It’s here and it’s wonderful! And a little bit ahead of schedule! It only took seven weeks (instead of the eight to ten we were promised). After some initial worries about it fitting through the door, it came through without a hitch. Good because I did not have a plan B. Reason #1 why I love […]
Fixing a creepy rug
We have some basic berber carpet in our family room, so to warm things up I put an area rug on top. But the rug is a creeper. It’s predecessor was a creeper too. Before So for about $30, I picked up a carpet-to-rug pad. It’s one of those things I didn’t think I needed, […]
Decorating 2.0: Our family room
Every few weeks or so, I’ll be sharing a room of my house along with my plans for sprucing it up a bit. The execution will be ongoing beyond a few weeks, I’m sure; decorating seems to have no end point. Next up: our family room. I’ve been working on our living room for the […]
Oh yes, we are getting a new couch!
About a month ago, I asked Dan what he thought needed to be fixed or replaced around the house. He surprised me by saying he thought our family room couch needed to go. Actually, he probably said “sofa,” not “couch.” He doesn’t say “couch,” but the word “sofa” just sounds too fancy to me. Couch, […]