Posted in 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 [...]
Posted in kitchen, Lawrence, new old house on Mar 24th, 2008
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 [...]
Posted in new old house, Rock Chalk on Mar 17th, 2008
Here is your day-late look at Steaming Sunday. Josie made this most excellent “DAD” mug for Greg on his birthday a few years back, at one of those paint-your-own ceramics places. Now it has a nice crackly patina and coffee rings at the bottom. It’s well-loved. The news below it, of course, is basketball news [...]
Posted in new old house, 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 [...]
Posted in new old house 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 [...]
