T O O C U T E T U E S D A Y

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L I G H T S U P

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it's so hard to get a good photo of the new lights we got from schoolhouse electric. these are handmade here in the usa from "authentic designs dating from the turn of the century to the late 1940's ...all the shades are hand blown in antique molds using the same methods for 150 years".
here's a shot of the foyer light which is really fabulous...the lights in the 2nd/3rd floor hallways are the same style/shade and are flush to the ceiling without the pendant.

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H A L L W A Y . D O N E .

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our 'little' hallway renovation is complete! what started as a simple coat of paint on the walls turned into:
spackling, sanding and then 2 colors on the walls
painting the entire banister including hundreds of spindles
newell post stripping/sanding/repairing
stripping/painting the iron door grate
repairing the vestibule door
new locks/knob on the vestibule door
new locks/knobs on our apartment's door
4 new light fixtures from schoolhouse electric
new carpeting on the 3rd floor
sanding/cleaning/waxing the antique benchhanging some art that was stored away for 8 years
and a new cabinet to house all the hallway 'stuff
whew! looking good!

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T O O C U T E T U E S D A Y

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all kinds of cute happening this time of year!

 

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I T ' S B E G I N N I N G . . .

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to look a lot like...oh you know. with this past weekend being so rainy, it was a good time to get started with the  makings of the christmas wonderland. the family's coming to stay with us for christmas and i've guaranteed all kinds of holiday magic. the first bit of magic comes in the form of an eight and a half foot christmas tree. going big this year!

shopping for a tree in brooklyn is always pretty wacky

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