via New Post — WordPress.com. After six weeks exterior painting on the house is nearly complete. It has been scraped, primed and painted and new gutters installed. The color is “PURE WHITE” from Sherwin Williams for trim and siding to stay … Continue reading Exterior Painting Update
It took 3 short months from start to finish to get the new kitchen up and running. The floors are sanded and urethaned and the faucet and dishwasher are hooked up with running water. I couldn’t be more thrilled with … Continue reading New Farmhouse Kitchen
Picking the right paint colors for the walls is one of the hardest decision to make. Color is so subjective and people react so differently to the same colors and there are literally hundreds of colors to choose from. It … Continue reading Paint Color Inspiration
I had low goals set for my most recent weekend trip to the house. I was just looking to relax and escape Boston for a night, get a little painting done and check on progress in the Kitchen. My goals … Continue reading On Our Way to New Kitchen
Selecting and placing the appropriate light fixtures in a space is one of my favorite things to design. Lighting plays such a crucial role on how a room looks and feels, and how we experience a space. There are so … Continue reading Lighting Design
In addition to the Kitchen cabinet demo, new work has been progressing on the Kitchen and second floor Bathroom. The old hand-hewn posts are in and look great. They add a much needed and appropriate antique, rustic element between the … Continue reading Progress on New Work
This past weekend we finally knocked down the wall between the Kitchen and Dining Room to expose the light from the East and West sides of the house and open up the passage through. In the coming weeks the studs … Continue reading Kitchen Wall Demo
One would think (I sure did) that the possibility of finding treasures in a house that is 229 years old would be a given. Our real estate agent told us about a rare penny coin that was minted from a copper mill … Continue reading Treasures – Old Book
This is a recent photo of our house from December. We are well on our way to restoring this classic 1786 post and beam federal colonial but we have far more to go. I will be posting the progress to … Continue reading 1786 farmhouse colonial
