my home

all about the renovation of our 100-year-old home.

My husband and I, along with our four small children, live in a 1919 foursquare in Fort Worth, Texas. We have been renovating it for six years, and yes, we have lived in it the whole time! Chapter by chapter, while dealing with white dust and blocking off parts of the house in plastic sheeting, our adventures are chronicled here.

January 27, 2014

[caption id="attachment_7613" align="aligncenter" width="431"]lynn scalo design lynn scalo design[/caption] All we ever hear these days in design is about mixing things up, right?  "Don't buy the matching furniture set at the furniture store, mix hardware, have a surprise color pop in a room"...but if there has been something matchy-mathy that has been beautiful since the beginning of time, it is coordinating fabric and wallpaper.  It is a classic style choice, and while I may not advise it for every room, I think it can work in the right space. Check out these beautiful photos for ideas, plus how I changed up my dining room recently with this style in mind.
January 16, 2014

I have recently finished a mini revamp of my dining room (almost there, then the reveal!), and I had some leftover scraps of some fabric...

January 15, 2014

If you follow me on Instagram (please do!  @astoriedstyle), you probably saw the above image I posted a couple of weeks ago.  I am extremely...

January 13, 2014

diy coffee table to flokati ottoman I'm so excited to share with you a DIY I did recently for my living room!  It was a fairly easy project, and I have been asked several times "what store I bought my stools from", which is always what you want to hear when you've DIY'ed something. Let's get started, here's what you will need...

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