Our $0 renovation T his isn't going to be a post about scouring the internet for the best deal on fixtures. Or how to find up...

. There are a lot of new plastic or rubber shingles that have a cedar look, but we chose to go with old fashioned wood shakes. And Ar...

Sutton Double Sconce - Restoration Hardware We've been very happy with the fixtures we chose for our bathroom renovation. The ch...

Happy Thanksgiving! I'm not cooking today, as we'll be guests, so that gave me some time to work on a project that I've bee...

The holidays are approaching, and I have a to-do list as long as my arm. Nothing like the prospect of entertaining guests in your home ...

When form and function meet in perfect alchemy, there's no feeling like it in the world. I knew that I would have these chairs ...

Our little cottage, with photo-shopped cedar roof -- hah! wish it were so easy! It's been a while since I posted about our...

I've been dreaming of a white office with a floating desk for some time. A real home office that would bring all of our off...

This article was originally published after I hacked the ENJE roller blinds, now discontinued. They were replaced by a newer model, intro...

Before you consign that old sofa to a Re-Store, could that sofa be saved? I had ours slipcovered and they look as good as new. Even bet...

Sputnik has landed! I ordered the Sputnik light fixture for our foyer back in February, when, hot on the heels of the home purchase clo...

As I mentioned before, our sofa is about 20 years old. One of the first major purchases of my life post-college, it came ...

The Building Built in 1946, our building is a classic example of the art deco buildings of the era in New York City. It was designed by ...

This is likely not a problem for people who live in the suburbs, but for urban area dwellers, securing fire escape windows is serious bu...

The door knobs in our mid-century home are original, circa 1946, which means they're made of solid brass. Unfortunately,  ...

It's incredibly rewarding to renovate an old home, especially a mid-century gem like this one, which had seen better days. Weeks of ...

The marble arrived and it is a thing of beauty: Though warned by multiple sources, I stuck to my guns on a honed finish. I ju...

This weekend, I finally got around to tiling the kitchen backsplash. I tiled right over the existing tile, which was a beige stone-look...

BM "Super White" I've always been a fan of Benjamin Moore Paint. My previous apartment pictured here was painted BM ...

NY Times "The Hunt"  covered a couple's move from Astoria to Jackson Heights – and I'm in it!  Hah! Don't blin...