Coulda Woulda Shoulda
Alternate title: Photoshop is Fun! You saw the library last week, yes? The rug was on loan for a styling competition and it’s already on its way back, but the chairs that were supposed to be temporary...
View ArticleSo Close, Chandelier
My taste in lighting runs toward the OMG-how-much!?, so finding new fixtures for the double parlor was not a pressing issue. Oh, there are plenty of lights I like — finding those is no problem! Finding...
View ArticleNew Lighting in the Library
This post is sponsored by Philips. The tassel sconces are here! I feel like they’re a love ’em or hate ’em kind of choice, and I don’t care because I happen to love ’em. New pendants, too! I had always...
View ArticleThe Double Parlor, Decorated for Christmas
These two rooms, the living room and the library, are at their best at Christmas. Our Christmas tree is 9′ tall and it takes up a fair amount of space, so we scoot the black and white sofa over in...
View ArticlePink Skirted Library Chairs
I had thought that the round Dawson table made its way here sometime in the past year, but looking back through my archives I see that it arrived mid-2015. So I’ve been looking for chairs for the...
View ArticleDouble Rugs for the Double Parlor
The library and living room got an update! Matching rugs, finally! This has been the vision from the beginning, but I messed around, experimenting with every other possible variation. Annie Selke has...
View ArticleCustom Window Treatments for the Double Parlor
Thank you to The Shade Store for sponsoring this post. The Victorian is definitely a bit lovelier these days with the addition of custom window treatments in the double parlor! We’ve been here for 4.5...
View ArticleI Almost Love the Library’s Vintage Floor Lamps
I’d been wanting a pair of swing-arm lamps to flank the black and white striped sofa in the library. The room needed more lighting on that end, and something with a little height. I knew exactly which...
View ArticleThe Library’s Column Gallery Wall
This post is sponsored by Artfully Walls. I’ve had this little strip of wall between the windows and bookshelves in our library that I kept meaning to add art to. There was already a tall skinny frame...
View ArticleHarping On
I recently became obsessed with harps. Did you know that there are essentially two types: lever and pedal harps? And that those mechanisms affect the repertoire you can play? And that if you want to...
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