delightful college town so many times.
You probably think I want everyone to move to Lawrence, Kansas.
But I don’t.
See, I wasn’t the first to spread the word, and now many, many more people live here.
Too many. We’ve seen bumper stickers that read “Welcome to [...]
Posted in Everything eBay, Inside, Vintage on Mar 15th, 2008
We finally found the perfect nightstands…
…thanks to eBay and a little vintage Heywood-Wakefield. This is a well-known shape of theirs, and don’t tell anyone - but they are actually end tables. They prove very, very useful in the bedroom.
Next we need a headboard. Headboard coming soon. For now, check out the “stepped” tables and [...]
Posted in Inside, Let's Shop on Mar 13th, 2008
Here is the specially designed little nook of the new old house we like to call “the bar.”
And that’s because it is a bar. Oh sure, we had Josie’s spelling bee brunch and put out kid-friendly orange juice and raspberry punch and plastic tumblers, but it’s clearly a show-me-the-way-to-go-home, ring-a-ding ice-bucket bar.
We’re not exactly a [...]
Posted in In the Kitchen, Inside, New Old House on Mar 5th, 2008
***SHEESH, already a WINNER! Natalie & Robin co-score something sweet. Can you guess it anyway?***
What are we doing?
Are we practicing our home welding skills?
Installing a foghorn?
Building a coffee-making, dog-walking, floor-dusting robot?
First one to name it wins a sweet prize. And when I say sweet…
I mean sweet!
