New Art, Part 2 of 2
Refreshing the north hall with new prints of photos taken from my office window.
Tag: North Hallway
New Art, Part 1 of 2
New art for the walls, including more Ahlgren serigraphs and some Charley Harper lithographs.
Hat Rack Tricks
Replacing the cluttered coat rack bench by the north hall door.
Ottoman Empire and the Comfy Chair
Reupholstering my old $25 thrift-store armchair and making an ottoman to go with it.
Quick Beaks and Quick Fixes
Flashing and new vinyl to keep the boys’ beaks off the edges of their floor.
Linens and Things
Reorganizing the linen hallway cabinets, a luxury of storage.
Another Bit of Electricity
Switches in my office for the courtyard lights, a big quality-of-life improvement.
When in doubt, just print it
Two years with our Prusa 3D printer, and all the things we just print when we can’t find them.
Touching up some leaves
Touching up the painted trees in the boys’ space, plus a little swing-like shelf for treats.
Arcadia
A long-winded story about our many doors, and why they’re Arcadia.
Knobbly Bits
Agent Smith rebuilds the broken original drawer pulls in the linen hallway.
Finishing Touches in the North Hallway
New drapes to screen off the boys’ space at night, so we can sleep past 7:30.
Painted Hallway and Bath
The hallways and the bath, painted at last.
Impromptu Painting
Professional painters tackle the north and linen hallways and a half-bath.
More Flooring Tales
Bringing the original teak parquet floors back to life myself instead of having them professionally cleaned and polished.