Archive | July, 2008
The Fiance’s “Stupid” Cake Lives On…
One of my co-workers sent me a link to a site that chronicles “Cake Wrecks” and there was the infamous…Stupid Cake. Aww – and sweet comments too. Yeah, my “Stupid” Fiance is a total keeper. I wonder if the Cake Wreck’s peeps have seen this ONE…
Continue reading...My Lamp On Apartment Therapy…
30. July 2008
The lamp I picked up at a flea market this past weekend is on the front page of Apartment Therapy. Am trying to gather more information on this mid-century looking lamp. Anyone out there got any suggestions? The shade has a bakelite-like feel…and it says “mobilite ny” on the inside. I did some googling but only [...]
Continue reading...House Beautiful’s August Issue…
29. July 2008
has an article from Connecticut-based interior decorator Michael Whaley. He does this 2 or 3 page review of Thibaut fabrics using one in particular as his foundation for a family room. I kept looking at the article and thinking “that looks familiar”. :::insert forehead slap here::: Oy. Remember my chinese chippendale chair I got for $10 [...]
Continue reading...My Seven Hour Train Ride = A Castle, A Prison & A Slim Jim.
28. July 2008
Typically the train ride from the house to NYC is a hair less than 2 hours. Well, today the axel on the train broke…and it was a leisurely 7 hour journey. Did I mention that there’s no food service? Luckily they let us hop off the train to overwhelm the (adorable) little old ladies who [...]
Continue reading...My Seven Hour Train Ride = A Castle, A Prison & A Slim Jim.
28. July 2008
Typically the train ride from the house to NYC is a hair less than 2 hours. Well, today the axel on the train broke…and it was a leisurely 7 hour journey. Did I mention that there’s no food service? Luckily they let us hop off the train to overwhelm the (adorable) little old ladies who [...]
Continue reading...The Other Chandelier…Gets Punk’d
27. July 2008
Yep. It’s chandelier week here at Renovation Therapy. Remember the chandelier that I had painted apple green a week or two ago? It looked really cool in the room that it will go in…but…you could see it from another room and it looked awkward but not in a cute/tween kind of way. So…I primed it [...]
Continue reading...I Smell. Also, I’m Coated In 4 Different Paint Colors. I’m A Rainbow.
26. July 2008
I painted 2 of the chandeliers today (primer then yellow. primer then black) and the niece and I painted the bedroom. We’re about 50% of the way done with the bedroom, but that seems to have taken 10+ days to achieve. I’ve lost the use of my right arm and hand in the past 48 [...]
Continue reading...The Chandelier! The Chandelier! The Chandelier!
25. July 2008
From Paris’ Clignancourt Flea Market to MY ceiling…that only took like 8 years…but there she is. I need to get a different canopy and/or try to smudge up that one, way too shiny. Hoping I can scratch it with steel wool and put some stain on it. Still, she’s UP! Can’t wait till it’s dark so [...]
Continue reading...One Day Soon…I Will Be Related To A Muppet…
24. July 2008
We’re pretty sure that the Fiance’s Grandfather was the inspiration for Statler of “Waldorf & Statler” fame. Yes, Jim Henson’s dynamic duo o’ mockery & sarcasm. Jim Henson had a workshop 5 blocks from the Grandparent’s shop and home “way back when” and often popped in. I’m not sure but I think the Fiance might [...]
Continue reading...Little Miss Handi Dandi Will See Nil Lara In Concert…
23. July 2008
Home with a headache, hopefully it will go away soon and then I can put on my cape and become Little Miss Handi Dandi. Yes, that’s what the Fiance calls me when I’m wielding a wrench, spray paint or some other tool-like implement. I really need to work on my whole comic book superhero persona. [...]
Continue reading...Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)…
23. July 2008
Have decided to paint the green chandelier…black. I love the green but you can see the light from another room and the green clashes with the non-light-room. Now I just need to find the time to do it. Ugh. Schedule from hell the past few weeks and now I have a trip to Texas in [...]
Continue reading...Morocco, Marrakech…Moorish Good Times N Design…
21. July 2008
I have a complete infatuation with everything Moroccan – be it the tiles, the leather ottomans, the tea tables…or that episode of Ab Fab where Patsy tries to sell off Saffie. It’s all good. How did this infatuation start? It’s probably a result of too many (no, not too many) field trips to Church’s Moorish castle [...]
Continue reading...Mamma Mia! Is That Josef Frank Fabric?
20. July 2008
We went to see the Mamma Mia! movie last night. If this doesn’t become “the new Rocky Horror Picture Show” I will eat my hat. We had the luxury of seeing it in one of NYC’s most famous theatres, the Ziegfeld and the place was PACKED. That’s a good thing. Having a big crowd really [...]
Continue reading...There Is No Greater Sin…
18. July 2008
Than taking your beloveds brand new Mac Book into the bathroom. I tackled him and grabbed it before he could have a ’sit down’. The Mac Book does NOT go in the crapper. There, I’ve said it. House Rule #746. What to do this weekend… 1. Paint the candle stick covers on the chandelier 2. Find a light [...]
Continue reading...When Fendi Becomes Fundi and the Pottery Barn Light – Disaster.
17. July 2008
The light arrived from Pottery Barn. Guess what? It wasn’t black as pictured on their website. Oh no. It was BROWN. Brown is NOT Black. It was a non-returnable sale item - but I threw myself on their mercy and they took it back. Check out the (waste of…) packaging. The light had styrofoam inside it, around [...]
Continue reading...Where’s Waldo? Umm, I Mean The Damn Electrician.
16. July 2008
The electrician never showed up on Monday. I’m sooooo glad I dragged the Fiance to the house, took a day off of work and sat around waiting ALL DAY. He also hasn’t returned the messages I left for him. WTF? Argh. I called another electrician and made an appointment for 7/25. We shall see…or NOT [...]
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