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It’s official. We close on Wednesday! {#NewOldStoneHouse}
As you all know, we have been searching high and low for a place to call home that will accommodate our life Monday through Friday, not just on the weekends. At practically 40 years old, living in a...
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Rise of the Super Pantry {The Best Butler Pantry a Girl Could Ask For}
From the moment we walked into the new old stone house, there was one thing that was apparent. The kitchen wasn’t going to do…for ANYONE! It would not even work for a non-cook, cook. There wasn’t a...
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Fisher & Paykel CoolDrawer™ {Versatile Pantry Storage}
On our recent trip to Knoxville my friend introduced me to the Fisher & Paykel CoolDrawer™. Be still my beating heart! As you know, I have long been a devoted fan of the Fisher & Paykel Dish...
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{Black and White} Checkerboard Floors
I can totally imagine sitting down to work on this post in a Buffalo Check Wing Back Chair with a blanket on my lap, a cup of coffee and a fire glowing, can’t you? Last week I met the architect at the...
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Making {Budget Friendly} Tile Decisions
Budget, budget, budget is the name of the game here. The Garage Barn that we’ve been working on the designs for has clocked in at 1.5x’s the original estimate = YIKES! We’ll be cutting that down as...
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New Old Stone House Renovation {Late 1930’s Kitchen}
At first glimpse, I thought about doing an unfitted kitchen renovation in the New Old Stone House. The whole idea came about because my friend was selling a vintage pair of late 1930’s cupboards from...
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Holiday Decorating and the House Renovation Begin!
You remember last week when I was feeling sort of low, right? Working on a complete historic home renovation while trying to keep The Country House picture perfect for real estate showings during the...
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Pretty Making = Pure Elation {New Old Stone House Renovation Update}
The color palette for the New Old Stone House finally came together. I am not kidding you, my heart was beating in my ears when it happened. I had a lightness in my breath. I felt a surge of power....
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{New Old Stone House} Breakfast Room Layout
As you know, we are transporting the farm table from The Country House Dining Room to the middle of our brand new kitchen to create a country kitchen-style dining experience. You’ve seen enough of our...
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{Spring-Sprung!} An update from the New Old Stone House
I did NOT intend to disappear for an entire month. When I last wrote, we were amidst a move from the Brooklyn Heights Apartment to the New Old Stone House. It was a gorgeous sunshine-filled early...
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A {nearly} Black Barn
As part of the improvements on the New Old Stone House, we decided to build a proper two car garage with easily accessible seasonal storage above and a sports gear ‘shed’ off the back. We started the...
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Breakfast Room Update {My Mom gifts the best Hand-Me-Downs!}
Remember how I told you I was going to inherit a beautiful foyer table for the breakfast room? Well, it arrived and now my head is whirling. I currently have the Thomas Moser dining chairs around the...
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New Old Stone House Update: the renovation is wrapping up!
Forgive me, but I have not been particularly revved up about the idea of reliving any of this process here on the blog. I physically feel unwell when I think about all the shenanigans we have been...
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I’m back! {Summer Vacation Is Over.}
As you may have noticed from my instagram, I snuck out of town as they were finishing up our Kitchen and The Super Pantry Renovation. They were about a month behind on finishing the renovation work...
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