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.

Eureka!  Eureka! That is what I was shouting a couple of weekends ago to the nice man in ABC Home in New York. Okay, not really. But I...

I have had an eye on putting grasscloth wallpaper in my home for awhile now.  After pondering and pondering, I finally decided to use it...

I love lacquer.  The high gloss look shining back at me makes me so happy.  Especially when an old piece has been given new life...

Today I thought I would share with you some things that make me happy. Something that happened this weekend made me VERY happy.  Can you guess? Oh...

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