1900 Farmhouse

The new chandelier from Hubbardton Forge in Vermont arrived yesterday. Based on the comments from my mom, dynochick and one Ted Morgan , th...

On Labor Day last year, I went down to Art in the Pearl in downtown Portland to support some fellow irish musicians performing there. While...

Lately, the focus of the blog has been on the dining room remodel. In fact, that's actually the reason for creating the blog - a means o...

It's a pretty sure sign that the dining room is close to completion when I start hanging pictures on the wall. But it's actually not...

Several years ago, I came across Hunter Douglas honeycomb blinds through my friend Chris Berg . I remember how excited he was and he went ...

For part of my weekend, I was able to obtain the chairs for the dining room. They're nothing fancy since I've already gone a bit ov...

As I was waiting for the floor refinisher a few Wednesday morning's ago, I had a chance to see and capture the miniature lilies blooming...

The reason why I love my house as much as I do is because of all the character it has: the many corners, the funky roof lines from with i...

Last weekend I painted the den walls, the panel wainscoting in the dining room, the den ceiling and finally the dining room walls. It was a ...

I had posted something before regarding the new floor vent, but just had to show the finished product with the new paint job against the new...

A few years ago, I came across this photograph and instantly loved it. I love the beam of light, the two gents laughing in the back, and the...

In the front door entry section of the house, there is an oak parquet floor. This turned out great with the floor refinish because the parqu...

In continuing the floor 'before and after' series, the office floor probably saw the most effort in the refinishing of the floors. T...

Here are some more before and after pictures from the floor refinishing, but this time of the den/front room/family room: Last Wednesday af...

This last weekend and part of the week before, the dining room had a big jump in progress. I had the floors refinished by David of Boardwalk...

With the dry weather this past weekend, I was able to complete the exterior painting for the dining room section. I had it primed and caulke...

This past week I took full advantage of the good spring weather and got my garden, landscaping, and yard off to a good start. Check it, yo:

It's frightning to think that my 20' high brick chimney is supported by this wood frame work, but it must be doing the job correctly...