matching game for Modernist families
Steven made a neat little find at Half Price Books… This little matching game by Binth is really modern and cute! So much more chic than the regular Memory game cards! I really love the designs and the edited color palette. And I might add… Bowie is really good at this game. He has a...
the thinking chair (and a birthday!)
Steven finished sinking nailheads, wood-filling and sanding the hallway floor. Whew! After a coat of primer, some black paint (Silhouette by Martha Stewart), and some satin sealer, we are so much closer to a finished hallway. It will be awhile before we have “finished / after” photos for you since the reading nook and bookcases...
Historic roofing for modern times
Due to a summer storm, we are putting a new roof on our home. It was really interesting to talk with the insurance adjuster that came out. He was very surprised that our asbestos-concrete shingles were in near perfect condition. Unfortunately, the hail broke a few of our shingles and these are non-replaceable. I had...
Goodbye, sweet girl…
For our children, Cross Check has always been there. She joined our family when Emery was a baby. She was always happy to see us; her face would light up and she would wag with her entire hind-end. She was never aggressive and tolerated baby’s tugging on her ears and younger dogs nipping at her...
the painted hallway
The hallway is looking a lot less scary these days. We have more work to do, but the list is getting shorter and a lot less daunting! Scrape off popcorn ceiling Mud ceiling Patch holes, skim, sand Wood-fill trim as needed Caulking Install quarterround Prime everything Paint (texture) ceiling (Irish Mist) Paint walls (Newsprint) Paint...
Tatum Evan, 9 months
Mister Tatum Evan is now 9 months old… we are rolling up on his first birthday soon. What a wonderful age he is in. He has been crawling for months, and walking along the furniture for a couple months…. which makes for a lot of “no-no” and “no-thank-you.” But really, he is a wonderful baby....
hallway painting
I was eager to share a picture of the new light fixtures that Steven installed. We have two of these replacing the original gass-electric fixtures in the hallway. These Allen + Roth fixtures came in oil rubbed bronze, or ORB for you hipsters, but I wanted flat black to match the rest of the home. ...
the hand that rocks the (empty) cradle
Before Tatum Evan made his appearance, we set up a lovely little corner in our bedroom for him. Steven brought the cradle up from the basement but could not find Bowie’s old bedding. He did a great job of picking out replacements from Babies R Us. I ordered a cough*knockoff*cough Eames rocker and a pouf...
Hallway… progress?
The hallway is looking a little less scary. We have the walls patched, sanded, and ready for paint. The ceiling has been primed and painted. The trim has been filled, caulked, sanded, and ready for primer. You can’t see them in this picture, but Steven also installed the new light fixtures! The original gas-electric fixtures...
the hallway of horror!
Before finishing our other projects, of course we have a new one underway! I think we may have project ADD. Anyways… The upstairs hallway has bothered me since, well, since we moved in. The dingy green-gray sponge-painted walls. The ill-fitted trim. The mangled painted floor. It all had to go. To whip the hallway into...
you found us!
We have hit the Big Time! Well… sort of… we have migrated to WordPress, so I am still working out the bugs and learning about all the neat functionality available. We also have a snazzy new domain name of our very own. So… Welcome to cottageofstone.com Now… back to work trying to make this place...
