And by 'house' I mean 'tent.' My niece Cora turned one this August and I built her an a-frame tent using this post as my guide. I tell you what: it was not sturdy. Legs all akimbo, no means to control the width of its stance - there was definitely room for improvement, which I [...]
Category: DIY
Kitchen Ceiling Fan: Victorious / Victory-ish
I'm sorry to report that I have no fan-related witticisms, so let's dive right in. Here's what the fan looked like before: Gold scrollwork on the blades. Floral, fluted shades. Let's look at those with the camera flash on and the corners rounded: Downright seedy. Who knew blue roses could look so prurient? I started [...]
Kitchen Progress: Part 2 of 2
As seen in the previous post, nearly all of the kitchen stuff is located along one wall, making the room sort of anchorless and not very user-friendly. I was won over by the STENSTORP island at IKEA: huge real wood top, stainless steel shelves, space for bar stools. I thought it would be awesome in our [...]
Kitchen Progress: Part 1 of 2
Our new kitchen is large and, let's face it, pretty ugly. Or maybe not ugly, but definitely not my style. Oak kitchen cabinets with scalloped fronts and faux-wood-panelling wainscoting. There's nothing I could do about the former, so the latter had to go. Before: original off-white walls, original wainscoting: In progress: original walls, white primer [...]
It’s Electric
One of the most frustrating things about moving into a new apartment is the time it takes to fix all of the mistakes made by all of the fools who came before you. “Mistakes” probably isn’t the right word because it isn’t deliberate enough: these fools chose to paint over the outlets and wall plates [...]
Project Palermo 