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

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unlike arnold, willis doesn't like having his picture taken....so consider each shot of him

actually looking at the camera a gift ;-)

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M O R E G R A Y L O V E

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i just cant get enough of my favorite gray kitchens! from chelseaatelier.

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A S I M P L E P L A N

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here's a quick-ey landscape lighting plan as viewed from the back door.

maybe 3 path lights along the long deck and 2 at the right side of the yard...

an uplight/spotlight into the leaves of the tree and a spotlight attached to the shed

(the shed's hiding behind the tree in this photo). maybe we'll tackle this project

memorial day weekend. stay tuned!

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O N E T H I N G L E A D S . . .

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to another.

since the brick wall's been shortened, which leads to the deck needing a few

new boards, which leads to "now we need to powerwash the deck since they won't match",

leads to "we can run some wire for low voltage garden lighting with the deck board out".

low voltage yard lights, according to my research and the bible 'this old house' magazine,

is super easy. just run the lights/wire to a transformer which is just plugged into a

regular ol' outlet. fun! i'm on the case!

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

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arnold likes to cuddle up with mid century modern furniture

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J U S T L I K E N E W

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we bought a cheap electric power washer to clean the deck...i was a little dubious and

didn't think it would work this great. the deck looks practically new!

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

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we love how willis sits on the arm of the couch like this...with both legs hanging

over like a saddle.

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9 5 % C O M P L E T E

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the spring 'little wall' project is almost done. great weather this weekend gave C a good

chance to finish the bricklaying portion. now we just have to get a nice thick piece of

bluestone for the topper. oh and get rid of the excess dirt and bad bricks.

I think it'll be a nice divider between the deck and the yard!

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P H O T O S H O P K I T C H E N F E S T

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ok...here's one better by C. this is much more accurate to the layout of this

side of the room...and it shows a bit of the hall/back door area.

diggin' it!

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C O L O R P A L E T T E C O N T I N U E D

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with the last post regarding color palettes in mind, i thought i'd have a little

photoshop fun with a photo from the ikea catalog to see what this

gray/brown/white combo might look like. free ikea model included.

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C O L O R P A L E T T E T H O U G H T S

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i'm still on this gray cabinet kick. i'm also still on this brown cork flooring

kick. i think these 2 materials can work quite nicely together. since we're thinking

about ikea cabinets which only come in certain colors and the boxes only come in

white and birch, i think we need to think about really working that to our advantage.

if i want gray doors, they will have to be painted since gray isn't an ikea color option (hello?).

the doors cover the entire front of the box so it's only the side panels that would show.

so maybe we use white boxes and do a white/light countertop for a more seamless look.

trolling the internet brought up some nice examples of the gray cabinet/white countertop/

brown floor color combo. i'm diggin' it.

images from hgtv and anabelsinteriors

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

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the birds have been pretty active outside so the cats make sure they get

a good viewing spot.

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H A P P Y B - D A Y D A D !

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A P R I L G A R D E N U P D A T E

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the garden's looking pretty sweet so far. here's some pics from this past weekend.

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K I T C H E N P O R N V O L 2

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gorgeous modular kitchens from ViolaPark the "affordably priced at around $15,000"

line from Henry Built Kitchens. good inspiration!

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K I T C H E N P O R N V O L 1

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these kitchen aren't really my taste but let's say we win the lottery....how 'bout a gorgeous,

super hi end, custom Christopher Peacock kitchen in our house on the beach? a girl can dream....

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

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C's contribution to cute cat photography.

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S P R I N G P R O J E C T C O N T I N U E S

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after a few busy or rainy weekends, C got to spend a good amount of time

(all day) on his brick wall. this will eventually be about 18 inches high and

topped with a beautiful crisp, slab of bluestone. yummy!

looking good!

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M I R A C L E G R O W

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i gotta say, it never ceases to amaze me that all these plants just keep coming back looking

as spectacular as ever....and it's only the beginning of the season! i only wish some of these blooms lasted a little longer...that gorgeous blue creeping phlox only lasts about 2-3 weeks

in early summer.

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

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america's next top model

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T H E B I D S . . .

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...they are a comin' in. yikes!

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

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B A T H R O O M B E F O R E & A F T E R

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downstairs bathroom before (circa 2004)

and after! (late 2006)

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H A P P Y A N N I V E R S A R Y

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hard to believe it's been 6 years since we became homeowners!

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J E L L I O S T I M E O U T

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Jellio.com was featured in timeout.com today!! this is some great press with some

wonderful shots of these amazing pieces! congrats boys!

be sure to check it out at newyork.timeout.com.

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F A B T O L I X C H A I R S

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These french chairs and stool have been around the design blog world alot

lately...maybe because they're perfect? Great lines, excellent colors, comfortable,

stackable, indoors or outdoors, rubber feet...if only they weren't so expensive.

Made in france since 1934 though. A bold, bright color would be fun in the

neutral kitchen.

via stephmodo, deisgnwatcher, tolix.com

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