Brooklyn Cuteness

John says I over use the word cute.  When in cities like Brooklyn, I guess I do.  I walk down the street and almost involuntarily murmur cute at pretty much everything I see.  You should have seen me in the Old Port section of Portland Maine, it was a gluttonous cute fest.  

  

On a brisk but sunny day, after too many lattes,
I made my way to an old Williamsburg
favorite Scandinavian Design House.

Which was just as cute as I had remembered.  

Love the Royal Copenhagen dishes.

Trying to find an excuse to buy this adorable textile inspired carafe.  

Would look great on the table for water, or coffee. (or wine)

Cuute.

Love the candlesticks.  And snagged the two cleverly packaged 

tea towels in the back for little gifts for the friends we stayed 

with on our trip.  

Sadly, my highly anticipated pilgrimage to 

Brook Farm General Store was unsuccessful.

  

Ohh Brook Farm, this inconvenience only makes me want you more..

Well Hello.

It's been too long.  John and I were on the road last week for his spring break.  The trip began in Brooklyn, then took us to Portland Maine, then back through Vermont for a night, and ended in good old Manhattan.  Looking back, the trip seems a big blur of fun and friends..

Highlights would have to be sipping 

cocktails in an army tent in Brooklyn

 

At the fantastic Roberta's.  

(A restaurant so Brooklyn chic, it didn't matter 

I couldn't eat anything on the menu but a bowl of olives)

And making sushi with our goat farming friends in Vermont.

Good form.

Look at me, so eager to learn!

A big thanks to ALL of our hosts!!  You guys make our little road trips.

More to come on cute shops visited while roaming the streets of Brooklyn and Portland..

Wallpaper, gone!

Yesterday we were finally allowed into the show house to begin working and of course my first task was to remove the wallpaper. With the help of my parents, Jock and Bets, and a powerful Sherwin Williams product, Piranha, what looked like a daunting task only took about five hours.  

Action shot. 

Do I look like I'm faking it?

Big thanks to Jock and Bets for the helping hand!  My next task will be sanding and prepping the walls for paint, which as of now I'm thinking will be Sleigh Bells.  Stay tuned.. 

Guest Room

There's this sad little room on the second floor of our house, and until last week it was basically a storage space/hallway connecting the back office to the rest of the upstairs.  But with our very first house guests arriving for the weekend, we rushed to prepare the room.

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Originally the entire second floor was covered with wall to wall carpeting.  Gasp.  When we finally got around to ripping it up over the summer the worst of what we found underneath was in the sad little room, making it even sadder.  (Does this sound like a fairy tale?)

Most of the floor was covered in some kind of

 black gunk, maybe tar?

But after scraping on his hands and knees, a long day with an electric 

sander and several coats of varnish John managed to restore the 

    wood to its original glory.  He's a keeper alright.

You like the blanket?  Had to do it!

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Our little room is still little, but no longer sad!

It's a perfect little get away for our guests,

 come to Buffalo and try it out for yourselves :)

Kitchen Complete!

Now that the barn light's installed and the Hooker & Co table is in place, the kitchen is officially done..I need to find a new project..it's such a sickness I have.

The metal legs were salvaged from a scrape yard

     and the top is reclaimed pine.  Thanks Jesse, we love it!   

Definitely not missing the old table.